Believers must hold fast to the rope of God and not be divided, and in that community race, color, and nationality do not matter.1, 2, 3
The best community advocates righteousness, forbids evil, and believes in God, and these are social responsibilities of the believers.1, 2, 3
Real events in the community, such as Lori being thrown from a car unharmed, are examples of the invisible giant protecting believers, and we learn best from such real examples.1, 2, 3
The community pitching in to support Emily when she moved without means is an example of established believers helping immigrant believers, as the Quran describes.1, 2, 3
The early believers had fought and killed each other's relatives, and God removed the hatred from their hearts when they believed; one must consider the context of those days to understand this.1, 2, 3
The believers decide their affairs by consultation, and a husband and wife who part do not have to be enemies but must maintain amicable relations.1, 2, 3
Believers must never hold a hard feeling against a brother or sister, and should forget the past and treat each other as if meeting for the first time.1, 2, 3, 4
God commands His servants to speak and treat each other in the best possible way and utter the nicest words, because Satan tries to drive a wedge between them.1, 2, 3
The believers, men and women, are one family, and this spiritual family lasts for eternity while one's genetic family may not go to Heaven, so we must maintain the best relations.1, 2, 3, 4
Facing the Qiblah is a wonderful commandment because it lets believers stand in one line facing the same direction instead of a hundred different directions.1, 2, 3, 4
Believers must encourage each other to frequent the masjids.1
God inspires all of us through each other's input, so studying the Quran as a group is more productive than studying it alone at home.1, 2, 3, 4
Hypocrites sit among the believers and look and act like believers, so believers must be careful what they listen to, and this is a test for all.1, 2, 3, 4
Satan's last stand, after failing to stop people from believing, is to drive a wedge between believers, contradicting God's statement that believers are brothers and one family, so believers must work to reverse it.1, 2, 3, 4
In the submitter community anyone takes turns leading the prayer, unlike the Sunni and Shiite systems of priorities for who may lead.1, 2, 3
Sectarian fighting among Muslims happens because they disobey the command not to divide into sects, while submitters from Shiite and Sunni backgrounds now sit united and loving each other.1, 2, 3
Believers are brothers and sisters whose bond lasts for eternity, longer than the bond of blood siblings, so praying for the believers is praying for one's eternal family.1, 2, 3
The gossipers who talk about each other fall into Satan's trap aimed at the family of the believers.1, 2, 3
Hypocrites are not attracted to a community during persecution and difficult times, but they would show up if the community offered worldly rewards.1, 2, 3
Commemorating God in a group is very effective because it is contagious, and when one person in the group does it, everyone feels it.1, 2, 3
Consultation is the best political concept in the world: the majority does not force its view on the minority, but discusses until all agree unanimously, since the minority may be right.1, 2, 3, 4
God loves those who fight in His cause united like bricks in one wall, and He condemns sectarianism, so those who divide the religion into sects do not belong to God or the Prophet.1, 2, 3, 4
A true friend is truthful and open, while those who work behind closed doors and whisper secretly should not be trusted.1, 2, 3, 4
Enemies infiltrate the believers' communities, but believers should not become paranoid or hunt for them, and should hope they change their hearts.1, 2, 3
Hypocrites look and act like believers, sit with us, and spread doubt, so they are more dangerous; God reserves the lowest pit of Hell for them, and we must be careful what we listen to.1, 2, 3, 4
A latecomer joins the group in whatever position it is in and, after the group ends with the salam, stands up and completes the units he missed.1, 2, 3
In group prayer you follow the Imam and do not recite Al Fatiha or Quran after him; you mentally follow his recitation of Al Fatiha and say the usual glorifications in bowing and prostration.1, 2, 3
The Friday congregational prayer is an obligatory duty on every Muslim man and woman, a social function decreed by God for Muslims to know each other and their problems and joys.1, 2, 3
The community will only have happy occasions in this place, which Khalifa calls God's promise.1
The number of believers always increases, so anyone who starts a Quranic study or a place of worship devoted to God alone, even all alone, is guaranteed to grow.1, 2, 3
One purpose of the Friday sermon is to study the community's affairs and see what is going on.1
God's test is not something bad; it sifts out those who do not belong among the believers so that only the pure diamonds remain, though we pray for people to pass it.1, 2, 3, 4
Believers who follow the Quran alone must gather, know each other, and be united, which is why God instituted the weekly Friday prayer; their leader and imam is the Quran.1, 2, 3, 4