Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

Before we humans were banished to this earth, God Most Merciful gave us crucial information we would need to redeem ourselves. Thus we are born with instinctive knowledge about God:

[Quran 7:172] Recall that your Lord summoned all the descendants of Adam, and had them bear witness for themselves: "Am I not your Lord?" They all said, "Yes. We bear witness." Thus, you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, “We were not aware of this."

      Monotheism: Natural Instinct*
[Quran 30:30] Therefore, you shall devote yourself to the religion of strict monotheism. Such is the natural instinct placed into the people by GOD. Such creation of GOD will never change. This is the perfect religion, but most people do not know.
*30:30 Recognizing God ALONE as our Lord and Master is a natural instinct. We are born into this world with such an instinct. See 7:172-173 and Appendix 7.


The proclamation of faith (Shahaadah) for the believers is to bear witness that there is no other god besides God (Quran 3:18). He is the One and only God. The Absolute God. Never did He beget. Nor was he begotten. None equals Him. (Quran Chapter 112).

[Quran 3:18] GOD bears witness that there is no god except He, and so do the angels and those who possess knowledge. Truthfully and equitably, He is the absolute god; there is no god but He, the Almighty, Most Wise.


References:
The First Pillar of Islam (Submission), http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix13.html
The Believers' Shahadah, http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2010/mar/page1.html
Monotheism, http://www.masjidtucson.org/submission/monotheism/


Peace.