The World Blog by humble servant.

God has richly blessed the Submitters, over many years, and by His grace we try to adhere to what we were given and respond to the blessings with appreciation and righteousness. We do not want to be blessed so richly only to respond improperly and be rejected from God’s grace (6:44). Nor do we want to trade away even the smallest piece of God’s blessings for a cheap price (3:77), especially when that cheap price is most likely our egos. Misleading people for whatever reason has dire consequences including some share of the responsibility for each person misled (16:25). God has been very patient with us; therefore, He certainly will test our patience and steadfastness as well (47:31). The mathematical structure of the Quran has been one of the many blessings God bestowed on us. This incredible numerical structure of the Quran is God’s miracle (4:174, 6:109, 29:50, 40:78). The early counts and nineteen-related findings in the Quran by Dr. Rashad Khalifa served as verifiable proof that th...

You start out on a journey along a beautiful path. You see animals and insects, large green trees, a clear creek glistening in the sunlight, and colorful insects pollinating beautiful flowers. Your feet gently rest upon warm soil. You breathe clean air and look up at a vast blue sky filled with flying birds. You pluck fruit off of long hanging branches along the path. You swim and wash yourself in an ever-widening clear creek filled with fish. You see calm ponds filled with beautiful lotus flowers. The path has its dangers. The dangers can be overcome and avoided if you follow the directions you were given when you started on the journey. As you travel on the path, you begin to notice changes. You see fewer animals and insects. The creek is murky and narrow with less aquatic life in it. The large fruit-laden trees begin to give way to dead flowerless brush filled with thickets of sharp weeds. You do not see many flower-laden ponds. You begin to tire frequently, and take shorter breaths...

The Human Jesus and Christian Deism.                                                                                            Human beings are designed to live in accord with certain natural laws which can be discovered by anyone through observation, experience, and reasoning. The violation of these natural laws is destructive to life. Living in harmony with these laws enhances an individual’s life and contributes to the establishment of a peaceful and prosperous human society. A man named Jesus called this ideal society “the kingdom of God” on earth. My name is John L. and I want to share my discovery of the original gospel (“good news”) of Jesus. If we look beyond the myths and theological theories that have accumulated around Jesus, we can see a real ...

WE DECLARED WAR ON GOD NOW WE MUST REPENT AND ATONE The Quran informs us that the "great feud in the Heavenly Community" (38:69) was a "Great Event." Indeed it is the most significant event in our existence, period. To fully understand the purpose of our life in this world, we need to study that great feud, and put it in the right perspective. Let Us Face It Billions of years ago, when Satan promised a better place than God's and more power, all humans and jinns went to war against God and His angels, with Satan as our commander-in-chief. There was, thus, a physical battle; we actually fought against God on Satan's side. God, being God Almighty, overpowered us most efficiently and took us all as P.O.W.s (prisoners of war). He could have destroyed us, burnt us in Hell eternally-- any of these ends would have been quite appropriate, since we had failed to uphold His absolute authority. The angels expected Him to do exactly that. They were shocked that He could...

We are informed at the beginning of the Quran in Sura 2 that righteousness is a necessary quality for redemption: [2:2] This scripture is infallible; a beacon for the righteous; [2:5] These are guided by their Lord; these are the winners. [2:112] Indeed, those who submit themselves absolutely to GOD alone, while leading a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord; they have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve. We know that righteousness is more important than what sect or tribe a person is from, and it is the most important garment: [49:13] O people, we created you from the same male and female, and rendered you distinct peoples and tribes, that you may recognize one another. The best among you in the sight of GOD is the most righteous. GOD is Omniscient, Cognizant. [2:62] Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts; anyone who (1) believes in GOD, and (2) believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous life, will receive ...

Medical Benefits of Fasting (Ramadan) Most Submitters (Muslims) do not fast because of medical benefits but because it has been ordained to them in the Quran. The medical benefits of fasting are as a result of fasting. Fasting in general has been used in medicine for medical reasons including weight management, for rest of the digestive tract and for lowering lipids. There are many adverse effects of total fasting as well as so-called crash diets. Islamic fasting is different from such diet plans because in Ramadan fasting, there is no malnutrition or inadequate calorie intake. The caloric intake of Muslims during Ramadan is at or slightly below the national requirement guidelines. In addition, the fasting in Ramadan is voluntarily taken and is not a prescribed imposition from the physician. Ramadan is a month of self-regulation and self-training, with the hope that this training will last beyond the end of Ramadan. If the lessons learned during Ramadan, whether in terms of dietary int...