Against the Day

Dustin Iler osirx277 at hotmail.com
Thu Jul 20 18:30:09 CDT 2006


Some of the aforementioned lines from the Bible are in here as well as other 
possible sources of reference . . .


"The true conservative is the man who has a real concern for injustices and 
takes thought against the day of reckoning." FDR Speech in Syracuse, NY Sep. 
29, 1936

" . . .the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept 
in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of 
ungodly men."  2 Peter 3:7

"The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the 
Lord."  Proverbs 21:31


>From the opening of Munajaat-e-Amir-ul-Momineen (a.s.)
"Allah, I am asking for your protection against the Day when nothing like 
wealth or children will be of use and only that person will benefit who will 
come with a pure heart. And I am asking you for your protection against the 
Day when a wrongdoer will be biting the back of his hands in regret and will 
be saying, 'Oh, I wish I had chosen the way shown by the Prophet (of 
Allah)," And I am asking for your protection against the Day when the 
sinners will be known by their faces, and will be taken by their hair and 
feet. And I am asking for your protection against the Day when a father will 
not serve instead of his son nor will a son be punished instead of his 
father for anything, since Allah had
promised thus and His promise is true. And I am asking for your protection 
against the Day when apologizing of the wrongdoers will not do then any good 
because they will be cursed and will be put in the evil abode (of Jahannam). 
And I am asking for your protection against the Day when nobody will have 
control over anybody and the power will belong to Allah (alone) that Day. 
And I am asking for your protection against the Day when a person will run 
away from his brother, his mother, his father, his wife, and children. That 
Day every person will have what he has earned for himself. And I am asking 
for your protection against the Day when the sinner would wish that he could 
ransom the wrath of Allah descending on him at that time with his children, 
his wife, his brother and relatives who gave him shelter and all those on 
earth, so that he be saved. No, never can he escape (the wrath of Allah 
which will be in the form of) burning fire roasting him."

http://www.duas.org/ramazan/munajaat_e_amir.htm


>From: "Matthew Ryan" <matthew.ryan at gmail.com>
>To: jd <wescac at gmail.com>
>CC: "Tim Strzechowski" <dedalus204 at comcast.net>,        Pynchon-L 
><pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: Re: Against the Day
>Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:14:15 -0500
>
>Let the speculation on the meaning of the title begin...
>
>"sounds like the name of an emo band"
>
>Perhaps the first chapter will be appearing on Livejournal.com
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>On 7/20/06, jd <wescac at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Good job on the scoop (for the p-list at least)...  sounds like the
>>name of an emo band, but if not for emo, I'd say it sounds pretty
>>solid.
>>
>>On 7/20/06, Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> > …according to Slate
>> > http://www.slate.com/id/2146272/?nav=tap3
>> >
>> > and
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>> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060720/ap_en_ot/books_thomas_pynchon_1
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