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…forsan miseros meliora sequentur
(for those in misery perhaps better things will follow)
[size=150]THE HAPPY MUSLIM COUPLE[/size]
Walking down the sidewalk outside a local Walmart in a small town somewhere in …oh let’s just say New Jersey for kicks… a young and happy Muslim couple pace towards the entrance of the magnificent mall of sheepdom. The obviousness of their religion is clearly found in the woman’s garb: black and completely covering her entire body aside from her eyes and hands. As they approach the entrance, a man stops them in their pace with a kind smile on his face.
“Assalam alaikum! Allahu Akbar,” the man exclaims with great pride in his voice. The couple, stunned suddenly for a moment, take the words to realize this man is obviously just a friendly Muslim who wishes to speak with them. They reply accordingly with a smile, or at least the man is seen to.
“May I have a word with you both real quick,” the man questions quickly.
“Certainly brother,” the husband replies.
“Great! Actually, I wanted to tell your wife something important.” Before the husband could say anything, the man was already talking. “Ma’am, did you know that when your husband dies, he’s going to go to heaven and be with some 70 Houris; possibly 72, essentially virgin women who instantly become his wives and serve his every whim in the afterlife?”
“Uhm… yes,” the wife replies slightly shaken. The husband starts to develop a look of discontent upon his face. The man sees this and retorts: “Sir, please, consider this a holy test of your faith and that of your wife’s!” The husband’s stature strengthened and allowed this questioning to continue, which he debated in his mind might not be a wise choice.
“Okay ma’am, you know this is written in the Qu’ran; that Muslim men will be rewarded in this fashion. In fact, in the Hadiths, there are quotes of Mohammed; blessings be upon his name; that state this reward would include an abode with 80,000 servants as well, and the 72 virgins will retain their virginity eternally and become his main spouses. It is even written that his life with you now is a temporary one, and that your place with him in heaven does not matter.”
The eyes of the wife seem concerned at this point…
“Honestly ma’am, is there anything in the Qu’ran that states whatever the rewards in heaven are for good Muslim women? Did you know there are a number of Hadiths that explain the majority of the population of Hell are women? Even at that, there aren’t even any hadiths expounding upon the rewards in heaven for good Muslim women. Did it ever occur to you that no matter what you do to be faithful to Allah, that you will be cheated in the afterlife of your just reward?”
“Oh my…” the wife trembles.
“I think we’ve heard enough of your lies,” the husband interrupts.
“I’m not lying, brother! I’m not falsifying anything! The truth is there, in the Qu’ran! Find me the evidence, the proof, the words that say that there is a just reward, a just compensation, for women equally to that of a Muslim man!”
“I cant,” states the husband.
“Exactly. And tell me this, brother; do you look forward to the glories of the hereafter? Do you await the bountiful pleasantries that are going to be rewarded to you simply because you are a male servant of Allah?”
“I do, but my wife will be with me!”
“And yet, she will have to endure the full vision of YOUR reward, not hers. It is a heaven for men, and a hell for women.” The man pulls out a gun; a Colt .45 semiautomatic, and hands it to the wife.
“What are you doing,” the wife questions.
“I’m doing you a favor. Take the gun, and shoot your husband, who will surely leave you behind in the hereafter. His ultimate wish is to have his JUST reward… so can you not just give it to him?”
“But I love him! And killing is wrong!”
“Yes, but does he love you more than the reward that’s coming to him? Is giving him what he wants more than anything in this life a just cause for murder? Tell me ma’am, if you truly love him and are devoted to him to give him all that he desires, can you not do it now?”
“This is madness! What kind of test is this anyway,” questions the husband.
“It is the ultimate test, brother! It is the test to see if your wife loves you enough to give you that which you truly desire; the hereafter!”
“But by killing me?”
“Should you die, you will go to heaven, and life in the bliss that awaits!”
“But what will happen to her?”
“Does it matter, brother? She probably won’t be with you in heaven anyway in the end, because it’s her fate to endure eternal suffering. It is the fate of all Muslim women to endure this fate. The fate of a slave under men, and in the hereafter, to suffer the vision of your glorious reward in the hell that awaits.”
“I… don’t know what to say,” the husband breaks. “I…” The wife takes the gun and points it to her husband.
“Is this what you want? Truly? Do you want to go to heaven and be with 72 eternally virgin women who will do anything for you? How can I compete with that? What is my role in your afterlife? Am I just here to please you in this life, even though it isn’t enough?”
The husband suddenly comes to a realization… “If you love me, you will do anything for me.”
“Then have your reward you fucking bastard.”
The wife pulls the trigger, but there is no gunshot. She pulls out the clip and finds no bullets inside.
“What are you going to do now,” the man questions slowly to the wife.
“I’m going to divorce the son of a bitch. He can live a full life here on Earth, suffering the inefficiencies of us women.”
“But, I love you,” the man retorts.
“Find another woman to say that to. I know what you really want now.”
The woman hands the gun and clip to the man, turns, and walks off to go hail a taxi. As she does, she starts pulling off her head garb, and reveals the beauty of an Earthly goddess. Flowing black hair falls from a bunched up knot that she slowly unties. She doesn’t need Islam anymore… and why should she? It doesn’t cater her needs or desires, and certainly not of a just reward in the hereafter, only that of man’s.
The man stops the husband from making a move against her words or actions. “Don’t you get it? She failed the test. She is not meant to be a Muslim, but you are. You passed the test. You proved that you desire the hereafter more than the now. You should be proud to call yourself a Muslim, brother!”
“Why did you do this? Why did you cause her to leave me?”
“Cause? Was it not her choice? Was it not her fate?”
“It’s not her place to choose! I won’t let her! She has to obey me!”
The man pulls out a bullet and loads it in the clip. He then hands the gun and the clip to the husband. “She won’t obey you. She’s leaving you, and Islam, to declare her independence. How can you allow this?”
The man takes the gun and loads the clip in. He turns and points the gun at his wife. “You will go to hell like you’re supposed to, and I will go to heaven and see you burn from my paradise! Allahu Akbar!”
The man pulls the trigger and luckily, his aim is off. He caps her in the arm and she falls to the pavement. People in the area panic and a taxi that had just pulled up drives off. The husband turns and sees the man is gone. Within moments the police arrive.
…you draw the conclusion… End.
