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September 17, 2004 – September 24, 2004
CAN THE WORSHIP OF GOD BE ACHIEVED AND BE COMPLETE WITHOUT FULLY KNOWING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE SIGNS THAT HE HAS CREATED IN ORDER TO WORSHIP HIM?
I seek refuge in Allah from satan the rejected.
In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.
There are certain Signs given in the Quran for the believers that will enable us to respond and remember Him through all of the worship practices commanded by Him. Humans have invented a lot of things over time with God’s will and God fully knows what we make and manufacture. He is the Knower of the Future. Despite this fact, the only Signs mentioned in the Quran are the ones that God created Himself without human participation; the reason and logic being that mentioning human manufactured items as Signs will constitute partnership with God. Through the facts presented over the next few pages, the Truth is revealed as to how you can achieve the worship of One God.
21:30 Do the unbelievers not realize that the heaven and the earth used to be one solid mass that we exploded into existence? And from water we made all living things. Would they believe?
21:31 And we placed on earth stabilizers, lest it tumbles with them, and we placed straight roads therein, that they may be guided.
21:32 And we rendered the sky a guarded ceiling. Yet, they are totally oblivious to all the portents therein.
21:33 And He is the One who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon; each floating in its own orbit.
21:32 Part: Yet, they are totally oblivious to all the portents therein.
Miracle: The GV of messenger’s letters is 202, which is the same as GV of
“Rabb” – “Lord”, 202; revealing that most people ignore God’s Signs.
Question: How are the Muslims supposed to worship God, while on earth? Answer: By following all the details in His commands through the Signs given.
God has given the example of Abraham, in whose footsteps we are supposed to follow in practicing Islam. This example tells us that Abraham “visually observed
God’s marvels in the skies” to become a Submitter.
6:75 Part: We showed Abraham the marvels.
Revealed: GV of Allah letters = 66, which is GV of Allah.
Miracle: The Arabic letters are 19; the Quranic initials are 14 = 19-14.
By revealing the Supreme Miracle of 66 and 19-14, God has proven that He inspired Abraham to observe the marvels in the skies and come to the conclusion that God is One who is Omnipresent and never disappears.
6:75 We showed Abraham the marvels of the heavens and the earth, and blessed him with certainty.
6:76 When the night fell, he saw a shining planet. “Maybe this is my Lord,” he said. When it disappeared, he said, “I do not like (gods) that disappear.”
6:77 When he saw the moon rising, he said, “Maybe this is my Lord,” When it disappeared, he said, “Unless my Lord guides me, I will be with the strayers.”
6:78 When he saw the sun rising, he said, “This must be my Lord. This is the biggest.” But when it set, he said, “O my people, I denounce your idolatry.
6:79 “I have devoted myself absolutely to the One who initiated the heavens and the earth; I will never be an idol worshipper.”
Miracle: The verses 6:76-77-78 are marked with the Proof of the Highest Order---the Aleefs, which are 13-14-13, revealing a difference of 1--- “Revelation of 1 God”.
Note: After showing him some of His creations that come and disappear, while being in the service of God, He blessed him with complete certainty. That is why he proclaimed in the ending verse, 6:79, that “he will never be an idol worshiper.”
Let us put these two relative statements from the first and last verse of this example.
6:75 Part: “And blessed him with certainty.”
6:79 Part: “I will never be an idol worshiper.”
Miracle: The GV of messenger’s letters are 478 – 316, revealing the diff. of 162, which is GV of “Al-Islam”, proving that God gave him certainty to fully submit to Him and never disobey Him.
Since God is Omnipresent and does not disappear, we find the “Revelation of 1” through appropriate portions of the verse 2:255.
2:255 Part: “Never a moment of unawareness or slumber overtakes Him.”
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Miracle: The Allah letters are 7 and the messenger’s letters are 8 = 1 “Revelation of 1”.
2:255 Part: “And ruling them never burdens Him.”
Miracle: The Allah letters are 5 and the messenger’s letters are 6 = 1 “Revelation of 1”.
The Salat times currently being observed by you do not meet God’s criteria, as you are doing them either by seeing the time of day on the watch or clock or by hearing the Azaan (call for prayer) on clocks or through masjids. Through these revelations, you will hear and know the Truth. Islam places individual responsibility in observing God, just like Abraham did. The visual observance of God’s Signs in the skies are mandatory in order to observe the Salat. These are interlinked and inter- connected.
3:190 In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and day, there are signs for those who possess intelligence.
10:6 Surely, in the alternation of night and day, and what GOD created in the heavens and the earth, there are proofs for people who are righteous.
Miracle: In 3:190, the Allah letters are 25, in 10:6, the Allah letters are 24, revealing the diff. of 1 (God).
Note: These verses are talking about people like you; the intelligent ones who become righteous, to gain God’s approval and mercy.
3:190 Part: “There are signs for those who possess intelligence.”
10:6 Part: “There are signs for those who are righteous.”
Miracle: The GV of messenger’s letters are 180 – 382, revealing the diff. of 202 which is GV of “LORD” --- the intelligent and the righteous recognize God’s Signs.
As I have stated and clarified, God has provided us the Signs from Him and the means to worship Him rather than depending on humans or human-made things, all this to keep the religion simple, convenient and to avoid complications. He enlightens us with the Truth from the Quran and guides us to the right path.
14:33 Part 1: He has committed the sun and the moon in your service, continuously.
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14:33 Part 2: He has committed the night and the day to serve you.
Miracle: GV of messenger’s letters are 504 – 292, revealing the diff. of 212
which is GV of “Rabbi” (my Lord).
17:12 We rendered the night and the day two Signs. We made the night dark, and the day lighted, that you may seek provisions from your Lord therein. This also establishes for you a timing system, and the means of calculation. We thus explain everything in detail.
Miracle: The verse has 19 ALEEFS.
10:5 He is the the One who rendered the sun radiant, and the moon a light, and He designed its phases that you may learn to count the years and to calculate. GOD did not create all this, except for a specific purpose. He explains the revelations for people who know.
6:96 At the crack of dawn, He causes the morning to emerge. He made the night still, and He rendered the sun and the moon to serve as calculation devices. Such is the design of the Almighty, the Omniscient.
There are a lot of verses on this subject, so I’ll recite and mention only a few. The sun and the moon serve as calculation devices and as a timing system and so do the night and the day. Humans always put their point of view above God’s and want everything easy, flexible and in their own way. The whole purpose of Submission is to realize that we do not have any role or share in the creation of the Universe, or the Earth, or even our own selves, and to submit to the commands and guidance of the Almighty Lord, who tells us the way He wants us to do.
God has stated that the “night and the day” are 2 Signs. How many of you have reflected, appreciated, and accepted these Signs? Step No. 1 is always Signs. After this comes the message and the teachings. Just like “washing” – “Wazoo” precedes Salat, similarly the observation of God’s Signs precedes the Salat. Moreover, the Salat is based upon “specific times of the day and night” and not as a “count” during a 24- hour period. Therefore, there is no verse in the Quran that states that the Salats are 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 in a day. But it does tell you specific times based on God’s Signs, which add up to 5 Salats in a day. These are the verses:
11:114 You shall observe Salat at both ends of the day, and during the night. The righteous works wipe out the evil works. This is a reminder for those who would take heed.
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17:78 You shall observe the Salat when the sun declines from the highest point at noon, as it moves towards sunset. You shall observe the Quran at dawn, the Quran at dawn is witnessed.
2:238 You shall consistently observe the Salat, especially the middle prayer, and devote yourselves totally to GOD.
You can clearly see that the reference is made to both ends of the day, during the night, the movement of the sun, the middle prayer and so on. Now the important thing is that if we do not witness this with our eyes to appreciate God’s Signs for remembering Him, our Salat becomes “polluted”. No human watch can tell you when is Fajr, Noon, Asr, Maghrib or Night. Only a visual observation can determine this. To follow the system given by God will give you all the chance to look out, observe the sky, glorify Him, and praise Him. To counter any excuse that the humans have for not following the first step – visual observation of God’s Signs; He has therefore given us chapters titled: chapter 53, The Stars; chapter 54, The Moon; chapter 91, The Sun; chapter 85, The Galaxies and chapter 89, The Dawn; chapter 92, The Night; chapter 93, The Forenoon; chapter 103, The Afternoon; chapter 113, The Daybreak etc. The titles of these chapters add to the truth of this Khutbah.
Question: Who is the Salat decreed for?
Answer: 4:103 Part: The Salat are decreed for the believers at specific times.
Miracle: The messenger’s initials are 14 and the messenger’s letters are 19, revealing the Miracle of 14-19; covering both of Quran’s Mathematical Codes.
45:3 The heavens and the earth are full of proofs for the believers.
Question: What kind of proofs does God provide, so that we can worship Him at specific times, as required by Him?
Answer: 16:12 Part: And He commits, in your service, the night and the day, as well as the sun and the moon. Also, the stars are committed by His command.
Proof For Believers: GV of Allah letters = 227, being GV of “Al-Muhmineen” (Believers).
16:12 Part: “These are proofs for people.”
Revealed: GV of messenger’s letters is 306, being the messenger’s full name.
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16:12 Part: “Who understand.”
Revealed: GV of messenger’s letters is 196 = 14 x 14, being “Seven Pairs”.
Note: This is the way the Most Merciful Lord explains and guides the believers, by putting the complete name of the messenger. He has ordained and decreed that the sun and the moon, so essential for distinguishing between the night and the day will last up to the Day of Judgment, in order to provide continuous Signs for the worshipers of God.
31:29 Do you not realize that GOD merges the night into the day and merges the day into the night, and that He has committed the sun and moon in your service, each running in its orbit for a specific life span, and that GOD is fully Cognizant of everything you do?
36:37 Another Sign for them is the night; we remove the daylight therefrom, whereupon they are in darkness.
36:38 The sun sets into a specific location, according to the design of the Almighty, the Omniscient.
36:39 The moon we designed to appear in stages, until it becomes like an old curved sheath.
36:40 The sun is never to catch up with the moon – the night and the day never deviate- each of them is floating in its own orbit.
39:5 He created the heavens and the earth truthfully. He rolls the night over the day, and rolls the day over the night. He committed the sun and the moon, each running for a finite period. Absolutely, He is the Almighty, the Forgiving.
The following verses tell us that this phenomenon of Signs created by God will last till the Day of Judgment.
75:6-12 He doubts the Day of Resurrection. Once the vision is sharpened. And the moon is eclipsed. And the sun and the moon crash into one another. The human being will say on that day, “where is the escape?” Absolutely, there is no escape. To your LORD on that day, is the final destiny.
81:1-7 When the sun is rolled. The stars are crashed into each other. The mountains are wiped out. The reproduction is halted. The beasts are summoned. The oceans are set aflame. The souls are restored to their bodies.
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84:1-6 The time will come when the sky is ruptured. It will submit to its Lord and expire. The earth will be leveled. It will eject its contents, as it erupts. It will submit to its Lord, and expire. O humans, you are irreversibly heading for a meeting with your LORD.
Note: The above 3 sets of verses clearly tell us that the “sun and moon will crash with one another”, the “stars will crash into one another”, that the “sky will be ruptured” and the earth will also finish. All these creations of God have a finite term, to last till the Day of Judgment, which is the expiry date. Praise be to God.
Question: How do the Believers respond to God’s blessings of these Signs that enable us to observe the Salat for Him?
3:191 Part 1: They remember GOD while standing, sitting, and on their sides, and they reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth.
Miracle: GV of the Allah letters is 227, being the GV of “The Believers”.
3:191 Part 2: “Our Lord, You did not create all this in vain. Be You glorified. Save us from the retribution of Hell.
Miracle: GV of the Allah letters is 103, being GV of “Al-Sajdah”, (Prostration- according to the Signs provided in the heavens and the earth.)
Note: The creations of God that act as Signs for us enabling us to worship Him are also worshiping the same One Lord, by completely following His commands and designs.
16:48 Have they not seen all the things created by GOD? Their shadows surround them right and left, in total submission to GOD, and willingly.
16:49 To GOD prostrates everything in the heavens and everything on earth – every creature – and so do the angels; without the least arrogance.
16:50 They reverence their Lord, high above them, and they do what they are commanded to do.
22:18 Do you not realize that to GOD prostrates everyone in the heavens and the earth, and the sun and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and the animals, and many people? Many others among the people are committed to doom. Whomever GOD shames, none will honor him. Everything is in accordance with GOD’s will.
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Note: The example of one of the messengers who missed his Salat is also given according to the Signs of God, and not according to the “watch or the clock”. He was conscious about the sun setting, and the night falling.
38:31 One day he became preoccupied with beautiful horses, until the night fell. 38:32 He then said, “I enjoyed the material things more than I enjoyed worshiping my Lord, until the sun was gone.”
Miracle: GV of Allah letters for both verses is 227, being GV of “the Believers”.
We have covered the topic of Salat. How about the washing procedure before the Salat? Here also we find that God has decreed water and dirt (or mud), both created by God and also used in creating us. He has the foreknowledge that humans will have cleansing creams and perfumes which could be used to smell good and clean our skins and bodies, but He has decreed water to do the “washing” before the Salat; and if water is not available, then do the dry ablution with clean, dry soil or dirt.
24:45 Part: And GOD created every living creature from water.
32:7 He is the One who perfected everything He created, and started the creation of the human from clay.
5:6 (read the verse from the Quran).
To recite the Salat, you have to use your tongue to say specific words; the tongue is created by God; and our hands and feet are in action when we bow and prostrate. Hence, they will bear witness on the Day of Judgment.
24:24 The day will come when their own tongues, hands and feet will bear witness to everything they had done.
90:9 A tongue and two lips?
The “tasbeeh”, glorification of God is very important, just like the Salat the times are given according to the Signs of God.
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 at both ends of the day, that you may be happy.
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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.
52:49 Also during the night glorify Him, and at dawn as the stars fade away.
33:42 You shall glorify Him day and night.
Reciting the Quran is mentioned in 17:78 to be done at Dawn. It is witnessed at Dawn. According to 3:17, the believers are meditators at Dawn. The Zakat as per 6:141 should be given on the day of harvest, the Sign is that the crops are created by God.
The Seyaam (fasting) should be done, as per 2:185 by witnessing the month of Ramadan. Witnessing has only a specific meaning, which is to see something with your eyes. Therefore, you have to witness the progression of each calendar month in order to witness the month of Ramadan. As stated earlier, the change and progression of months are all based on God’s natural signs mentioned earlier in the sermon. The Hajj should be done in the specified months – during the four sacred months as the months are created by God. See verses 2:197; 9:36,37.
The reason given for Hajj is the commemoration of God for providing us with the Livestock; the animals being the creation of God. See verses 22:28, 34, 36, 37. The hajj ends with the sacrifice of a livestock animal, being the Sign of God, the animal created by Him with no human participation.
THE END: 33:41 O you who believe, you shall remember GOD frequently.
Miracle: GV of Allah letters is precisely 110, being the GV of the “Shahadah”, “La Elaha Ella Hoo”, proving and confirming the Almighty God is only ONE. Miracle: The sum of the numbers from the chapter and the verse, which is 33+34+35+36+37+38+39+40+41 = 333, and the diff. in 333 and 110 is precisely 223, revealing the GV of “Al-Muhminoon”, “The Believers”. The true believers are the ones who follow God’s Absolute Authority by following all His commands, as directed by His messengers who present God’s Signs and the complete message, in order for them to be guided.
Note: Those who follow the time for Salat by looking at their watches and clocks, after this message has come to them, are not only misguided but have gone far astray, as they reject what God has commanded them to do. In the absence of God’s
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signs because of weather conditions or for other reasons, you can use other means blessed by God as an option, after repenting to God and asking forgiveness.
ALL PRAISE AND GLORY BE TO ALLAH, THE LIVING, THE ETERNAL.
2:255 Part: No one attains any knowledge. Allah letters are 4
2:255 Part: Except as He wills. Allah letters are 5
Revealing the difference of 1, BEING THE ONE ALMIGHTY GOD.
THE SIGNS MENTIONED IN THIS KHUTBAH ARE: THE SUN AND THE MOON; THE
NIGHT AND THE DAY; which dictate our times for Salat Prayers that are observed for GOD. Alhumdo Lillah –Praise be to God.
Peace be upon the messengers.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe.