Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

To save our souls, we must remember God more than anything else. Every time we remember Him, our soul grows closer to God (Quran 73:8, 29:45, 2:152, 87:15-16). God is Most Merciful towards the believers. To help us in this practice, God has given us countless marvels & signs around us and within ourselves. All the beautiful cloud formations, the twinkling stars and spiraling galaxies forming illuminated designs, the stunning beauty of the sunrise and sunset ... all of these are part of God's marvelous creations. And every time we reflect upon His creation and praise Him, we grow.

And while we marvel at this beauty, we should think about what all God is doing in the background for us without our realizing it. At any instant, there are countless rays, gases, particles, and chemical elements all going in and out, up and down from the Earth, all perfectly designed and controlled by God (Quran 6:59, 10:61), allowing humans, plants and animals to exist and glorify Him (17:44).


[55:5-13] The sun and the moon are perfectly calculated. The stars and the trees prostrate.
He constructed the sky and established the law. You shall not transgress the law. You shall establish justice; do not violate the law. 
He created the earth for all creatures. In it there are fruits, and date palms with their hanging fruit.* Also grains and the spices.
(O humans and jinns,) which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?

*55:11 Compare the spaceship Earth's renewable systems and reproducing astronauts, with the most sophisticated spaceships that we launch into space. God be glorified.


      Those Who Possess Intelligence
[Quran 3:190-191] In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are signs for those who possess intelligence.  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.


Peace.


References
Who is your God? http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix27.html
GOD: The Creator of all things: http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/SP/1997/aug/page1.html