Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

Each year as we begin Ramadan, we try hard to grow our souls and increase our level of submission. We strive to read more Quran, be more God-conscious, do more righteous works. But what happens as we get into the month after that? Do we maintain the new level of piety and faith, or do we let our heightened God-awareness wane?

Remembering God is for our own happiness (Quran 20:130, 13:28-29, 29:45, etc.). If we want to belong in God's kingdom and live a perfectly happy life, we must grow our soul and remember God most of the day! Can we set ourselves the challenge of doing this today?


[Quran 7:205] You shall remember your Lord within yourself, publicly, privately, and quietly, day and night; do not be unaware.*
*7:205 Your god is whoever or whatever occupies your mind most of the day. This explains the fact that most of those who believe in God are destined for Hell (See 12:106, 23:84-90, and Appendix 27).


    The Contact Prayers
[Quran 4:103] Once you complete your Contact Prayer (Salat), you shall remember GOD while standing, sitting, or lying down.* Once the war is over, you shall observe the Contact Prayers (Salat); the Contact Prayers (Salat) are decreed for the believers at specific times.
*4:103 Your god is whoever or whatever occupies your mind most of the day. In order to belong in God's kingdom, and enjoy His grace and protection, the Quran exhorts us to remember God "always" (2:152 & 200, 3:191, 33:41-42). This profound fact explains the numerous verses asserting that "most" of those who believe in God are going to Hell (12:106, 23:84-89, 29:61-63, 31:25, 39:38, 43:87). See Footnote 3:191 and Appendix 27.


[Quran 20:130] Therefore, be patient in the face of their utterances, and praise and glorify your Lord before sunrise and before sunset. And during the night glorify Him, as well as at both ends of the day, that you may be happy.


References:
Consolidating the Gains of Ramadan, http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2015/jul/page4.html
Who Is Your God? http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix27.html
Introduction to Quran The Final Testament, http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/introduction.html

Peace.