Appendix 15
Religious Duties: A Gift From God
When Abraham implored
God in 14:40, he did not ask for wealth or health; the gift he implored for was: “Please God, make me one who observes the contact
prayers (Salat).” The religious duties
instituted by God are in fact a great gift from
Him. They constitute the nourishment
required for the growth and development of our
souls. Without
such nourishment, we cannot survive
the immense energy associated with God’s physical presence on the Day of Judgment. Belief in God does
not by
itself
guarantee
our
redemption;
we
must
also
nourish
our
souls
(6:158,
10:90-92). Additionally, 15:99 states that observing the religious duties instituted
by God is our means of attaining
certainty: “Worship your Lord in order to attain certainty.”
The Contact Prayers (Salat)
The five daily contact prayers
are the main meals for the soul. While a soul
may attain some growth and development by leading a righteous life, and without observing the contact prayers,
this would be like surviving
on snacks without
regular meals.
We learn from 2:37 that we can establish
contact with God by uttering
the specific Arabic
words given to us by God. Sura 1, The Key, is a mathematically composed
combination of sounds that unlocks
the door between
us and God:
1. The Dawn Prayer must be observed during two hours before sunrise
(11:114, 24:58).
2. The Noon Prayer is due when the sun declines
from its highest
point at noon (17:78).
3. The Afternoon Prayer can be observed during the 3-4 hours preceding
sunset (2:238).
4. The Sunset Prayer becomes due after sunset (11:114).
5. The Night Prayer can be observed after the twilight
disappears from the sky (24:58).
* The Friday noon congregational prayer is an obligatory duty upon every Submitting man and
woman (62:9). Failure to observe the Friday Prayer is a gross offense.
Each contact prayer is valid if observed anytime during the period it becomes due until the next prayer becomes due. Once missed, a given contact prayer is a
missed opportunity that cannot be made up; one can only repent and ask forgiveness.
The five prayers
consist of 2, 4, 4, 3, and 4 units (Rak’ahs), respectively.
The proof that Salat was already
established
through Abraham is found in 8:35, 9:54, 16:123, &
21:73. This most important duty in Islam
has been so severely distorted
that the contact
prayers (Salat) have
become a practice
in idolatry for the vast majority of Muslims. Although the Quran commands that our
contact
prayers must be devoted to God alone (20:14; 39:3, 45), today’s Muslims insist on commemorating
“Muhammad and his family” and “Abraham and his family” during their prayers. This renders the prayers null and void (39:65).
The following text, pertaining
to
the
miracles
confirming
the
Contact
Prayers, is excerpted (and corrected), from
the
January
1990
issues
of
the
Submitters Perspective (the regular and special bonus issues), as written by Dr.
Rashad Khalifa:
Awesome Mathematical Miracle
Confirms All The 5 Contact Prayers
[1] Sura 1 is God’s gift to us, to establish contact with Him (Salat). Write the sura number and the number of verses
next to each other and you get 17, the total number of units in the 5 daily prayers.
[2] Let us write down the sura number, followed by the number
of every verse in the sura. This is what we get:
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 This number
is a multiple of 19. [3] Now, let us
replace each
verse number by the number
of letters in that verse.
This is what we
get: 1 19 17 12 11 19 18 43 also a multiple of 19.Theoretically, one can alter the letters of Sura 1,
and still keep the same number of letters. However, the following mathematical phenomena rule out that possibility. For the gematrical value
of every single
letter is taken
into consideration. Here it is: |
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[4] Let us include the gematrical value of every verse, and write it down following
the number of letters in each verse:
1 19 786 17 581 12 618 11 241 19 836 18 1072 43 6009
also a multiple of
19.
[5] Now, let us add the number of each verse, to be followed by the number of
letters in that verse, then the gematrical value of that verse. This is what we get:
1 1 19 786 2 17 581 3 12 618 4 11 241 5 19 836 6 18 1072 7 43 6009
a multiple of 19.
[6] Instead
of
the
gematrical
values
of
every
verse,
let
us
write
down
the
gematrical values of every individual letter in Sura 1.This truly awesome miracle, shows that the resulting
long number, consisting of 274 digits, is also a multiple of 19. ALLAHU AKBAR.
1 7 1 19 2 60 40 1 30 30 5 1 30 200 8 40 50 1 30 200 8 10 40 2 17 ... 50
This number starts
with the sura number, followed by the number
of verses in the
sura, followed by the verse number, followed by the number of letters
in this verse, followed
by the gematrical values of every letter in this verse, followed
by the number of the next verse, followed by the number of letters in this verse, followed by the gematrical values of every letter in this verse, and so on to the end of the sura. Thus, the last component
is 50, the value of “N” (last letter).
[7] Since I cannot write very long numbers here, let us substitute
[*] for the long number consisting
of the number of every verse, followed by the number of letters
in the verse, followed by the gematrical value of every individual letter in
the verse. If we write
down the number
of the sura, followed by its number
of verses, we get 17, the number of units (Rak`aas)
in the 5 daily prayers.
Next to the 17, write down the number of Rak`aas in the first prayer (2), followed by two [*]’s, followed
by the number of Rak`aas
in this second prayer (4), followed by four [*]’s, and so on. Not only is the resulting
long number a multiple of 19, but also
the number of its component
digits is 4636 (19x244).... Please note that any
representation of Sura 1 can replace the [*] in the number shown below without
affecting the outcome; all of them give multiples
of 19. For example, a short representation of “The Key” consists of the Sura number (1), followed by the number
of verses (7), followed by the total number of letters in Sura 1 (139) followed by the total
gematrical
value
of
the
whole
sura
(10143). The resulting number (1713910143) can also represent
[*].
17 2[*][*]
4[*][*][*][*] 4[*][*][*][*] 3[*][*][*] 4[*][*][*][*]
CONFIRMATION OF FRIDAY
PRAYERS
[8] Since the Friday prayer consists of two sermons
and two Rak`aas (total is
15 2[*][*]
4[*][*] 4[*][*][*][*] 3[*][*][*] 4[*][*][*][*]
“THE
KEY”
(Al-Fateha)
MUST
BE
RECITED
IN ARABIC
[9] The first sura in the Quran is mathematically composed in a manner that challenges and stumps the greatest mathematicians on earth. Now we appreciate the fact that when we recite
Sura 1, “The Key,” during our Contact Prayers,
something happens in the
universe,
and
we
establish
contact
with
our
Creator. The result is perfect happiness, now and forever. By contacting our Almighty Creator
5 times a day, we nourish and develop our souls in preparation for the Big Day
when we meet God. Only those who nourish their souls will be able to withstand and enjoy the physical
presence of Almighty
God.
All submitters, of all
nationalities, recite
the words of “The Key” which were written by God Himself, and given to us to establish contact with Him (2:37). Edip Yuksel’s discovery adds to the awesomeness of “The Key” and
proclaims clearly that it
must
be
recited in Arabic. When you recite “The Key”
in
Arabic, your lips touch
each
other
precisely 19 times. Your lips touch each other
where the letters “B” and “M”
occur. There are 4 “B’s” and 15 “M’s” and this adds up
to
19.
The
gematrical
value of the 4 “B’s”
is
4x2=8,
and
the gematrical value of the 15 “M’s”
is 15x40=600.
The
total
gematrical
value of the 4 “B’s” and 15 “M’s” is |
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CONFIRMATION OF THE 5 DAILY
PRAYERS,
NUMBER OF BOWINGS
(Ruku’),
PROSTRATIONS
(Sujood), and TASHAHHUD
[10] One
of
the
common
challenges...is:
“If
the
Quran
is
complete
and
detailed (as claimed in 6:19, 38 &
114), where are the details of the Contact
Prayers (Salat)?” These people ask this question because they are not aware that the Quran informs us that
the
Contact
Prayers
came
from Abraham (21:73 & 22:78). If we write down the numbers of the prayers
with their bowings,
prostrations and Tashahhuds, we get:
1 1 2 2 4 1 2 4 4 8 2 3 4 4 8 2 4 3 3 6 2 5 4 4 8 2
This long number consists of the sura that we recite in the 5 prayers (1) followed by the number of the first prayer (1), then the number of “Keys” that we
recite in this prayer (2), then the number of bowings (Ruku’) (2), then the number
of prostrations (4), then the number of Tashahhuds (in the sitting
position) (1), then the
number
of
the
second
prayer
(2),
then
the
number
of
“Keys”
that
we
recite in the second prayer
(4), then the number of bowings (Ruku’)
in this prayer (4), then the number of prostrations (8), then the number of Tashahhuds (2), then the number of the third prayer (3), and so on to the last prayer.
This long number is a multiple
of 19, and this confirms
the minutest details
of the prayers, even the numbers of Ruku’, Sujud, and Tashahhud.
The Obligatory
Charity (Zakat)
Zakat must
be
given
away
“on
the
day
of
harvest”
(6:141).
Whenever
we
receive “net income,” we must set aside 2.5% and give it to the specified recipients—the parents, relatives, orphans,
the poor, and the traveling alien, in this order
(2:215). The vital importance of Zakat is
reflected
in
God’s law: “My mercy encompasses all
things,
but
I
will
specify
it
for
the
righteous
who
give
Zakat”
(7:156).
Zakat must be carefully calculated and given
away on a regular basis
whenever we receive
any income. Government taxes should be deducted, but not other expenses such as
debts,
mortgages,
and
living
expenses.
If
one
does
not
know
needy persons, he or she may give the Zakat to a mosque or charitable organization with the distinct purpose of helping poor people. Charities
given to mosques or hospitals or organizations cannot be considered Zakat.
Fasting
The full details of fasting are given in 2:183-187.
Pilgrimage: Hajj & ‘Umrah
Once in a lifetime, Hajj and ‘Umrah
are decreed for those who can afford it. Pilgrimage commemorates Abraham’s exemplary submission to God (Appendix 9), and must be observed during the four Sacred Months—Zul-Hijjah, Muharram, Safar, &
Rabi’ I (12th, 1st, 2nd,
3rd
months)
(2:197;
9:2,
36).
‘Umrah
can
be
observed any time. Like all other duties
in Islam, Hajj has been distorted. Most Muslims observe Hajj
only
during
a
few
days
in
Zul-Hijjah,
and
they
consider
Rajab, Zul-Qi’dah, Zul-Hijjah, and Muharram (7th, 11th, 12th, 1st months) to be
the Sacred Months. This is a distortion that is strongly
condemned (9:37).
The pilgrimage begins with a bath or shower, followed by a state of sanctity called “Ihraam,” where the male pilgrim
wears seamless sheets of material,
and the woman wears a modest dress (2:196).
Throughout Hajj, the pilgrim abstains from sexual intercourse, vanities
such as shaving and cutting
the hair, arguments, misconduct, and bad language
(2:197). Cleanliness, bathing,
and regular hygiene practices are encouraged. Upon arrival at the Sacred
Mosque in Mecca,
the pilgrim walks around the Ka’bah seven times, while glorifying
and praising God (2:125,
22:26-29). The common formula is: “Labbayka Allaahumma Labbayk” (My God, I have responded
to You). “Labbayka
Laa Shareeka Laka Labbayk” (I have responded to You, and I proclaim that there is no other god besides You; I have responded
to You). The next step is to walk the half-mile distance
between the knolls of Safa and Marwah seven times,
with
occasional
trotting
(2:158).
This
completes
the
‘Umrah portion of the pilgrimage.
The pilgrim then goes to ‘Arafat to spend a day of worship, meditation, and glorification of God, from dawn to sunset (2:198). After sunset, the pilgrim goes to Muzdalifah where the Night Prayer is observed, and 21 pebbles
are picked up for the symbolic stoning of Satan at Mina. From Muzdalifah, the pilgrim goes to
Mina to spend two or three days (2:203). On the first morning at Mina, the pilgrim
offers an animal sacrifice to feed the poor and to commemorate God’s intervention to save Ismail and Abraham from Satan’s trick (37:107,
Appendix 9). The stoning
ceremonies symbolize rejection
of Satan’s polytheism and are done by throwing seven pebbles at each of three stations, while glorifying God (15:34). The pilgrim
then returns to Mecca and observes a farewell circumvolution of the Ka’bah
seven times.
Unfortunately, most of today’s Muslim pilgrims make it a custom to visit the prophet Muhammad’s tomb where they commit the most flagrant
acts of idolatry and thus nullify their Hajj. The Quran consistently talks about “The Sacred Mosque,”
while today’s Muslims talk about “The Two Sacred Mosques!”
In a glaring act of idolatry, the Muslims have set up Muhammad’s tomb as another “Sacred
Mosque!” This is a blasphemous violation of the Quran,
and, ironically, even violates
Hadith. The Hadith shown
below illustrates this strange irony:
Physical Benefits
In addition to their invaluable spiritual benefits, there
is a plethora of physical, economic, and health benefits from observing
the contact prayers (Salat), obligatory
charity (Zakat), fasting
during the month of Ramadan,
and Hajj.
Observing the Dawn prayer interrupts long periods of stillness during sleep;
this is now proven to help prevent arthritis. Also, getting up early in the morning helps combat depression and other psychological problems. The prostration position which is repeated during the contact prayers expands the blood vessels in our
brains to accommodate more blood,
and
this
prevents
headaches.
The
repeated
bending of the back and the joints
is a healthful exercise. All these are scientifically established facts.
The ablutions
required prior to the contact
prayers encourage us to use the toilet more frequently. This habit protects
us from a common and devastating cancer,
colon cancer. Harmful chemicals
are excreted in the urine and fecal matter. If these excretions are kept in the colon for prolonged
periods of time, the harmful
materials are re-absorbed into the body, and cause cancer.
Fasting during the month of Ramadan restores
our expanded stomachs
to their normal sizes, lowers our blood pressure
through temporary dehydration, rids the body of harmful toxins,
gives our kidneys
a much needed rest, and reduces our weight by removing excessive
and harmful fat.
Zakat charity and Hajj pilgrimage have far reaching economic
and social benefits.
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