Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Letter to Julia 20120801

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

Hi precious young Julia!  How are you coping today?  You must be working hard.  I haven't much to say today except that people who claim to believe in God have no power over the Grace of God, and that Grace is bestowed by God to whomever God wills.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Letter to Julia 20120731

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

YOOOOOOOLIIIIEEEEE!

You know my love, God has been kind to us in that we were not exposed to the crowd as children.  Alhamdulillah.  But the pressure of the public eye is hard on you still, my beloved.  Oh Julia, you poor sweetheart.  I love you and I want to nurture you.  Please be with me, and I will distract them away from you.  Don't speak to them.  Don't negotiate with them.  Don't explain anything to them.  Just be silent and mysterious.  Bloodthirsty the crowd may be, in order to be humble then we must be part of the crowd as well.  Let's be part of the crowd that goes to heaven, and be strong enough to resist the selfish and violent mass.  InsyaAllah.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Letter to Julia 20120730

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

Hey Julia.  My dearest love.  The nights are still hot right now.  But I do so love the fasting month, more than I like the Eid.  I would like to tell you about my family.  My Dad is/was one of the first private lawyers in Perlis.  My Mom is a retired teacher.  I have 2 brothers and 1 sister.  I'm the recluse of the family.  Perlis is the home state of my mother, so she is the one with the deepest roots here.  More?

I've been analyzing these Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows, and I've figured out who your main rival for the position of Boss Model is.  I'm all for you!  My Julia!  Go Julia!  Everyone send in your vote for Julia to be Boss Model at Victoria's Secret right now!

Oh yes, I need to remind you to please keep measurements and scales to fit your comfort when designing a home.  Like doorways, table tops, kitchen counters, cabinets, drawers, toilet seats, etc should all be made to fit your height.  I'm sorry my dearest, I love you with all my heart, but I don't have a house plan yet.  I can't draw, and so many wacky, I mean strange things are happening to me right now, I have to pay attention in order to react properly.  Don't worry my love, my primary concern is for your happiness, and I actually like to sleep on the floor.  Also don't forget to add a huge dose of patience to whatever you're doing around here.  After all, you are Mrs. Global.

P.S. Thank you for your love.

Qur'an 20120730

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

61. But Allah will deliver the righteous to their place of salvation: no evil shall touch them, nor shall they grieve.

62. Allah is the Creator of all things, and God is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs.

63. To God belong the keys of the heavens and the earth, and those who reject the Signs of Allah- it is they who will be in loss.

64. Say, "Is it someone other than Allah that you order me to worship, O you ignorant ones?"

65.  But it has already been revealed to you, as it was to those before you, if you were to falsely worship, truly fruitless will be your work, and you will surely be in the ranks of those who lose.

Crowds 39:61-65
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Is it someone other than Allah that you order me to worship, O you ignorant ones?

I would like to thank Allah for the Qur'an, the music, for all the knowledge and bounty, for being my Saviour and my only Friend during the times of darkest danger.

I would like to thank the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) for being my leader, and distracting others from paying too much attention to me.

I would like to thank Julia for her love.

I would like to thank my parents for their love and patience.

I would like to thank my friends and family and the righteous people at the masjid.

Friday, July 27, 2012

Letter to Julia 20120728

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

Whew... it's a hot night right now, my Julia.  It's nearly 11:00pm and I still have the ac on.  Half a week ago it was raining and cold.  So how are you coping, my young love?  Something tells me you are still overworking, so please try to slow down.  But who has time especially this month, huh?  I must mop the house and scrub the bathroom again, but I'm sooo lazy.  I managed to get my yard work tasks done in flash for some reason, and I had an extra half hour left.  I spent it gaping, not knowing what to do, then I went and gossiped with my mother.

I can't remember how many wacky, I mean strange things have happened to me this month so far, but I won't list it here.  We don't want any writers to get free material when they get paid for what they do, and I don't.  I have a wife to pamper!  So I'll talk about the mundane instead.  I was cooking up some noodles at about 4am this morning, when my parents shouted for me, because they had some fried noodles.  My Mom said that I shouldn't cook, but I was already in the middle of it, and I had the same mess to clean up whether I cooked or not.  Momentum, you know?  The fire on my burner is acting freaky lately.  Sometimes it's so huge I could melt metal, but this morning I couldn't get it to go past medium low.  The fond for my noodles wasn't that great.  I have to stop using leftover curry as a base and not be so lazy, and start making curry from scratch.  The chicken was OK: it was boneless and easy to deal with, and I couldn't be bothered with peeling and deveining shrimp.  But the other noodles, the one my mother gave me, tasted better anyway.  What I would really like right now is some caramel and toffee ice cream.

Qur'an 20120729

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

53.  Say, "O servants who have transgressed against their souls!  Despair not the mercy of Allah, for Allah forgives all sins for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Crowds 39:53
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O servants who have transgressed against their souls!  Despair not the mercy of Allah, for Allah forgives all sins for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Letter to Julia 20120726

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

How are feeling today, precious young Julia?  Don't work too hard!  Slow down!  Yeah, I've got much work all backed up, but I'm sooooo lazy....  I just wanna snuggle with my sweetie, and make the looooove...  zzzzzzz