When many fatal accidents often take place at certain area in a road, someone that cares about the safety of others will set up a warning sign to tell people about it and will convince and persuade the community to do something to fix anything improper about the road, whether it is bumpy, has many holes and slippery or too narrow etc. It must be fixed.

Prophet Yahya went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be dunked to show that they had turned to God to receive forgiveness for their sins. Isaiah had spoken of John when he said,

“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the LORD’s coming!
Clear the road for him!
The valleys will be filled,
and the mountains and hills made level.
The curves will be straightened,
and the rough places made smooth.
And then all people will see
the salvation sent from God.’”
(Luke 3:4-6)

Like other communities, Cousin community has a disastrous problem that often prevent them from enjoying the straight path to God. The problem is their sin. However, when we tell them that they have the problem, they will certainly refuse to admit that they have the problem. However, the effect of the problem is real to them.

They suffer intense pain. They moan and groan that they feel ashamed, fearful and cursed. Because they become traumatized and disintegrated, some tend to be silent and don't want to communicate with anybody even in his or her community for years.
Some become self-righteous and easily angered,

some blame each other for causing the problems and engage and wage a civil war,
some are tired being fooled around and being deceived and begin to trust nobody,
some are selfish and think only about themselves,
some are good at exploiting others in his or her community by overworking others and underpaying others,
some are disillusioned and even blind,
some work so hard immorally to earn honor even at the cost of anything and anyone they love. They suffer from false pride,
some are brutal and murderous,
some are in the business of concealing, offsetting or redeeming a psychological difficulty or problem by developing a pious and dutiful lifestyle in order not to make their pain and suffering worse.
some lead a lazy and lax negligent life because they try to conceal the problem,
some are addicted to tabacco, alcohol, drugs, pornography and prostitution.
some work as dealers in cigarettes, tobacco, cigars, and other items and even drugs used by smokers and in other addictive stuff,
some are adulterous,
some are demonized,
some are burdensome. They are told that they are children of kings. However, they can't afford financially to keep their royal extravagant lavish lifestyle,
some become oppressive to their own people only because they want to appear that they still have authority and rights to control people,
many are revengeful and unforgiving
Very, very, very few feel guilty about them.

In my community there is a sad saying: when a child accidentally falls into a deep well, his or her father will jump into the well immediately to rescue the child. However, when the father accidentally falls into the deep well, the child goes away to find a ladder seeking as an excuse to justify his uncaring attitude.

If people become murderous, adulterous, revengeful and sinful, there must be other people that become victims of their sin. And people that get victimized become murderous, adulterous and revengeful. And there are vicious merciless cycles. In world that is full with tragic shame-related and fear-related problems, people are simply tired and have no choice but have to learn how to live with such problems. Some go to anything they think can function as a cave or cleft to protect them. Being in the cave can compensate for their failure to cure the effects of their sins and the sins of their loved ones. Cousinism is like a cave in which they hide. There are many things compensating in the cave however trivial they may seem. Being in the cave, cousins have a feeling of their face being saved, their shame being covered and cured, their fear being removed, their hopelessness being turned into hopefulness, the shut door of God's forgiveness being widely opened for them to come in. It is such a relief to learn that there is a hidden treasure in the cave. The hidden treasure in the cave is the God-given Almasih Isa.

Matt. 9:10-13 Later when Sayidina Isa was eating supper at Matthew’s house with his close followers, a lot of disreputable characters came and joined them. When the Pharisees saw him keeping this kind of company, they had a fit, and lit into Sayidina Isa’s followers. “What kind of example is this from your Teacher, acting cozy with crooks and riff-raff?” Sayidina Isa, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.”

Matt. 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Psa. 42:1-11

Engraved on the walls of the cave are many true scriptural awe-inspiring inscriptions depicting deep issues .

La quwwata illaa billahi: There is no power but with Allah. No one possesses power except Allah (18:39); Laa illaha illallaah (3:62): Allah is closer to us than our jugular vein (50:16); Tauhid: The most Comprehensive and all-inclusive (2:136, 3:84, 2:285); Ibrahim: Like our leader, we are worthiest of Ibrahim (3:67-68); Patriarch Being Under the law; Subhanallah; Masya' Allah; Bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim (3:74): He favors with His Mercy whomever He pleases. Allah's Bounty is unlimited; Insya' Allah; Confession; Shalat; Zakat; Fasting; Festivals; Bathing or Washing (2:138, 5:6); Hubuth; Qurban (37:102-109); Qisas (5:45); Kafarah; Aqeqah; Nabi Allah; Bani Ya'qub; Moses defeated King Pharaoh; The face of Allah (2:272, 6:52): And do not drive away those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking nothing but His face; (13:22) And those who forbear, seeking the face of their Lord, perform the prayer….,; (18:28, 30:39) desiring His face, (28:88) Everything will perish save His face; the hand of Allah (3:73); Bounty is Allah's hands. He gives to whom He pleases; The two hands of Allah (38:75, 3:26, 2:115); Yaasiin 36:88; Children of roads (ibnassabiili): wayfarers (2:177); Kursi Allah (2:255);

'Isa a Word of God (3:45 cc 18:109); Al Mukarrom Sayyid Quthb of Egypt said 'Isa is undeniably a Word of God.

How can it be true ? Our mind is too limited to understand. Our inner man, however, can understand that it is true.

'Isa was killed by Allah not by men (3:55); 'Isa knows what food men will eat and stuff men will keep (3:49); 'Isa concerning haram and halal (3:50); 'Isa experienced being delivered, death and ascension (19:33, 3:55); 'Isa the Father (4:171-172 cc 3:45). This issue has been settled by both Allah and Isa. (5:110-120); The accusation that 'Isa the heritage burner and the founder of Christendom (2:140); The supposition that God the Father is 'Isa is unscriptural (5:72); 'Isa is wonderful; 'Isa got crucified by who (4:157-158 cc), who is the important element in the success of Badar war (8:17); Hawariyun (3:52-53); Isa's prayer answered by Allah (5:114-115); Surah Al Imraan 45-55; Surah Maryam 15-36; Surah Maryam 37 which is about differing sects regarding 'Isa; Love your enemy; At Taurat is also nuur(lighthouse), Al Maa'idah 44, Az Zabur, Al Injil is also nuur(lighthouse); Al Maa'idah 46; Al Injil must be used by Ahlul Injil to be well-based in everything 5:47; The reciters of Taurat, Zabur, and Injil function like lighthouses for our cousins 3:113; At Taurat, Zabur and Injil assumed to have been changed (5:13, 14, 41); Learn Suryani; Tolerant community (5:48, 49:13, 2:62, 2:256); Ask People of the Book (10:94); People of the Book ( 5:69, 5:82, 3:113-114, 3:199, 4:159); People of the Book with no integrity and honesty (3:119); Extractive people of the Book (2:111-112); Al-Muj’am al-Mufahras li Al-fadz al-Hadis al-Nabawi, used the word Suryani in his books about hadits like: al-Jami’ al-Sahih, Jilid 1, bab Fi Ta’lum al-Suryaniyyat by al-Tirmidzi:

Zayd bin Tsabit, he said: The Prophet pbuh commanded me to learn Hebrew to be able to translate any written materials written by Jews. Zaid responded happily: For God's sake, I will learn Hebrew to prove to Jews that I can acquire their language."

Then Zaid said, "Then I spent a half month learning Hebrew conscientiously. After having acquired Hebrew, I became the prophet's assistant in clerical and writing matters. I was the one who wrote for the prophets whenever he wanted to write to Jews. I was the one received letters from Jews and I was the one to read the letters for the prophet and translated the letters for the prophet.

Learn even with a Chinese. (Surah 14/4): about the language of people in which a messenger is sent is recognized by God. (Surah 2/256): There is no compulsion in religion. Do we have different religions ? (42:13). Do we worship different Gods ? (5:117, 29:46, 2:136, 46:13, 2:139). Ummah in the perspective of God's prophets. (21:91-92) The best

Haqiqah / islam / mukhlis / iman /amal / Allah Al Hafidz
Qiyas / Cave called Hira compared Surah Maryam 24 (Laa tahzani) Do not cry ! Do not beat your breast !

Figurative, metaphorical, nonliteral, symbolic, allegorical, analogy. Learn inductively with no goal to be systematic and structured. Andragogical learning styles or adults learning is preferable, not pedagogical or kids learning. Practical not theoretical.

Tasawuf
Ecstatic and self-disciplined /
Graceful /
The grace of Allah /
Local languages spoken by indigenous people are respected by God . (See 49:13, 10:47, 16:4) (Men and Women).

At Taurat, Az Zabur, Al Injil and Al Qur'an in their original languages are very clear in telling what is going on with mankind.

Cousins who, by the will of Allah, discovers the hidden treasure, have a new spiritual tendency to stop moaning and groaning because they feel gracefully honored by Allah through His sacrifice which is like treasure for the cousins with the problems of sins. They become well-honored and confident and blessed because they become happy and well-integrated.
Some are happy to be silent because they are listening to others speaking to them and want to communicate actively with anybody in his or her community by really listening to them.
Some become full of compassion.
Some forgive each other and seriously wage peace instead of wars.
Some are energized by Allah to empower others in their community and spirit of trust in their community grow healthily.
Some become selfless and others-oriented, not selfish and self-oriented.
Some are good and generous to others in his or her community.

Everything they do, they do it for the glory of Allah. That is a cool conversion that is taking place which I witness. (AFMI)