Qur'an 20180922

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

139.  Say, "Will you dispute with us about Allah, seeing that God is our Lord and your Lord, and we are responsible for our doings and you for yours, and that we are sincere in God?"

140.  Or do you say that Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob and the descendants were Jews or Christians?  Say, "Do you know better than Allah?"  And who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah?  But Allah is not unmindful of what you do.

(The Heifer 1:139-140)
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Shot again

Hi there, Natty honey!  What's up today?  How are you feeling?  I hope you are doing great and everything goes easy for you.  Hey, I looked again at that cat at your feet in that video, and it has really spooky eyes.  Oooooooh...  Don't you worry Honey, everything will be just fine inshaAllah.  I'm always with you.  You are my girl.  You are beautiful, and I love you.

I got shot again today, during voice training.  This time, it was a guy who said he was just having fun.  There was another guy there who didn't approve of what he did, and they started fighting and shooting each other dead.  What did I do?  I got back on stage and continued singing, that's why I was there.  In the end, I guess my assailant felt sorry for me, and gave me a 7L tip.  I can't do much with 7L, though.  I can't even buy a decent pair of shoes.  Oh, well.  I guess he was the type of guy that would take his date to a Circle K, buy her a 24 pack of Keystone Light, then shoot her later.

The yellow rose

Hi Natty honey!  What's the news?  Oh, aren't YOU the center of attention!  Well I hope you are having tons of fun, my darling.  Please make sure you relax, and enjoy your situation.  Oh, I love cats!  You don't buy into that superstition about black cats, do you?  That cat of yours looks kind of fluffy and pampered.  Incidentally, I had a visit from a black cat Tuesday night.  I was at the mosque, sitting in the outside room, listening to the elderly Qur'an teacher.  This little black kitten was crying and squealing outside.  Then he came inside, and rubbed himself against me, begging and crying.  He was a soft and clean little kitten, but sorry little fella, I can't take you home.  And I have to put you outside the mosque and shut the door.  I had a dream last night that I was popping balloons to scare cats.  Cats in dreams means deceit, unless you chase it away or it is a friend.  Life is but a dream, huh?

I haven't made dinner yet, and I'm hungry.  I have some rice ready for fried rice, but I didn't get to it because after I cut the grass this evening, I got sidelined by processing tamarind, which took longer than I hoped.  Messy stuff.  After I post this, I'll go make my dinner.  Come join me!

Here's a snapshot of a yellow rose blooming on my porch that I took half and hour ago.

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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