Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Peace be upon you, The more we remember God the more our souls grow (Quran 73:8). Submitters use every opportunity to remember God so that God truly may be their god. One wonderful way to remember God is by singing His praises (Quran 15:98) and commemorating His name, also known as "dhikr". [Quran 15:98-99] You shall sing the praises of your Lord, and be with the prostrators. And worship your Lord, in order to attain certainty.* *15:99 The practices of worship are our means of attaining certainty (Appendix 15). Remember God, Always [Quran 30:17-18] Therefore, you shall glorify GOD when you retire at night, and when you rise in the morning. All praise is due to Him in the heavens and the earth, throughout the evening, as well as in the middle of your day. [Quran 33:41-42] O you who believe, you shall remember GOD frequently.* You shall glorify Him day and night. *33:41-42 Your god is whatever occupies your thoughts most of the time. Hence the commandment to commemorate God and glorify Him day and night. See Appendix 27. [Quran 73:8] You shall commemorate the name of your Lord, to come ever closer and closer to Him. References: Dhikr: Commemorating and Remembering God, http://www.masjidtucson.org/God/zikr/ and http://www.masjidtucson.org/God/zikr/dhikrAV.html Night of Destiny Zikr, http://www.masjidtucson.org/God/zikr/NightofDestinyZikr.mp3 Music and the Arts: Not Prohibited by God, http://www.masjidtucson.org/submission/perspectives/more/music_and_the_arts.html Peace.