3:190 In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those who possess intelligence.
3:191 They remember GOD* while standing, sitting, and on their sides, and they reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord, You did not create all this in vain. Be You glorified. Save us from the retribution of Hell.
*3:191 Your god is whoever or whatever occupies your mind most of the time. The true believers are those who remember God most of the time. See 23:84-89 and Appendix 27.
3:192 “Our Lord, whomever You commit to Hell are the ones You have forsaken. Such transgressors have no helpers.
3:193 “Our Lord, we have heard a caller calling to faith and proclaiming: `You shall believe in your Lord,’ and we have believed. Our Lord, forgive us our transgressions, remit our sins, and let us die as righteous believers.
3:194 “Our Lord, shower us with the blessings you promised us through Your messengers, and do not forsake us on the Day of Resurrection. You never break a promise.”
What is the historical context of this event as it is written in the past tense that God responded to this prayer?
Your god is whoever or whatever occupies you mind most of the time. (Appendix 27). We need to commemorate God in any situation we are in and all the time. If Salat is the meal for the soul then thanking God and remember God is the equivalent to breathing.
Breathing– Submitters Perspective April 2015 Written by Abeer
The most basic thing we do, breathing, is subconscious. It is an automatic process which we take for granted;
God designed our bodies to do this, without the least effort on us. According to an article published by Slate magazine, most people can hold their breath for 30 seconds before gasping. However the real danger of not breathing is the carbon dioxide build-up, which acidifies your blood.
This got me thinking about the human, which has a breath of God.
32:9 He shaped him and blew into him from His spirit. And He gave you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brains; rarely are you thankful.
How do we breathe (allegorically) for our souls? If we don’t breathe for it, are we introducing dangers to it?
We breathe for our souls by commemorating and remembering GOD. God Almighty says to remember him FREQUENTLY, just as we breathe frequently. We do it day and night, awake or asleep.
76:25 And commemorate the name of your Lord day and night.
73:8 You shall commemorate the name of your Lord, to come ever closer and closer to Him.
This tells us that we have to remember GOD as much as we are breathing, if not more! It also tells you how critical it is to do it, otherwise our soul will suffocate from “holding its breath.”
God says:
20:102 That is the day when the horn is blown, and we summon the guilty on that day blue.
This struck me because when you run out of oxygen, you turn blue. So those who fail to heed their Lord inevitably suffocate the real person, thus turning “blue.” The acidity which is introduced by the lack of oxygen is similar to pollution introduced through worshiping Satan. If you do not commemorate God and side with Him, then the Devil is the alternative,
The Devil is the Other Alternative
36:60-63 Did I not covenant with you, O Children of Adam, that you shall not worship the devil? That he is your most ardent enemy? And that you shall worship Me alone? This is the right path. He has misled multitudes of you. Did you not possess any understanding? This is the Hell that was promised for you.
This makes it more crucial to remember GOD and observe the contact prayer, for the contact prayers not only prevent vice, but they are designed to remember GOD (29:45). We cannot survive by eating but not breathing. Can we even eat if we don’t breathe? We would be so concerned, gasping for air, we wouldn’t know what we were doing, let alone eating! So how can we observe the contact prayers (eat) without remembering GOD (breathing)?
87:14-15 Successful indeed is the one who redeems his soul. By remembering the name of his Lord, and observing the contact prayers (Salat).