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Submitters PerspectiveDecember 2008Christmas and its pagan origins, through excerpts from Herbert W. Armstrong tracing December 25th, the Christmas tree, mistletoe, Santa Claus and gift exchange to Babylon and the Roman Saturnalia. Quran verses on Mary and the virgin birth of Jesus follow, with the footnote placing his birth in late September or early October, when dates ripen. An announcement invites submitters to the 2009 annual conference in Sacramento.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveNovember 2008A reprinted 1988 prayer of thanks by Dr. Khalifa lists the corruptions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and the blessings God revealed through His messenger. The issue also reprints George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving proclamation and explains the immune system as God's design for protecting us, with Quranic verses on sickness and tests. Readers in Canada and France send comments.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveOctober 2008The Quranic prophecy of a creature made of earthly materials (27:82) is read as the computer, which uncovered the Quran's mathematical code based on 19 and led to rejecting traditions for the Quran alone. A fabricated hadith by Ibn Kathir about the beast is set against the Quran as the best Hadith. A second essay explores faith as believing in the unseen and seeing God's proofs in return.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveSeptember 2008Ramadan and fasting as a blessing from God, with Quranic allowances for the ill and traveling, health benefits, and calculating the 2008 start, end, and Night of Power from new moon times rather than sighting. Also includes a report on the 23rd annual Tucson conference, a Malaysian submitter's letter from Pakistan asking to join the Tucson community, and a reflection on a first Ramadan as a submitter.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveAugust 2008An essay argues that Allah is not a God of Muslims only: God's beautiful names may be called in any language, and the real offense is associating idols with Him, as in the corrupted shahadah. Also included are reader comments, a poem on true happiness, a reflection on eating gratefully rather than like animals, and simple facts of the Quran's mathematical code based on 19.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveJuly 2008Paradise as the greatest triumph in the Quran, promised to those who worship God alone, obey His messenger, and persevere against disbelieving friends. A second essay answers a petition to remove historical illustrations of the Prophet Muhammad from Wikipedia, arguing the Quran prohibits idolizing him, not depicting him. Also included are song lyrics on trusting God, a Christian reader's letter, and a notice for the 2008 Tucson conference.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveJune 2008The First Commandment, There is no god beside God, as the true statement of faith, arguing that adding Muhammad's name to the Shahadah sets him up as an idol beside God. The issue shows the statement's Arabic letters forming a multiple of 19 and explains why 19 proves the Quran's divine authorship. A poem voices the neglected Quran, and Nick, born without limbs, tells how God turned his struggles into a blessing.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveMay 2008Religious fanaticism, sectarianism, and terrorism committed in the name of Islam, traced to Hadith, false Sunnas, and madressahs, with a call to return to the Quran alone and Quranic education. An explainer defines Submitters and submission, holds that Submitters exist within every religion, and gives the minimum criteria from 2:62. Also includes Quran verses calling it a beacon and notice of the 2008 Tucson conference.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveApril 2008Most people who call themselves Muslims fail to qualify as true Submitters, the lead article argues, by adding Muhammad to the proclamation of faith, idolizing him, distorting the contact prayer, zakat, fasting, and Hajj, and following Hadith and Sunna instead of the Quran alone. An Australian reader describes turning to the Quran after witnessing the September 11 attacks on his nineteenth birthday.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveMarch 2008A tribute to sister Nora, who has returned to God, reprints her 2006 Tucson conference speech on facing cancer as a test from God, with patience, trust and thankfulness for His blessings. Quranic verses follow on the righteous going straight to Heaven, a survey of gross sins from idolatry to false accusation, readers' letters, a poem on counting blessings, and notice of the 2008 Tucson conference.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveFebruary 2008The Quran's dress code for women is righteousness and modesty, not the veil, argued from the meanings of khimar and hijab, with a reader's question about covering her hair. Sectarian Muslims expel a submitter for citing the Quran alone, prompting verses that condemn Hadith and sects. The leap year's extra day suggests four added minutes daily of devotion to God.ICS

Submitters PerspectiveJanuary 2008Jesus is shown from Bible verses alone to be neither God nor the Savior, setting what the Bible says of God, all powerful, all knowing, not a man and never tempted, against what it says of Jesus. Since only God is the Savior, Jesus emerges as a human prophet sent to the Children of Israel. The issue also indexes the 2007 Submitters Perspective articles.ICS

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