Qur'an 20180920

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

135.  They say, "Become Jews or Christians if you would be guided."  Say, "No!  The religion of Abraham the True. and he joined not gods with Allah."

136.  Say you, "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and the descendants, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to prophets from their Lord: we make no difference between one and another of them, and we bow to Allah."

(The Heifer 1:135-136)
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Just a mountain girl from the Appalachians

Hi there Natty honey!  How are you feeling today, my beautiful love?  I'm happy to know that your tummy is calming down.  I'm proud of your furthering your education, it's more than I could ever do.  I don't have the mindset for formal academia.  My heart is more set on producing results before examinations.  InshaAllah.  Today, the sun finally came out.  So it was a warm day, and I have to cut that grass.  The grass was strong from all that rain, so I had to use the metal blade.  Either way, this land had too many rocks on it so the nylon blades are safer.  Slightly.  I didn't get much done today.  Looks like I have at least a week's work of cutting grass ahead of me.  Then it all grows back again.

😁 Hee hee hee hee hee hee.... people think I'm a black woman.  No, I'm not!  Just look at little ol' me... look at my avatar.  Anyone can see that I'm a Southern belle, born in the Appalachians, with creamy white skin, and long black hair as black as a raven's wing.  Yeah, sometimes I use the hair curler.  So what?  Every girl likes to fix their hair, right?

Tornado

Hi there, Natty honey!  How are you feeling today, dearest?  I hope your tummy is feeling more settled.  So you are back in school for an independent study.  I don't really know what that means, but it gives me the impression that you are pursuing a doctorate.  Best wishes to you, I hope you excel.  You have never elaborated to me about your academics, I'm wishing that you would talk more about it so I know how to address you respectfully in regards to your schooling.  I never finished school.  I went straight to work.

I am writing this letter earlier than usual, because I intend to be at the mosque by sunset.  Alas, after a day's break the rain started falling again, and it's still raining now.  I might not be able to leave the house.  Last night, while I was watching "Slumdog Millionaire" (great movie by the way, which could never be created by a director from India), it hailed.  The stones were small, so the tornado was mild.  This town would not be able to handle a big tornado, there is no place to go underground.  Can't dig a cellar, it would get constantly flooded.  A tornado here is definitely a weather distortion.  I've experienced persistent weather distortion in my life.  Allah is the One Who controls the weather.  I'm just a servant.  I've never been in a big tornado.  I almost did, once.  In Tempe, the desert, it was summer, I was out on my bicycle doing laundry, and large hail (the size of golf balls) fell in copious amounts.  So much that it looked like a blanket of snow.  In the desert.  In summer.  But the twister never touched down.  I guess it can hail without having a tornado.  This town isn't supposed to have tornadoes nor earthquakes.  I guess if God wants to run a tornado through here, God Will.

Qur'an 20180918

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

120.  Never will the Jews nor the Christians be satisfied with you unless you follow their form of religion.  Say, "The Guidance of Allah- that is the Guidance."  Were you to follow their desires after the knowledge which has reached you, then would you find neither protector nor helper against Allah.

(The Heifer 1:120)
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Hi Natty honey!  How are you feeling today, my lady?  I am guessing that you are very busy.  Please make sure you learn how to relax, and take care of that precious heart of yours.  Please take the time to pray.  How is your tummy doing?  Are you having a nervous stomach again?  My tummy has been very sensitive lately, and it's not because of what I eat.  I have no money to buy exciting ingredients, so everything I cook lately has been bland and boring.  I think the wet weather recently is affecting my stomach.  There is a close relationship between the mind and the stomach, for instance too much stress can give you ulcers.  The solution to calming down your tummy Honey, is to eat simple.  Sliced bread and sliced turkey/chicken white meat.  No alcohol, of course.  Salads won't help your stomach calm down, salad dressing is even worse.  So please eat plain turkey/chicken sandwiches until you get the time to take it slow, and enjoy your food better.

Qur'an 20180917

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

111.  And they say, "None shall enter paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian."  Those are their desires.  Say, "Produce your proof if you are truthful."

112.  No, whoever submits his whole self to Allah and is a doer of good, he will get his reward with his Lord: on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.

(The Heifer 1:111-112)
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At last

Hi Natty honey!  What's going on?  I assume you are super busy right now, and I hope you are having lots of fun with your work.  I suppose you are talking and expressing yourself a lot.  You can talk to me too, I will always answer you.  InshaAllah.  At last there has been a break in the rain, at 6 pm today.  I've been set to go out and buy gasoline for a few days already, but I had been stuck at home due to the rain.  Ugh... everything is wet, wet, wet.  But I did manage to go out and buy gasoline, after I made an early dinner, which was spaghetti and steak.  What else to do, it was raining.  The rain gave me a mini vacation from yard work, which is always welcome because I'm so lazy.  But the grass grow quickly around here, especially when it rains.

It might rain again tonight, I dunno...

Sunday is BLACK!