Qur'an 20180521

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 anything."

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 will they know who it is that is weakest in helper, and least important in numbers.

25.  Say, "I know not whether that which you are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term."

The Jinns 67:20-25
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In a daze

Hi Honey!  How are you feeling today?  I hope you are feeling great and everything is running smoothly for you.  I'm sure you are busy, so please get plenty of rest.  I'm kind of in a daze right now.  It's the fasting, you see- it cleans the heart, and the brain follows suit.  So you may have noticed that I don't babble as much during the fasting month.  I sing better too, during Ramadan, but I get so worn out.  I'm trying to take it easy this evening, doing only 5 or 10 minute chores at a time.  I'll be breaking fast with some mangoes, some glutenous rice with coconut cream spread, and rice gruel which they gave out at the mosque.

Hey Natty Honey!  Living out of a suitcase again?  Keep your cool, have fun at what you do, and watch a movie while you're traveling.  Today the computer wants you to watch "Sherlock Holmes: Pursuit to Algiers" (1945).  It's on YouTube!  I also chose that episode of Mork and Mindy for you.  It's interesting that the computer showed it while I was talking about a ring for you...


It was "ugly dress day" for Gwen and I.  I will never do that again!  Delete!  Delete!

Qur'an 20180520

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 heard a wonderful recital!'"

The Jinns 67:1
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Hi Honey

I love you with all my heart, dearest Erin.  Of course I think all the time of marrying you.  When I get the money inshaAllah, the first thing I do is to put a ring on your finger, along with securing the land for your house.  The quality of the ring depends on how much money I have.  Then the process of getting it to you... you will have to make it easy for me.  Please make it easy for me.

And you too Natty, when the time comes I will give you a ring.  I'll most likely send it to your Mom to give to you, and you will have to show it to me that you received it.  Yeah reality can be overbearingly poor, but things can change overnight, and they do change overnight.  That is the way of God.  It has always been the way of God, and the enemies of God will deny it until they die.

Waiting

Hi Honey!  How are you today, my love?  How's work coming along?  It's a nice cool day here today.  I'm just waiting to break fast, which is about an hour and a half away.  Nothing special, just leftover noodles which I will be reheating after I post this letter.  I suppose there is a lot of change going on in this country right now, but for me it's still quite mundane.  Fasting is a very mundane thing.  I do feel more tired than usual, but it will go away.  Yeah, I should be doing some yard work.  I think I'll go fry up some anchovies for the predawn meal.

Hey Natty Honey!  Is it exciting for you right now in your world?  I hope you are feeling great and having tons of fun.  I'm still getting used to the fasting month.  Please take good care of yourself, and get plenty of rest OK?

The Opening

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful



Hi Honey, how are you today.  I pray that you are doing well.  This is the first day of Ramadan.  I'm fasting today.  It's no big deal, but I do feel different.  We all get used to it.  I am waiting to break fast at sunset right now, and as I recall, this is the time I usually write to you during Ramadan.  Oh my love, I do so long to be married to you.  InshaAllah, the time is getting near, and security is getting stronger.  Please have faith in us.  I'll be having chicken and mushroom sandwiches for breaking fast.  I hope they're not too salty, I didn't get to taste them.  You're welcome to one if you want.

Hi Natty Honey, are you feeling restless?  Well settle down with a movie.  Yes, the computer wants you to watch a movie today.  I had a dream about you last night.  I dreamed that you and your siblings started a band and had a hit song on YouTube.  While I was cleaning closets.  That's the gist of it, a lot was going on in the dream.  It would be great if you had a hit song.   That would be something I may never do- I'm only good at staying underground.  Anyway, the computer wants you to watch "Die Another Day" (2002).  I think I asked you to watch this one already, I don't remember.  Please watch it again.

Shopping

Hi Honey!  Are you busy?  It's time to do some shopping, the fasting month begins tomorrow.  So grab your crash helmet, and sit behind me on the motorcycle, we're going to the supermarket.  Of course all the stores are open during Ramadan (not all the restaurants are, though).  But I know how to cook, so that takes up more of my time during the next month, which I have other stuff to do.  It's truly a blessing to know how to cook, alhamdulillah.  You should see the prices of cooked meals!  There's always less time during Ramadan, but I truly enjoy the fasting month.  The supermarket was crowded, as I expected.  It was so packed, I had to carry my basket above my head to get around all the shopping carts.  Good thing I don't need a cart since I can only carry so much on the motorcycle.  I had to get some vegetables, and ready-to-eat stuff.  Canned food.  But the diversity of canned food in this town is very poor, sardines and baked beans being on top of the food chain.  Pathetic, huh?  I have no choice, but to spend time cooking.  I'm just afraid of over sleeping, and not having time to cook.  I can't just eat salads, not with this body- my left side and shoulder will hurt all day.  I have to be stuffed full at dawn.  So I plan to cook the night before, and heat things up at 4 am.  Try to fit in some extra worship before the dawn prayer, then go back to sleep.  InshaAllah.  It should be possible.  After all, I will be giving up coffee for a month.

Hey Natty Honey!  Hi, beautiful lady!  Oh don't get suddenly shy of the crowd, and go into hiding.  You have work to do and lots of money to make, so get it while you can.  What's for dinner?  I was planning on making chicken and mushroom sandwiches, but my Mom gave me some fried rice instead.  I had some chicken breast marinading in soy sauce and sugar, but I had to put that back in the freezer and cook it up for tomorrow's dinner.  I stopped by McDonald's on the way to the supermarket just now.  Got a vanilla cone.  Want one?