Submitters Perspective, February 1997
The missing Basmalah of Sura 9 and the evidence that verses 9:128 and 9:129 were added after Muhammad's death, drawn from historical sources and the Quran's mathematical structure based on the number 19. The issue also announces the 1997 United Submitters International Conference in Tucson, Arizona, and offers a prayer of submission asking God for guidance and forgiveness.
God willing, we are planning to hold this year’s United Submitters International Conference in Tucson, Arizona. The dates of this conference are tentatively set for August 29-31, 1997.
Please mark your calendar and start making your plans to attend the conference. Remember that this is a great opportunity to be with Submitters from all around the world.
Look for more details in the coming issues of the Submitters Perspective.
A Prayer of Submission (2)
IN THE NAME OF GOD, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL
I implore you, dear Lord, that I may be guided to speak words of truth and righteousness, words that glorify You alone. I thank You, God, for the blessing of the Friday prayer and for giving us each other that we may be tested and comforted. Thank you, God, for the gift of this recent Ramadan, and for the great number of people with which we shared the night of power. Please forgive our human tendencies to judge and criticize even those who stand beside us in submission. Help us to do better.
Thank you, dear God, for this chance to redeem ourselves and for the guidance You have sent to help. You have told us to take the most difficult path, and in Your infinite mercy, You have also said You would make it easy for us. Make us Your righteous, humble servants, that we may be worthy of Your love and mercy. Make us ones who worship You alone, who glorify You in happiness