Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

[Quran 14:25] It produces its crop every season, as designed by its Lord. GOD thus cites the examples for the people, that they may take heed.

	All Creation Has Submitted to God
[Quran 13:15] To GOD prostrates everyone in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do their shadows in the mornings and the evenings.*
*13:15 ... The shadows are predetermined by God's design of the solar and the lunar orbits, and by the peculiar shape of the planet earth which causes the four seasons. The absolute precision of the sun/earth relation is proven by the invention of solar clocks and their shadows.


As we move from Spring to Summer, we can appreciate God's design of the seasons. Each season is perfectly planned by God for a reason. The differences in daylight, temperature and precipitation affect farming, livestock rearing, retailing, manufacturing, transportation, schooling, recreation, and many aspects of what we do. Seasons also affect plants and animals and their life cycles. While summer rain helps crops grow, the winter snow slowly melts to refill rivers and reservoirs. The change in seasons also balances the times for prayer and fasting in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. As Spring changes to Summer for some of us, Autumn gives way to Winter for the rest. All praise be to God!



References:
Reflections on Night and Day, https://masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2019/mar/page2.html
Giving Thanks, https://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2014/nov/page1.html

Peace.