In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
20. Say, "I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with God any."
21. Say, "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to right conduct."
22. Say, "No one can deliver me from Allah, nor should I find refuge except in God."
23. Mine is only to convey what I receive from Allah and God's messages. For any that disobey Allah and God's messenger, for them is hell, they shall dwell therein forever.
24. At length, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who it is that is weakest in helper, and least important in point of numbers.
25. Say, "I know not whether that you are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term."
The Jinns 72:20-25
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I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with God any.
It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to right conduct.
No one can deliver me from Allah, nor should I find refuge except in God.
I know not whether that you are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Letter to Julia 20130206
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, my beautiful Julia. And how are you feeling today? I pray you are feeling healthy and confident. I made some spaghetti yesterday. Wow, it's been years since I had spaghetti! It still tastes like spaghetti. Apparently spaghetti is en vogue with the locals now, so I made a batch and gave a sample to a family friend so she could figure out a recipe for her restaurant. I also taught her how to handle pasta. Isn't it amazing how we take some things for granted, which are craved by others? A spaghetti dinner is so blah in the USA, but highly coveted here. No, I'm not going into food business again, insyaAllah. Would you like some spaghetti, my darling? Tomato sauce? Alfredo sauce? Stuffed pasta?
My dearest heart, you are my wife, and thus you are me. Please be sure to maintain your prayers.
Hi there, my beautiful Julia. And how are you feeling today? I pray you are feeling healthy and confident. I made some spaghetti yesterday. Wow, it's been years since I had spaghetti! It still tastes like spaghetti. Apparently spaghetti is en vogue with the locals now, so I made a batch and gave a sample to a family friend so she could figure out a recipe for her restaurant. I also taught her how to handle pasta. Isn't it amazing how we take some things for granted, which are craved by others? A spaghetti dinner is so blah in the USA, but highly coveted here. No, I'm not going into food business again, insyaAllah. Would you like some spaghetti, my darling? Tomato sauce? Alfredo sauce? Stuffed pasta?
My dearest heart, you are my wife, and thus you are me. Please be sure to maintain your prayers.
Qur'an 20130206
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
1. Say, "It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened. They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful recital!'"
2. It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein: we shall not join any with our Lord.
The Jinns 72:1-2
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It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened. They said, "We have really heard a wonderful recital!"
1. Say, "It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened. They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful recital!'"
2. It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein: we shall not join any with our Lord.
The Jinns 72:1-2
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It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened. They said, "We have really heard a wonderful recital!"
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Letter to Julia 20130204
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
OK OK you have very pretty teeth, much prettier than mine. I am grateful to Allah that you have never tasted poverty. Ya Allah, please protect my Julia, and please shield her from the hardships that were imposed upon me. I do hope to finally get some proper dental work done in the near future, insyaAllah. Whatever the case, I will never be able to catch up with you, and having fake teeth screwed into my skull is absolutely out of the question, because I have to protect my singing. Ya Allah, please protects Julia and I, and the music You gave to me.
OK OK you have very pretty teeth, much prettier than mine. I am grateful to Allah that you have never tasted poverty. Ya Allah, please protect my Julia, and please shield her from the hardships that were imposed upon me. I do hope to finally get some proper dental work done in the near future, insyaAllah. Whatever the case, I will never be able to catch up with you, and having fake teeth screwed into my skull is absolutely out of the question, because I have to protect my singing. Ya Allah, please protects Julia and I, and the music You gave to me.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Letter to Julia 20130202
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Ah Julia, my heart. It's been such a long time, my dearest heart. How could I not be in deepest love with you, after all these years of such dedication. And it spins on and over again, for I have chosen to love you, I have chosen you. For you are my heart, you are the most beautiful girl in the world to me, layers and layers above all the beauty I have perceived, the first snowfall, the piercing brightness of the full moon, the parade of orange striped clouds marching towards a humid sunset. All I have to offer you my love, are these words. Until the time Allah grants me the means to give you a good married life, I watch you from my office chair, walking that distant runway. I think about that time, when I get to get you, riding on that giant snake all the way there. But it doesn't matter anymore, it's all too late. I have given my life to you, and how could it be any other way? Please pray for us, my dearest love, please ask Allah to have mercy on us. I am your knight in armor of shadow, and you are my sweet, sweet love.
Ah Julia, my heart. It's been such a long time, my dearest heart. How could I not be in deepest love with you, after all these years of such dedication. And it spins on and over again, for I have chosen to love you, I have chosen you. For you are my heart, you are the most beautiful girl in the world to me, layers and layers above all the beauty I have perceived, the first snowfall, the piercing brightness of the full moon, the parade of orange striped clouds marching towards a humid sunset. All I have to offer you my love, are these words. Until the time Allah grants me the means to give you a good married life, I watch you from my office chair, walking that distant runway. I think about that time, when I get to get you, riding on that giant snake all the way there. But it doesn't matter anymore, it's all too late. I have given my life to you, and how could it be any other way? Please pray for us, my dearest love, please ask Allah to have mercy on us. I am your knight in armor of shadow, and you are my sweet, sweet love.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Letter to Julia 20130129
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi there, Julia my beloved. How are you feeling right now? You must be working hard as usual. Please try to slow down, and take good care of yourself, because I love you with all my heart. I've been watching an old episode of the Jerry Springer show. You do know that all I do is spend my time alone, waiting for when Allah grants me the means to give you a good married life, insyaAllah. Today I cleaned my parents' bathroom. I broke off some of the dead limbs of the cashew tree. It's almost cashew and mango season. There are so many flowers! I picked a ripe papaya. I think papayas smell kind of funny. This afternoon I slept for an hour in my mother's massage chair. I have a headache right now, even though my shoulders feel loose. After I write this letter, I will practise the guitar a little. Bat Cat wants me to play the guitar today. Oh, it's a full moon outside, Julia! Oh, pretty moon!
Hi there, Julia my beloved. How are you feeling right now? You must be working hard as usual. Please try to slow down, and take good care of yourself, because I love you with all my heart. I've been watching an old episode of the Jerry Springer show. You do know that all I do is spend my time alone, waiting for when Allah grants me the means to give you a good married life, insyaAllah. Today I cleaned my parents' bathroom. I broke off some of the dead limbs of the cashew tree. It's almost cashew and mango season. There are so many flowers! I picked a ripe papaya. I think papayas smell kind of funny. This afternoon I slept for an hour in my mother's massage chair. I have a headache right now, even though my shoulders feel loose. After I write this letter, I will practise the guitar a little. Bat Cat wants me to play the guitar today. Oh, it's a full moon outside, Julia! Oh, pretty moon!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Letter to Julia 20130127
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Julia! How are you feeling today? Have you been a good girl? Please maintain your prayers, because in the future, we'll be praying together, insyaAllah. My brother just got his small son a full size Wilson basketball. I suppose we could put a hoop out on the concrete in front of my office/bedroom window, where I hope to put a carport, insyaAllah. The problem is that it's right by the elementary school road, so the whole world will watch you shoot hoops. I suppose it would be OK if you dress appropriately, but I'm sure you need a basketball partner, and I would be a pushover. You wouldn't even have to take a single step.
Hi Julia! How are you feeling today? Have you been a good girl? Please maintain your prayers, because in the future, we'll be praying together, insyaAllah. My brother just got his small son a full size Wilson basketball. I suppose we could put a hoop out on the concrete in front of my office/bedroom window, where I hope to put a carport, insyaAllah. The problem is that it's right by the elementary school road, so the whole world will watch you shoot hoops. I suppose it would be OK if you dress appropriately, but I'm sure you need a basketball partner, and I would be a pushover. You wouldn't even have to take a single step.
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