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Submitters PerspectiveDecember 2006Faith, belief and action are inseparable, the lead essay argues from the Quran, so that belief without righteous deeds cannot save the soul and preaching what one does not practice is condemned. A reader asks whether following Hadith instead of the Quran has misguided today's Muslims. A short piece on empathy as a path to forgiveness follows, with notice of the 2007 annual conference in Ontario, California.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveNovember 2006A young woman facing cancer at 22 treats her illness as a test from God and learns to appreciate His blessings. A reader settles worries about cremation through Quranic verses on resurrection. Masjid Tucson reports its interfaith soup kitchen and study group, the Let the World Know project placing Qurans in libraries, and a forum on Islam and democracy, with readers' letters.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveOctober 2006Corruption and zulm, tyranny and transgression, are traced through the Quran, from Pharaoh's genocide to unjust killings and the Quranic balance of retribution with mercy and pardon. A former Mormon describes leaving his church, worshipping God alone, and finding the contact prayer foreshadowed in the Psalms. An anecdote about a donkey in a well closes with a call to submit to God alone.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveSeptember 2006Ramadan fasting as ordained in the Quran, with its exemptions, spiritual purpose, and physical benefits such as detoxification and healing, plus the 2006 Ramadan dates and the Night of Destiny. A study of righteousness through Quranic verses shows it must be sought by praying to God for direction. A report covers the 21st annual Submitters conference in Tucson on the unity of all submitters.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveAugust 2006Islam as taught by the prophets and preserved in the Quran is set against the Islam of the theologians, Hadith, and Shariah across ten differences, from tolerance to democratic governance. A Quran study reads life as an open book test through the phrase you should know. An incarcerated reader writes of being rejected for removing Muhammad's name from the prayers and asks to join Masjid Tucson.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveJuly 2006Worshiping God alone as the universal faith shared by all messengers and scriptures, with guidance belonging only to God and no compulsion in religion. An essay on the domestication of goats, sheep, chickens, pigs and cattle reads it as God's gift, citing 36:72 and 16:66. A closing piece argues that Hadith and Sunnah carry no religious significance, examining Bukhari's collection.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveJune 2006Submitters, who follow the religion of Abraham decreed in the Quran, are contrasted with the so-called Islamic world that follows Hadith and Sunna and oppresses in the name of God. The lead essay argues that anyone who believes in God and the Last Day and leads a righteous life is a Submitter. Notices cover the Tucson conference, the book Hislam, Ramadan 2006, and an interfaith soup kitchen.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveMay 2006God as the light of the heavens and the earth, read through verse 24:35 and Einstein's E=mc2, leads to reflections on matter as God's bound energy and on His omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience. A second article pairs the Edwards Aquifer's bad water line and the Baltic Sea's salinity barriers with Quranic verses on the barrier between two seas. The issue announces the 21st annual Submitters conference in Tucson.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveApril 2006The Quran's mathematical composition based on the number 19 anchors this issue, which answers critics who accused Dr. Khalifa of altering the initial NuN in 68:1, using gematrical evidence from 21:87 to confirm its spelling as Noon Waw Noon. Also covered are whales as wonders of God's creation, Masjid Tucson's free Qurans to libraries project, and the 2006 annual conference in Tucson.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveMarch 2006The Quran as the only source of religious guidance, with verses showing that following Hadith and Sunna equals setting up other gods beside God, drawn from Dr. Khalifa's Quran, Hadith and Islam. A reader's reflection on losing a pet holds that all animals are submitters bound for Heaven. A study of Qaroon's arrogance and fate from Sura 28 closes the issue.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveFebruary 2006Modern astronomy on the Big Bang, galaxies, stars, black holes, the solar system, and gravity is set beside Quranic verses, leading to the seven universes in layers and the Big Crunch as God's law for the end of the world. The issue also announces the 2006 Submitters conference in Tucson, retells the butterfly and cocoon parable on struggle, and prints an incarcerated former Sunni's letter accepting the Quran alone.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveJanuary 2006Jesus as a human teacher of natural religion, whose gospel of loving God and neighbor and forgiving others is contrasted with Paul's doctrine of blood atonement and the later church councils. A reader in Ukraine finds no contradiction between the real message of the Bible and the Quran. Proverbs of Solomon and an index of the 2005 issues' articles follow.ICS

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