Farlan And Muftiah... Find It Easy... To Instantly Uproot... Their Comfortable Lives... And Relocate... In Following Bapak's Advice... In Their Joint Quest... For True Spiritual Growth... And Development... Being Their Primary Purpose... In Preparation... For Their Glorious... Eternal Afterlives... In The Paradise... Of SUBUD Heaven...!

Almighty Allah's Pattern for them... seemed to be... that He would suddenly Guide them to move... whenever their lives... had become comfortably settled... with Farlan finally doing well... in business... and Muftiah fully content... in her home... and surroundings... except for Florida... which always made her feel... as if she had stepped backwards...!

Perhaps she felt that way... because she had experienced so much... when she first lived in Florida... in Miami... some eight years earlier...

Since their mutual goal... is primarily Spiritual Growth and Development... they would instantly... and totally... accept their Guidance to move... without any qualms... whatsoever... immediately setting plans in motion... without resistance... or hesitation... of any kind...!

And since they both had utter faith... and trust... in their Creator... Allah Almighty God... it was extremely easy for them... to follow His Guidance... to relocate...

Plus there was their Special Marriage Prayer... of Blessing... Given to them... by their Beloved Bapak... Saying...:

"Bapak Prays... That All Of Your Needs... Will Be Taken Care Of... And That You And Your Wife... Will Lack For Nothing..."

A Perfect Prayer... which so far... Was Coming True... greatly bolstered their Resolve... to always obey... all their Guidance... including to relocate...

Thus... upon total acceptance... of Almighty Allah's Will for them... they would invariably feel... instantly Blessed... with a wonderful... uplifting feeling of freedom... marvelling at the fact... that neither of them... was harboring any lingering feelings of sadness... or regret... at being suddenly uprooted... yet once again... no matter how content... and comfortable... they happened to find themselves... at the time...!

On the contrary... they would feel exhilarated... looking forward... to be facing yet another new... exciting... challenging direction... in their fascinating... never a dull moment... SUBUD lives...!

Muftiah remembers Bapak telling her... that if she wanted to truly grow Spiritually... she should be willing to experience... living in various kinds of environments... experience all kinds of different situations... changing locations... frequently...!

Bapak explained further... that staying rooted in one place... year after year... would eventually lead... to a Spiritual Rut... and that SUBUD people... really should... "move around a lot"...!

They should never tie themselves down... to a single house... or only one kind of job... for life... but always be openly willing... and not afraid... to follow their Guidance... should It Be To Move... To Change Their Place Of Residence... And/Or Type Of Employment... Even...!

For then... truly... their 100% willingness... of obedience... to Almighty God's Will... for them... would be evidence... to Him... of their utter... total faith.. and trust in Him... firmly believing... in His Protection of them...

And because of their utter trust and faith... in their Creator... they Would Be Richly Blessed... and Rewarded By Him... for their further Purification... of the dirt... sins... and errors... inside them... with 94%... being inherited... from their ancestors... and 6%... of their own... and further Spiritual Growth... and Development...

Bapak also told Muftiah... that nothing on earth... should take precedence... over her regularly... every twenty-four hours... sincerely surrendering herself... to her Loving Creator... in the Latihan Kejiwaan... of SUBUD... with a feeling inside her... of patience... and always following... her Inner Guidance... which Would Always Be Perfect for her...!

And that if she obeyed... with total trust... and total faith... in Him... all her basic needs... for her life on earth... Would Be Taken Care Of... According To His Perfect Will... for her...

And this Heavenly Advice... Also Applied... To Every Single One Of Her SUBUD Brothers... And Sisters... All Over The World... Who Were At Least In Their Seventh... To Tenth Year... In SUBUD... Regardless Of The Color... Of Their Skin... Nor Whatever Religion... They Practiced... Nor The Different Customs And Traditions... They Adhered To...!

Although Farlan and Muftiah... have very little in common... outwardly... with him having a by and large unemotional... predominantly stoic... Red Indian character... and she... in great contrast... having a passionately emotional... demonstrative French/Italian/English personality...!

But inwardly... they are on the very same wavelength... both of them willing... and open... throughout their most unique... Allah Designed... Orchestrated... Conducted... and Guided... marriage... and beyond... to be instantly... totally... and always unconditionally willing... to obey His Will... for them... under any... and every circumstance... even when Farlan happened to be finally... well established in business... at the time...!

Knowing indisputably... within themselves... that the major move... would always be... for their own good... not necessarily what they might have wished for themselves... but definitely what they needed... for their further Spiritual Growth and Development...

Being so surrendered to... and accepting... of God's Perfect Will for them... throughout the hours... of their lives... it was very difficult for them... to wish for anything... in particular... for themselves...!

Except that the Miracle... of their Inner Contact... With The Great Holy Life Force... Of Almighty God... which they both constantly felt... Pulsating inside them... like a Gentle Vibration... never Be Removed from them...

Following their Guidance... to relocate... which for Farlan has meant... starting all over again... in business... in a strange new town... as well... has made them aware... with every major move... how obeying Allah Almighty God's Perfect Will for them... has truly contributed... to their Spiritual Growth... and Development...

They Have Been Made to Experience... periods of poverty and... by complete contrast... periods of being financially comfortably well off... at times...!

But interestingly... when it was Willed... by Allah Almighty God... that they experience... a necessary period of adversity... neither one of them... felt deprived... in the least...!

Where before... when they were financially comfortable... they would both enjoy dining out... at fine restaurants... and going to the movies... and going on scenic drives... together...

But when they were poor... neither one of them... had the slightest desire... to eat out... or go and see a movie... or go on scenic drives... to visit fascinating... historical places... together...!

Another interesting fact... is that throughout all these thirty-three years... of their marriage... it always seems... to be Muftiah... who is the one to Receive... "Money Coming...!" ... in the middle of her Latihan...!

And sure enough... there will shortly be a substantial... Electrical and/or General Contract... on the horizon... for Farlan...!

And if there is a job... perfect for Farlan... he will get Guidance... not to leave his house... because there will be an important business phone call... coming for him... This was before the era of cell phones...

Also... if Muftiah needs him... because... for instance... she has had another Allah-Willed Stroke... which has temporarily Paralyzed her body... he will Receive Guidance... not to leave his house...

In re-editing these Chapters... for the final time... today on Thursday, February 19, in the year 2009... about sixteen years ago... Almighty Allah... Separated His obedient to His Will... loving son and daughter... Farlan and Muftiah... from living under the same roof... together...!

So that Farlan... has been living... ever since... in the very house... where he spent his childhood... sleeping in his old bedroom... on the three-acre property... he inherited from his father... some twenty years ago... here in Angel Protected... peaceful... "Little Cilandak..." ... in Grand Bay... Alabama... in a little corner... of the Gulf of Mexico...!

And Muftiah has been living... on her own... ever since... in a more modern brick house... opposite his... built much later... by his father...!

In fact... it is the very house... where she met Farlan's father... Wilbur... and his jolly farm wife... Mabel...!

And she had no idea... whatsoever... at that time... that some thirteen years later... their house would become hers...!

First Farlan transformed... the dark... oppressive house... by repainting its dark brown walls... with egg shell white...

Then he built Muftiah... a lovely... spacious spa patio for her... right outside her French glass doors... leading off her roomy bedroom... having knocked down the wall... of two bedrooms... for her...

So that she can daily immerse... her whole body... in the wonderful Water of Life... and Receive much needed exercise... for her weak limbs... due to the many Strokes suffered... with her six foot two body... now having shrunk... to five foot nine...!

The one thing... that Farlan and Muftiah... still share... deeply and strongly... which powerfully bonds them... tightly to each other... is their Jiwa to Jiwa Connection...!

At one point... they asked their Creator... what the true purpose... of their remaining married to each other... in name only was... and Were Told... so that they would remind each other... to worship their Creator... in the Latihan Kejiwaan of SUBUD...!

On that Inner Level... they are as one... and their telepathic communication... with each other... when apart... is a delight... For they need no mechanical telephone... to pass messages... on to each other...!

So that Farlan always knows... when his SUBUD Sister... Muftiah... needs him... to buy necessities for her... such as food and toiletries... for it has alas... been quite a number of years... since she has been able... to drive a car... all by herself...

Which exhilarating feeling of freedom... that driving a car... always gave her... she has always loved... recalling how... every single time... she got behind the wheel... she would instantly Feel... the Latihan... Strongly Surge... throughout her being... with the car seeming to drive... all by itself...!

And never Allowing her... to press down too far... on the accelerator... she Would Receive... to Joyfully Sing Praises... to Her Beloved Heavenly Father... at the top of her lungs... finally having learned to drive... in Miami... taught by her dear SUBUD Brother... Howard Welsh... when she was already forty-one years old...!

...read more in Chapter 23

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