Qur'an 20200428

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

34.  Never did We send a Warner to a population but the wealthy ones among them said, "We believe not in that with which you have been sent."

35.  They said,"We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished."

36.  Say, "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the provision to whom God pleases, but most men understand not."

37.  It is not your wealth nor your sons that will bring you nearer to Us in degree, but only those who believe and work righteousness.  These are the ones for whom there is a multiplied reward for their deeds, while secure they are in dwellings on high.

38.  Those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them, will be given over into Punishment.

39.  Say, "Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the sustenance to such of God's servants as God pleases, and nothing do you spend in the least but God replaces it, for God is the Best of those who grant sustenance."

40.  One Day God will gather them all together, and say to the angels, "Was it you that these men used to worship?"

Sheba 34:34-40

The chain

Hi Natty!  Wow, the Wall Street Journal huh?  You're going places no or few models have been before.  Congratulations.  You are looking lovely, of course.  As for the chain, I will try to help Wall Street as far as Allah allows me.  I have no wish to see the American people suffer: there are many good people there.  Wall Street would do well to help bring me and my Natty together in marriage soon.  I certainly can't marry anyone being as dirt poor as I am now.  And I certainly won't do anything that is in conflict of interest with my mission to please Allah with music.  InshaAllah.

Now I'm going to play a round of Krush, Kill and Destroy while I wait for sunset.

Qur'an 20200427

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

27.  Say, "Show me those who you have joined with God as partners... by no means!  No, God is Allah, the Exalted in Power, the Wise."

28.  We have not sent you but as a universalist to men, giving them glad tidings, and warning them, but most men understand not.

29.  They say,"When is this promise, if you are telling the truth?"

30.  Say, "The appointment to you is for a Day, which you cannot put back for an hour, nor put forward."

31.  The unbelievers say, "We shall neither believe in this scripture nor in that before it."  Could you but see when the wrongdoers will be made to stand before their Lord, throwing back the word on one another!  Those who had been despised will say to the arrogant ones, "Had it not been for you, we should certainly have been believers!"

Sheba 34:27-31

It's beef jerky time!

Hi Natty!  How are you?  I hope you are feeling great and are healthy.  It's a busy day for me!  Rush rush rush from one task to another, and trying to take short breaks in between.  I have my dinner on the stove top, I hope the cats won't get at it.  I'm also cooking beef jerky, which takes a couple of days to complete.  I may have to keep the pot in my bedroom overnight.  Floofy is the clever one: she can open lids and covers.  When I hear a clatter in the kitchen, that's the clatter of dread.

I love you!  Gotta go!

Qur'an 20200426

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

22.  Say, "Call upon others whom you fancy besides Allah.  They have no power, not the weight of an atom, in the heavens or on earth.  No share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah."

23.  No intercession can avail in God's Presence, except for those whom God has granted permission.  So far that, when terror is removed from their hearts will they say, "What is it that your Lord commanded?"  They will say, "That which is true and just, and God is the Most High, Most Great."

24.  Say, "Who gives you sustenance, from the heavens and on earth?"  Say, "It is Allah, and certain it is that either we or you are on right guidance, or in manifest error!"

25.  Say, "You shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to what you do."

26.  Say, "Our Lord will gather us together, and will in the end decide the matter between us in truth and justice, and God is the One to decide, the One Who Knows all."

Sheba  34:22-26

More shopping

Hi Natty!  How's it going over there?  You must be in paradise: I wish I were with you.  But wherever you go, there you are, huh?  Eat some strawberries for me!  The big, sweet, juicy ones!  I'm sitting here waiting for sunset again, and writing this my letter to you.  I went grocery shopping today.  I didn't really need to go, but my mother needed some stuff.  So I got more cat food: can't have too much of this cat food, because I can eat it too if I want.  I also got some bleach!  Popular item these days.  Then I drove to the frozen goods store downtown to pick up some beef, burgers, and ketchup.  Chili is on the menu today.  I got some raw red beans the other day.  I could have used the canned baked beans, but chili from the raw beans is the best I think.  I let them slow cook for most of the day yesterday, and they look like they were ready to be made into chili today.  If you make chili from raw beans, let them soak over night, then slow cook them until they break.  Don't throw out the water!  That's where most of the flavor is!  I have to cook without tasting anything but I'm used to that.  I used to cook like that when I was at the restaurant. I think I'll take a short nap.

Waiting

Hi Natty!  How's it going?  I hope you are having a fabulous time in your mountain getaway.  I'm sitting here waiting for sunset so I can break fast.  When they call the prayer, I'll chug down some colored sugar water then pray first before I eat my dinner.  Dinner today is pita bread and hummus with a couple of eggs sunny side up.  Hey, my eggs turned out all right today!  I'm getting a system down.  I've been eating a lot of eggs since the movement control order began, it's just more convenient to buy eggs to go with all the rice I have right now.  You've had hummus before, right?  I usually cook them in circle molds in a pan, so it has a crispy skin.  Today I couldn't be bothered with the mold, so I just shaped it like a pancake.  The food is waiting for me and getting cold, and sunset is half an hour away.  I'll cook my pita bread fresh though, that shouldn't take too long inshaAllah.  Now I'm just waiting for the Jap kids to put up their video before I post this blog.