In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello my Julia, my beautiful, beloved darling. How are you feeling? I've decided that I want to restart the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show marathon in conjunction with regular Shadowplay TV programming. I can't get enough of my sweetie! So I'll be having 2 TV screens going at once. What if the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show comes up on Shadowplay TV? Oh no! What should I do? I'll be getting a double dose of my sweetie! Sweetie overload! I don't need to announce anything to the general viewer. They should be smart enough to know who I love anyway.
How are you dreaming, my love? No, you don't have to tell me in this public place, but people have always been fascinated with dreams, Freud for instance. Sleep is a temporary death, and that is why dreams are significant. That is why your dreams are a Sign of God. The dreamscape is certainly a different reality.
By the way, don't go chasing after people who are obviously lost souls, who are clearly on a path to ruin. You are not responsible for how they conduct their lives. You have your own well-being to take care of. As long as they leave you alone, you leave them alone.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Qur'an 20120726
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
39. Say, "O my people! Do whatever you can, I will do. But soon will you know."
40. Who it is to whom comes a Penalty of ignominy, and on whom descends a Penalty that abides.
41. Verily We have revealed the Book to you in Truth, for mankind. He then that receives guidance benefits his own soul. But he that strays injures his own soul, nor are you set over them to dispose of their affairs.
42. It is Allah that takes the souls at death, and those that die not during their sleep. Those on whom God has passed the decree of death, God detains. But the rest God returns for a term appointed. Verily in this are Signs for those who reflect.
43. What! Do they take for intercessors others besides Allah? Say, "Even if they have no power and no intelligence?"
44. Say, "To Allah belongs exclusively intercession." To God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. In the end, it is to God that you shall be brought back.
Crowds 39:39-44
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O my people! Do whatever you can, I will do. But soon will you know.
Even if they have no power and no intelligence?
To Allah belongs exclusively intercession.
39. Say, "O my people! Do whatever you can, I will do. But soon will you know."
40. Who it is to whom comes a Penalty of ignominy, and on whom descends a Penalty that abides.
41. Verily We have revealed the Book to you in Truth, for mankind. He then that receives guidance benefits his own soul. But he that strays injures his own soul, nor are you set over them to dispose of their affairs.
42. It is Allah that takes the souls at death, and those that die not during their sleep. Those on whom God has passed the decree of death, God detains. But the rest God returns for a term appointed. Verily in this are Signs for those who reflect.
43. What! Do they take for intercessors others besides Allah? Say, "Even if they have no power and no intelligence?"
44. Say, "To Allah belongs exclusively intercession." To God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. In the end, it is to God that you shall be brought back.
Crowds 39:39-44
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O my people! Do whatever you can, I will do. But soon will you know.
Even if they have no power and no intelligence?
To Allah belongs exclusively intercession.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120724
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia! My love. You may be fascinated by the local cuisine here, as it's all new to you. I have to tell you that I don't really have much of a local stomach. The staple of the locals is rice with assorted entrees. I don't eat that daily. Not even monthly. Maybe once every 3 months, or less. I like rice, I do. But only with one entree. Then there are some stuff that just don't attract me. It's all the traveling I've done, you see. I've acquired sort of a "white man's stomach". But that's not entirely true either. I like to experiment lots of times. I don't know. I like my own cooking. Fussy stomach. Long and tedious history.
One of the most important techniques of spiritual reality is to know where to put your fear. Materialists put their fear in poverty. Pagans would place fear in gods and demigods. Atheists would put fear in the human will. But the pious put their fear in God. Sure, it's a dangerous world, it has always been so, and the cruel would emphasize that in order to make you fear them. Warfare is all about deception. And even the best of humans have their weaknesses. Allah is Absolute in Power, and will compensate for your weaknesses, if it be God's Will. Put your fear in Allah, ask God for help or anything else you need, and do not be cowed by the intimidation of others. If you master this, then you would have truly stepped up to a different plane of reality.
Hi Julia! My love. You may be fascinated by the local cuisine here, as it's all new to you. I have to tell you that I don't really have much of a local stomach. The staple of the locals is rice with assorted entrees. I don't eat that daily. Not even monthly. Maybe once every 3 months, or less. I like rice, I do. But only with one entree. Then there are some stuff that just don't attract me. It's all the traveling I've done, you see. I've acquired sort of a "white man's stomach". But that's not entirely true either. I like to experiment lots of times. I don't know. I like my own cooking. Fussy stomach. Long and tedious history.
One of the most important techniques of spiritual reality is to know where to put your fear. Materialists put their fear in poverty. Pagans would place fear in gods and demigods. Atheists would put fear in the human will. But the pious put their fear in God. Sure, it's a dangerous world, it has always been so, and the cruel would emphasize that in order to make you fear them. Warfare is all about deception. And even the best of humans have their weaknesses. Allah is Absolute in Power, and will compensate for your weaknesses, if it be God's Will. Put your fear in Allah, ask God for help or anything else you need, and do not be cowed by the intimidation of others. If you master this, then you would have truly stepped up to a different plane of reality.
Qur'an 20120724
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
37. And such as Allah does guide, there can be none to lead astray. Is not Allah Exalted in Power, Lord of Retribution?
38. If indeed you ask them who it is that created the heavens and the earth, they would be sure to say, "Allah". Say, "See you then? The things you invoke besides Allah, can they if Allah wills some penalty for me, remove God's Penalty? Or if God wills some grace for me, can they keep back God's Grace?" Say, "Sufficient is Allah for me!" In God trust those who put their trust.
Crowds 39:8-15
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See you then? The things you invoke besides Allah, can they if Allah wills some penalty for me, remove God's Penalty? Or if God wills some grace for me, can they keep back God's Grace?
Sufficient is Allah for me!
37. And such as Allah does guide, there can be none to lead astray. Is not Allah Exalted in Power, Lord of Retribution?
38. If indeed you ask them who it is that created the heavens and the earth, they would be sure to say, "Allah". Say, "See you then? The things you invoke besides Allah, can they if Allah wills some penalty for me, remove God's Penalty? Or if God wills some grace for me, can they keep back God's Grace?" Say, "Sufficient is Allah for me!" In God trust those who put their trust.
Crowds 39:8-15
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See you then? The things you invoke besides Allah, can they if Allah wills some penalty for me, remove God's Penalty? Or if God wills some grace for me, can they keep back God's Grace?
Sufficient is Allah for me!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120723
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
I do so love the fasting month, because so many wacky things happen. Wacky? I mean strange. But to be practical, it's more like a different kind of mundane. Since eating habits change, so do cooking habits. Daily responsibilities do not, however. So I have to fit in my routine with my new eating and cooking hours, plus I have to cook for myself. It's also much more social for me, because I attend the additional night prayer at the mosque, insyaAllah. I'm usually quite a recluse, always have been. But I would love to be alone with you, my love.
Most people are more social than I. Especially you, I estimate. I understand that when one sees only the faces of people, then one can get influenced by them. But Allah is the Real Boss. So the issue of sincerity in worship to Allah will come up again. Those who reject Allah are like those who rejected Allah before them, and punishment came from directions they did not perceive. Be not like the billionaire who belongs to many partners at variance with each other. What is perceived as unprofitable is "wasting my time". A Muslim belongs to only one Master. Are those two equal in comparison?
I do so love the fasting month, because so many wacky things happen. Wacky? I mean strange. But to be practical, it's more like a different kind of mundane. Since eating habits change, so do cooking habits. Daily responsibilities do not, however. So I have to fit in my routine with my new eating and cooking hours, plus I have to cook for myself. It's also much more social for me, because I attend the additional night prayer at the mosque, insyaAllah. I'm usually quite a recluse, always have been. But I would love to be alone with you, my love.
Most people are more social than I. Especially you, I estimate. I understand that when one sees only the faces of people, then one can get influenced by them. But Allah is the Real Boss. So the issue of sincerity in worship to Allah will come up again. Those who reject Allah are like those who rejected Allah before them, and punishment came from directions they did not perceive. Be not like the billionaire who belongs to many partners at variance with each other. What is perceived as unprofitable is "wasting my time". A Muslim belongs to only one Master. Are those two equal in comparison?
Friday, July 20, 2012
Letter to Julia 20120721
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
**Shadowplay TV now returns to its regular programming**
I love the fasting month, don't you? It's so mysterious. I used to dread it like everyone else, because I didn't get to stuff my face whenever I felt like it, but now I love it. And I just had the most delicious baked tuna. I'm stuffed.
By the way, sincerity is quality, not quantity. Or better yet, you do things to please God, not to please humans.
Shadowplay TV is back on the randomizer and larger database. There are still some unanswered questions about the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, like what lurks in the complicated mind of the mysterious Butt Blurrer, but that will have to remain unanswered for now.
Anyway, have a fantastic Ramadan my beloved, and may Allah bless our love.
**Shadowplay TV now returns to its regular programming**
I love the fasting month, don't you? It's so mysterious. I used to dread it like everyone else, because I didn't get to stuff my face whenever I felt like it, but now I love it. And I just had the most delicious baked tuna. I'm stuffed.
By the way, sincerity is quality, not quantity. Or better yet, you do things to please God, not to please humans.
Shadowplay TV is back on the randomizer and larger database. There are still some unanswered questions about the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, like what lurks in the complicated mind of the mysterious Butt Blurrer, but that will have to remain unanswered for now.
Anyway, have a fantastic Ramadan my beloved, and may Allah bless our love.
Qur'an 20120720
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
8. When some trouble touches man, he cries unto his Lord, turning to God in repentance. But when God bestows a favor upon him as from Godself, does forget what he cried and prayed for before, and he does set up rivals unto Allah, thus misleading others from the Path. Say, "Enjoy your blasphemy for a little while, verily you are of the companions of the fire!"
9. Is one who worships devoutly during the hours of the night prostrating himself or standing, who takes heed of the Hereafter, and who places his hope in the Mercy of his Lord... Say, "Are those equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition."
10. Say, "O you servants who believe! Fear your Lord. Good is for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's earth! Those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!"
11. Say, "I am commanded to serve Allah with sincere devotion."
12. And I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah in Islam.
13. Say, "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day."
14. Say, "It is Allah I serve, with my sincere devotion."
15. Serve you what you will besides God. Say, "Truly those in loss are those who lose their souls and their people on the Day of Judgement. Ah! That is indeed the evident loss!"
Crowds 39:8-15
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Enjoy your blasphemy for a little while, verily you are of the companions of the fire!
Are those equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition.
O you servants who believe! Fear your Lord. Good is for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's earth! Those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!
I am commanded to serve Allah with sincere devotion.
I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day.
It is Allah I serve, with my sincere devotion.
Truly those in loss are those who lose their souls and their people on the Day of Judgement. Ah! That is indeed the evident loss!
8. When some trouble touches man, he cries unto his Lord, turning to God in repentance. But when God bestows a favor upon him as from Godself, does forget what he cried and prayed for before, and he does set up rivals unto Allah, thus misleading others from the Path. Say, "Enjoy your blasphemy for a little while, verily you are of the companions of the fire!"
9. Is one who worships devoutly during the hours of the night prostrating himself or standing, who takes heed of the Hereafter, and who places his hope in the Mercy of his Lord... Say, "Are those equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition."
10. Say, "O you servants who believe! Fear your Lord. Good is for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's earth! Those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!"
11. Say, "I am commanded to serve Allah with sincere devotion."
12. And I am commanded to be the first of those who bow to Allah in Islam.
13. Say, "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day."
14. Say, "It is Allah I serve, with my sincere devotion."
15. Serve you what you will besides God. Say, "Truly those in loss are those who lose their souls and their people on the Day of Judgement. Ah! That is indeed the evident loss!"
Crowds 39:8-15
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Enjoy your blasphemy for a little while, verily you are of the companions of the fire!
Are those equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition.
O you servants who believe! Fear your Lord. Good is for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's earth! Those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!
I am commanded to serve Allah with sincere devotion.
I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day.
It is Allah I serve, with my sincere devotion.
Truly those in loss are those who lose their souls and their people on the Day of Judgement. Ah! That is indeed the evident loss!
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