neurotic Iraqi wife
October 22, 2004
The Good, the Bad and The Ugly.....
Not in one of my greatest moods today. And no I aint PMSing. Its just that Im missing HUBBY especially in this month where families get together and break their fast together. How families go out together to the numerous tents that are put up in Ramadan. In these tents you sit down and relax, you get to play cards, dominoes or Blackgammon. You sit and have some Hubbly bubbly and eat the various Arabic sweets. Its a time where you get closer to your family and my HUBBY aint around......
My family went out to one of these tents last night, but I preffered to stay at home. Didnt feel like going out and having fun, maybe cuz I wanted HUBBY to be here and experience this with me. Its something he hasnt seen before. But HUBBY is far far away, in a trailer in the middle of a war zone, all alone. Its now just a matter of weeks and we will be together again thank God....
I was reading the Quran today, and I came upon an Aya, an aya is basically a sentence from the Quran. This Aya mentioned how, even though you might be a jew, a christian or a sabi'a but you do good deeds then God will acknowledge them and you will go to heaven. So its beyond me how people or let me be specific how some Iraqis who portray themsleves as Muslims, say that they will kill all those non believers when God The All Mighty is the only one who has the power to judge who is a non believer and who isnt. It is also written in one of the Ayas how religeon shouldnt be forced. So again its beyond me how some Iraqis who portray themselves as Muslims, go around threatning people to either do as they say or else become another victim of their criminal beheadings.
I cant say that Im knowledgable in my own religeon, but I try my best to understand and to become a good Muslim. I have many friends who are christians, that doesnt mean that I have to force them to become like me. I respect their beliefs, for yet again there is an Aya which says "I have my religeon and you have yours". But I will definitely speak out if anyone talks ill about my religeon. Those people you see, covering their faces on our TV screens calling God's name and then killing innocent people defy all the teachings of Islam. They taint the core meaning of being a Muslim, for a muslim is someone who believes in Peace and not in beheadings and kidnappings.
Then you get men who call themselves "Sheikhs" and they set to translate the Quran the way they want it to be, the way it serves their own needs and thoughts . Even though I have read the Quran numerous times, everytime I discover something new, a new meaning a new quest. Thats the miracle of the Quran. So please dont go on judging the whole Islamic beliefs because of what you see and hear in the media. And its so sataric, how most of those "sheikhs" who speak out against the west are themselves living in the west. They eat in the West, they get paid by the West, they educate their children in the West. I swear the nerve they have.
All Im gonna say to AlQaeda, Zarqawi, the bloody insurgency followers is if you truely believe in God and in Islam, stop your crimes, stop the inhumanity and let the Iraqi people live in peace. Im not saying that the coolation forces are angels, cuz there are some who have acted in inhumane ways as well towards my people, but that doesnt mean that ALL of them are bad.Some are serving their country and thats something expected, others are there cuz they are forced to and there are those who truely believe in the cause and want Iraq to be once again the paradise of the Middle East. Who can blame them if the ruler of Iraq was one of the worst in Human History. One who knew no mercy and showed no affection to his own people. One who slaughtered women and children, unborn children. Killed most of the youth, murdered them. May God have no mercy on him and his followers.......
Anyways, thats all for today, for Im missing HUBBY and dont have much else to say. May God protect all the innocent souls living on this earth and may he shower those evil ones with his utmost wrath.....The Good, The Bad and The Ugly will all take their fair share.........
My family went out to one of these tents last night, but I preffered to stay at home. Didnt feel like going out and having fun, maybe cuz I wanted HUBBY to be here and experience this with me. Its something he hasnt seen before. But HUBBY is far far away, in a trailer in the middle of a war zone, all alone. Its now just a matter of weeks and we will be together again thank God....
I was reading the Quran today, and I came upon an Aya, an aya is basically a sentence from the Quran. This Aya mentioned how, even though you might be a jew, a christian or a sabi'a but you do good deeds then God will acknowledge them and you will go to heaven. So its beyond me how people or let me be specific how some Iraqis who portray themsleves as Muslims, say that they will kill all those non believers when God The All Mighty is the only one who has the power to judge who is a non believer and who isnt. It is also written in one of the Ayas how religeon shouldnt be forced. So again its beyond me how some Iraqis who portray themselves as Muslims, go around threatning people to either do as they say or else become another victim of their criminal beheadings.
I cant say that Im knowledgable in my own religeon, but I try my best to understand and to become a good Muslim. I have many friends who are christians, that doesnt mean that I have to force them to become like me. I respect their beliefs, for yet again there is an Aya which says "I have my religeon and you have yours". But I will definitely speak out if anyone talks ill about my religeon. Those people you see, covering their faces on our TV screens calling God's name and then killing innocent people defy all the teachings of Islam. They taint the core meaning of being a Muslim, for a muslim is someone who believes in Peace and not in beheadings and kidnappings.
Then you get men who call themselves "Sheikhs" and they set to translate the Quran the way they want it to be, the way it serves their own needs and thoughts . Even though I have read the Quran numerous times, everytime I discover something new, a new meaning a new quest. Thats the miracle of the Quran. So please dont go on judging the whole Islamic beliefs because of what you see and hear in the media. And its so sataric, how most of those "sheikhs" who speak out against the west are themselves living in the west. They eat in the West, they get paid by the West, they educate their children in the West. I swear the nerve they have.
All Im gonna say to AlQaeda, Zarqawi, the bloody insurgency followers is if you truely believe in God and in Islam, stop your crimes, stop the inhumanity and let the Iraqi people live in peace. Im not saying that the coolation forces are angels, cuz there are some who have acted in inhumane ways as well towards my people, but that doesnt mean that ALL of them are bad.Some are serving their country and thats something expected, others are there cuz they are forced to and there are those who truely believe in the cause and want Iraq to be once again the paradise of the Middle East. Who can blame them if the ruler of Iraq was one of the worst in Human History. One who knew no mercy and showed no affection to his own people. One who slaughtered women and children, unborn children. Killed most of the youth, murdered them. May God have no mercy on him and his followers.......
Anyways, thats all for today, for Im missing HUBBY and dont have much else to say. May God protect all the innocent souls living on this earth and may he shower those evil ones with his utmost wrath.....The Good, The Bad and The Ugly will all take their fair share.........
3 Comments:
Shlonech il yum? Great post wallah... had a little bit of everything in it..... thank you for your kind words and I am feeling better.... By the way you are not missing out on much.... the tents are soooo BLAH.... you should see the people wallah if your hubby was here, you would have more fun somewhere else.... then again i haven't gone to all the tents yet....And as for your words concerning these criminals.... its very true...if you want to watch a movie its Iranian that exactly illustrates everything you said... get marmoulak in UAE its called the Lizard.... please watch it and I guarantee you won't stop laughing.... its related to what you wrote. Take care of urself and hope u feel better
Salamaat Neurotic Wife. I wish you the best of the Ramadan you can get. Being so far away from Hubby somehow teaches you how much you care and love him. But at the same time, your hubby is doing something he always wanted to do. God protect him and inshallah this will be worth it. Inshallah one day, we can go back home and live there peacefully knowing that your hubby has made a big huge and good difference to our home.
The great thing is, people who read these blogs do not believe Islam is the cause for the creation of terrorist groups and beheadings in Iraq which is quite great since they know about the whole situation. But I know, I truly know there are people out there who have the worst thoughts and beliefs about Islam. I honestly do not care if they believe 'Muslims' are the cause..surely..our brothers and sisters are the problem, it's not Islam, it's just our people really. Islam is all fine..well..mostly fine...since the ideology of one Islam has disappeared into the thin clouds ever since Prophet Mohammed died, Peace Be Upon Him. That was when it all started, that's when our Muslim brothers and sisters messed it up.
By the way, I wonder if Kathem Al Saher came to do a concert?I had heard he's going to retire or something :( Is he? Man...he's such a great symbol of Iraq. He always made me hope for the best for Iraq but it's just not enough.
PS: I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up with everything, time goes by too fast around here and thanks a lot for the website you told me about.
Allah weyach inshallah. Just remind yourself, a smile is worth a thousand words as well. Enjoy the most you can with your family because soon enough, you're going to be busy having a good time with your Husband Inshallah. Inshallah yow9al fil salaama, goleelna min huwa yijee, ok?
Sara.
People of one group who do not tolerate people of another group are simply looking for an excuse to vent their jealousy, banish and get rid of other people, and confiscate land or jobs so that there will be less total people to share the pie. This underlying greed flies against the spirit and teaching of the holy Quran and is not limited to Muslims, but can be found everywhere and in all groups and countries, even among coworkers and brothers and sisters in the same family.
The difference between a prosperous nation and a chaotic nation is not that these people don't exist (for surely they exist everywhere) but that the disagreeing countrymen have agreed to aim words or lawsuits at each other instead of bullets and to let the authorities handle the bullets, so that ordinary, everyday people are not disrupted and can get on with the important business of living and finding true love and providing for their families. While not perfect, this is a merciful and compassionate idea that fits sensible people of all religions. In religion, what better way to love God than to choose freely to love him without intimidation, and to choose to live wihout harming his creation?
Sitting at many a civilized coffee shop, it is remarkable that the very people chatting amicably at the same table and going to college with each other are the overseas relatives of the same ones who had murdered each other in their home countries or who had previously fought each other in a different time period: slave owners versus slaves, Japanese versus Koreans, Chinese versus Taiwanese, Arabs versus Jews, settlers versus Indians, colonizers versus colonized: here they all are enjoying each others company in a different time and place and system.
It is the looming threat of uncivilization and incivility, not Islam, that disgusts most Americans.
With regards to Ramadan and visiting tents, you may want to consider still visiting some of these tents even without your husband, since maybe some people are old family friends who haven't seen you in a long time and are wondering how you are doing. Good luck with that!
Kenjiro
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