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Submitters Perspective
December 2019
Jesus as only begotten son is reexamined against biblical uses of sons of God and the Quran's verses calling such a claim blasphemy. The winter solstice is explained as God's design, with a warning against sun worship and Yule and Stonehenge rituals. Also included are a late sister's letter of thanks to God for her invitation to Submission and a parable on the blessing of giving to charity.
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November 2019
Two essays from the November 2019 newsletter. Lory, overwhelmed by the chaos of the world, finds comfort in verses about holding fast to God and calls the Quran our life line to Him, sharing passages used to glorify God. Ubaid writes that this worldly life is an illusion, warns against idol worship and the chase for material success, and urges total submission, repentance, and reform.
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October 2019
The Contact Prayers (Salat) as a Quranic commandment and basic requirement of Submission, traced through verses on righteousness, remembering God, losing the prayers, and attaining mercy. A report follows on the 34th annual United Submitters International conference in Tucson, with its khutba on the 1969 moon landing and 54:1. Verses on the earth as God's sign and notes on the Quran and Salat times apps close the issue.
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September 2019
Resisting the crowd and peer pressure, with the Quran's warning that following the majority diverts people from God's path. Gladwell and Granovetter's idea of thresholds, illustrated by free throw shooters Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry, frames a call to worship God alone without waiting for others. Letters from prisoners describe receiving the Quran and accepting Rashad Khalifa as the messenger of the covenant.
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August 2019
God as the only true guide, set against human guides like docents and counselors, with verses on wavering, steadfastness, free choice, and the Quran as the complete guidebook to salvation. A second article reflects on God's countless blessings, from the workings of the eye, brain, and ear to forgiveness, freedom of choice, the contact prayer, and the promise of Paradise.
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July 2019
Striving in the cause of God with money and with one's life, drawn from Quranic verses: charity beyond Zakat, spreading the message, feeding the poor, emigrating, kind and equitable treatment of others, Quran studies, and avoiding suspicion and backbiting, all toward returning to God's kingdom. A second article treats nature as God's gift, urging gratitude for earth and water and responsible conservation for all creatures and future generations.
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June 2019
Tests from God as a mandatory part of this life, including the admission test after accepting Submission, prosperity as a test, why tests come, and how to respond through imploring, appreciation, and meditation on God. A second essay tells of a young actor who leaves acting for early childhood education and learns that only God's knowledge of her work matters.
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May 2019
Joy and happiness as fruits of submission to God alone, traced through Quran verses on mindfulness, appreciation, and glorifying God at both ends of the day. Articles pair Quranic support with research on living in the present and nine science backed happiness behaviors such as kindness, relationships, and valuing time over money. An announcement for the 34th annual United Submitters conference in Tucson, August 2019, closes the issue.
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April 2019
Ramadan fasting as a gift from God opens the issue, with its blessings, remission of sins, and the alternatives Sura 2:184 allows for those who fast with great difficulty. An essay pictures the mind as a garden of thoughts to weed by seeking refuge in God, and another argues from the Quran and the Bible that all praise and glory belong to God alone. The 2019 Tucson conference is announced.
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March 2019
The ego as a false self and a god beside God leads this issue, traced through Satan's deception at the forbidden tree and the Children of Israel's calf worship, with the Quran's command to kill our egos. Further pieces reflect on night and day as signs of God's precise control, and a prisoner explains prostration as service and submission. Ramadan 2019 dates and new moon times close the issue.
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February 2019
Being appreciative of God's countless blessings leads the issue, with Quranic examples from Solomon, Luqman, Lot and Abraham and a reflection on what it means that God Himself is Appreciative, calling believers to appreciate one another. A second essay treats worshiping God alone in many ways, resisting the devil's distractions, and the soul's battle against the ego after missed prayers. Ramadan 2019 dates are announced.
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January 2019
Life after death leads the issue: how other faiths imagine the Hereafter, why there is no intercession, and the Quran's teaching that each soul is recorded and answerable for its own deeds. A second article, prompted by Olympic ice dancing, asks how to fine-tune the ego toward the High Heaven by forgiving and countering evil with good. An index of 2018 articles closes it.
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