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Submitters Perspective
December 2020
God as the Pardoner, explained through His names of mercy and forgiveness in the Quran, with guidance on sincere repentance, why it is never too late to turn to God, and forgiving others when wronged. A second article covers accountability in the Hereafter, the rewards of Paradise for the righteous, and the punishments of Hell for those who choose this worldly life.
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November 2020
God's countless blessings and the duty to appreciate them, the theme of this Thanksgiving issue. A member traces his blessings of knowledge, faith, scripture and wisdom from childhood through the Bible to recognizing the messenger of the covenant. A reprinted 1995 essay urges daily thanks, and a biology student tells how the contact prayer helped him pass organic chemistry.
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Submitters Perspective
October 2020
Blindly following parents and the majority is the danger examined first, through Quranic verses and two parables, with advice on honoring parents while worshiping God alone. A second article surveys the gross sins in the Quran: idol worship as the unforgivable offense if maintained until death, murder, adultery, intoxicants, gambling, and lying about God, along with the door God leaves open for repentance.
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September 2020
Focusing on one's own self in submission to God rather than on others' faults, illustrated by a story about dirty windows and verses on the self as an advocate of vice and being responsible only for one's own deeds. A second article examines why submitters resist feedback and reminders, how Satan uses the ego and misdirection, and how to weigh criticism against the Quran and respond kindly.
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August 2020
Submission is likened to joining a gym, where the work begins after joining: rites as exercises, Friday prayer as accountability, discipline, and a community that exhorts one another to be steadfast. A second article treats keeping promises and oaths, with the Quran's atonement for broken oaths. Letters follow from a Christian seeker who found the Quran without Hadith and from submitters in Texas and California prisons.
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July 2020
Patience and steadfastness lead the issue, drawing on the meanings of sabr, the examples of Job, Jacob and Abraham, and three kinds of patience in the Quran. A reflection on the pandemic treats hardship as God's test and urges trust in Him. An Independence Day essay describes leaving a Christian upbringing for the Quran and the Contact Prayers, followed by an invitation to join the weekly reminder email list.
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June 2020
Listening as a commandment from God, drawn from Quranic examples of bad listening (heedless, false, biased, closed minded) and good listening (responsive, retentive, with the heart). A second essay ties listening to being silent, especially before the Quran. A mealtime story shows how the tongue reveals the heart, and a Contact Prayer timings app is announced.
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May 2020
The COVID19 pandemic as a test from God and an opportunity to turn back to Him, with Quranic and biblical verses on trusting His protection, remembering Him day and night, and the contact prayer. A second essay draws on the messengers' responses to trials and on psychological reframing to choose a better response to hardship. A page of quarantine jokes closes the issue.
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April 2020
Ramadan 1441 opens the issue, with Quranic verses on fasting, righteous works and the expected start dates and Night of Destiny for 2020. A long study traces human responsibility from accepting freedom of choice to accountability for our works, intentions, thoughts, family and blessings. A closing piece examines the six verses saying Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe, and their mathematical relationships based on the number 19.
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March 2020
Human weaknesses named in the Quran, such as indecision, ego, arrogance, impatience, ingratitude and selfishness, and the difficult path of overcoming them to please God. A second article traces the soul's round trip from the feud in the High Society through this final chance to its return to God. Also a reflection on the train of life, the Quran app, and the 2020 Chicago conference.
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February 2020
Happiness as Submission to God alone, contrasted with views from wealth, Aristotle, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, with Quranic verses promising joy now and in the Hereafter. A reprinted 1990 article urges making pleasing God the number one priority and reading problems as tests. Ramadan 2020 dates, new moon times and the Night of Destiny close the issue.
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January 2020
God's attributes as the Quran describes them, and why knowing Him is the basis for trusting and obeying Him, open the issue, with a list of His names. A second article answers the charge that Islam promotes violence, explaining Submission as peace, justice, knowledge and no distinction among God's messengers. A poem on Submitters and an index of 2019 articles follow.
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