Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

	All Power Belongs To God
[Quran 10:107] If GOD touches you with a hardship, none can relieve it except He. And when He blesses you, no force can prevent His grace. He bestows it upon whomever He chooses from among His servants. He is the Forgiver, Most Merciful.

[Quran 18:39] ... No one possesses power except GOD (Lã Quwwata Ellã Bellãh).' ...

[Quran 51:56] I did not create the jinns and the humans except to worship Me alone.
[51:57] I need no provisions from them, nor do I need them to feed Me.
[51:58] GOD is the Provider, the Possessor of all power, the Supreme.


No one possesses power except GOD. We humans like to think we are strong or in control. But can any of us make the sun rise from the west or prevent our own death? Can we ever create a fly? And if the fly steals anything from us, can we recover it (Quran 22:73)?

Submitters recognize God's absolute authority, and reach an unshakable conviction that God ALONE possesses all power; no other entity possesses any power that is independent of Him. The natural result of such a realization is to devote our lives and our worship absolutely to God ALONE. This is the First Commandment in all the scriptures of God.

It may seem simple, but it takes hard work to practice Submission. May God help us be the utmost Submitters.


References:
Introduction, https://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/introduction.html or watch at: https://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/videos/vid.php?vid=inTWqQHSK8I

Peace.