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 (with minor editing),
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.
Properties of Sura 1, The Key |
||
Verse No |
No of Letters |
Gemetrical Value |
1 |
19 |
786 |
2 |
17 |
581 |
3 |
12 |
618 |
4 |
11 |
241 |
5 |
19 |
836 |
6 |
18 |
1072 |
7 |
43 |
6009 |
[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:
[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 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 the
first prayer (1), followed by its number of Rak‘aas, which is 2, then 2 [*]’s, followed by the number of the second
prayer (2), followed by the number of Rak‘aas in the
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 (19 x244)….
17 12[*][*] 24[*][*][*][*] 34[*][*][*][*] 43[*][*][*] 54[*][*][*][*]
CONFIRMATION OF FRIDAY PRAYERS
[8] Since the Friday prayer consists of two sermons and
two Rak‘aas (total is still 4 units), we read only
15 “Keys” on Friday, compared with 17 on the other days. Abdullah Arik discovered that if we replace the 17 by 15 in the long
number in [7], we must remove two “Keys” from the noon prayer to get a multiple
of 19. This confirms the Friday prayer, at noon, with 2 “Keys.” The long number
shown below represents Friday’s five prayers; it is a multiple of 19.
15 12[*][*] 24[*][*] 34[*][*][*][*] 43[*][*][*] 54[*][*][*][*]
Please note that, Dr. Khalifa
indicated, there are other similar patterns that result in 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)
representing [*] can be used in the above patterns, without including the
sequence number of the prayers. The resultant numbers for both regular and
Friday prayer representations are multiples of 19. For example, here is the
pattern for the regular prayers:
17 2[*][*] 4[*][*][*][*] 4[*][*][*][*]
3[*][*][*] 4[*][*][*][*]
“THE KEY” MUST BE 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 reator 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 na
tionalities, 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.
Here it is: When you recite “The Key” in
Arabic, your lips touch each other precisely
19 times.
Furthermore,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
608, that is 19x32.
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)….Saeed Talari… wrote down the numbers of the prayers with their
bowings, prostrations and Tashahhud…:
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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