The Quran as complete truth and guidance opens the issue, followed by an essay on its four themes: who the Creator is, the purpose of life, principles for modern social problems, and accountability in the Hereafter. Another piece likens Satan's whispers to marketing that rebrands God's promised immortality and provision. Psalm 37 closes the issue, paired with matching Quran verses.
God cites examples of previous communities, the consequences for the rejectors, the unbelievers, the idol worshipers, the guilty. The fact is they never believed in resurrection. Recall that your Lord summoned all the descendants of Adam, and had them bear witness for themselves: "Am I not your Lord?" They all said "Yes. We bear witness.," Thus, you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, "We were not aware of this." (7:172)
Let us believe in God, believe in the Day of Resurrection and work righteousness, that on that Day of Resurrection when we are summoned, we will not have anything to fear nor will we grieve. That on that Day of Resurrection we will not be in the worst position, farthest from the right path, suffering a miserable destiny, but we will be in a secure position, God willing,
close to God in bliss, a blessing from our Lord, a great triumph, the best destiny.
God willing, we shall make it our business to be believers, submitters, putting our trust in the Almighty, Most Merciful, meditating during the night, frequently prostrating, reading the Quran from cover to cover, commemorating God frequently and standing up for our rights. We want to be among the righteous deserving a reward from our Lord, a generous recompense.
Praise be to God, Lord of the universe, Teacher of the Quran (55:2).
Linda
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I heard a speaker describe the Quran in 2 minutes wherein he said that the Quran has four themes: Belief, Purpose, Guidance, and Accountability
1. Who Is the Creator — and Who Is Not (Modern Confusion)
2. Purpose of Life — Not Just Earning and Consuming
3. Do's and Don'ts — Solutions to Modern Social Problems
4. This Life Is a Classroom — Accountability Is Real
I'd like to expand on that. The Quran answers the biggest questions of our time. We live in an age of advanced technology but confused morality, information everywhere but wisdom lacking; comfort increasing but peace decreasing.
People ask: Who should I follow? What is success? What is right and wrong? Does anything really matter after death? The Quran answers all of these questions, clearly, concisely, and timelessly.
1. Who Is the Creator — and Who Is Not (Modern Confusion)
Today, many people worship other things, such as money, power, fame, opinions, and science without God. The Quran cuts through all confusion:
2:255 GOD: there is no other god besides Him, the Living, the Eternal. Never a moment of unawareness or slumber overtakes Him. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Who could intercede with Him, except in accordance with His will? He knows their past, and their future. No one attains any knowledge, except as He wills. His dominion encompasses the heavens and the earth, and ruling them never burdens Him. He is the Most High, the Great.
112:1 Proclaim, "He is the One and only GOD. 112:2 "The Absolute GOD. 112:3 "Never did He beget. Nor was He begotten. 112:4 "None equals Him."
Today, people trust algorithms more than revelation, celebrities shape morals more than God, and trends define right and wrong. But the Quran reminds us:
17:22 You shall not set up any other god beside GOD, lest you end up despised and disgraced.
Believers recognize that the Creator is not theoretical. It means you don't compromise faith for popularity. You don't sacrifice ethics for profit. You don't obey creation by disobeying God.
2. Purpose of Life — Not Just Earning and Consuming
Modern life teaches: Study → Work → Earn → Spend → Retire → Die
But God says clearly: 51:56 I did not create the jinns and the humans except to worship Me alone.
Worship is not just prayer — it is: Honesty in business, Justice in profession, Kindness in family, Integrity when no one is watching. It is: a professional who refuses bribery, a student who does not cheat, a businessman who avoids fraud even if competitors profit. This is worship.
57:20 Know that this worldly life is no more than play and games, and boasting among you, and hoarding of money and children. It is like abundant rain that produces plants and pleases the disbelievers. But then the plants turn into useless hay, and are blown away by the wind. In the Hereafter there is either severe retribution, or forgiveness from GOD and approval. This worldly life is no more than a temporary illusion.
The Quran does not tell us to abandon the world; it tells us not to be enslaved by it.
3. Do's and Don'ts — Solutions to Modern Social Problems
Today we see: broken families, distrust in institutions, exploitation of the weak, normalization of lies. The Quran provides principles, not chaos.
16:90 GOD advocates justice, charity, and regarding the relatives. And He forbids evil, vice, and transgression. He enlightens you, that you may take heed.
Solutions to our problems come from: Justice → fair hiring, fair trials, fair wages; Righteousness → ethical leadership;
Giving → supporting the needy, not exploiting them;
Avoiding evil → rejecting corruption, abuse, dishonesty.
God also warns against blind following: 2:170 When they are told, "Follow what GOD has revealed herein," they say, "We follow only what we found our parents doing." What if their parents did not understand, and were not guided?
Today this applies to: "Everyone does it"; "This is how the industry works"; "Society accepts it now". The Quran teaches principled living, not trend-based living.
4. This Life Is a Classroom — Accountability Is Real
Modern society often behaves as if there is no afterlife, no accountability; as if only immediate pleasure matters. But God reminds us: 29:57 Every soul will taste death, then to us you will be ultimately returned.
This life is training, not graduation. But in this training, we forget that we are preparing ourselves for the ultimate test. It's not a race where if you don't run fast enough, someone will crush you. It's a life-long journey.
67:2 The One who created death and life for the purpose of distinguishing those among you who would do better. He is the Almighty, the Forgiving.
Look at yourself: how you behave online when anonymous, how you treat employees when powerful, how you act when no law is watching. All of it counts.
God assures absolute justice:
99:7 Whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it.
99:8 And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
Nothing is ever lost: not a hidden charity, not a silent injustice, not a private repentance.
--> For Believers, the Quran defines truth, clarifies purpose, guides behaviour, and warns of accountability. We should worship God alone, live with purpose, follow Quranic guidance, and prepare for the Hereafter.
Righteousness means having moral courage, ethical consistency, and faith without compromise.
10:61 You do not get into any situation, nor do you recite any Quran, nor do you do anything, without us being witnesses thereof as you do it. Not even an atom's weight is out of your Lord's control, be it in the heavens or the earth. Nor is there anything smaller than an atom, or larger, that is not recorded in a profound record.
Waqar
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Worshiping God alone is what allows us to have our egos dissolved. During worship, the soul dwells in tranquility and fulfills the purpose it was designed for.
God says in 51:56: "I did not create the jinns and the humans except to worship Me alone."
One of the key words in this verse is alone — meaning that you make Him the most important factor in your life, and you judge yourself and everything around you according to the criterion He has revealed.
Whenever we deviate from that purpose, our hearts begin to feel lost, confused, and weighed down by pain or sin. One author gives a helpful example: a pen is designed to write. No matter how pretty or expensive it is, if it stops writing, it no longer fulfills its purpose. Humans would simply put it aside or throw it away.
But God's patience and mercy are far greater — He gives us our entire lifetime to return, fulfill our purpose, and earn entry into Paradise.
In the great feud, the angels suggested that the rebels be exiled from God's kingdom, but the Most Merciful willed to give them a chance to repent and submit to His absolute authority. The vast majority of the rebels accepted God's gracious offer. They agreed to kill their egos and come to this world in a submissive role. In return, they are redeemed back to God's eternal kingdom.
22:18 Do you not realize that to God prostrates everything in the heavens and the earth — the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the animals, as well as many people?
I once had a colleague who boasted about his marketing prowess. He was exceptionally proud of coining marketing slogans for his company, so much so, that he would say to me: it's all about marketing, "marketing baby, marketing!"
This phrase stuck in my head, "marketing baby, marketing!" and I later found it relatable to Satan's efforts in trying to divert us from the right path.
In Sura 20, God recounts the story of the original sin, failing to make a firm stand.
20:118 "You are guaranteed never to hunger therein, nor go unsheltered. 20:119 "Nor will you thirst therein, nor suffer from any heat." 20:120 But the devil whispered to him, saying, "O Adam, let me show you the tree of eternity and unending kingship."
God tells us that we will NEVER hunger in heaven, emphasis on the word NEVER. This word refers to a timeline, meaning, not NOW NOR EVER will you hunger therein. So, in essence, God promised us immortality, which google defines as "an indefinite continuation of bodily existence." We were promised, allegorically, that our bodies will never hunger, thus, never "disappear."
However, along comes Satan, knowing that immortality is an essential promise in heaven, and REBRANDS immortality into the shape of a tree. He repackages immortality into an enticing form, and tells Adam: "here, don't you need it? God didn't give this to you, so come get it!"
Satan is rebranding the immortality that God promised us, into something enticing that we think we need. But souls ALREADY HAVE IT! "Marketing, baby marketing!"
In 20:118, God also promises Adam provision, i.e. food, water, shelter, cool shade, etc. However, Satan rebrands that too by promising us "unending kingship." Something he does not have nor can provide.
Satan, having been a high-ranking creature, knew that immortality and provisions are hallmarks of heaven. That every creature in heaven is guaranteed those things by God, so he repackages them into something enticing for the newly created human-being. Unfortunately, we forgot that God has already warned us that Satan is our most ardent enemy: 20:117 We then said, "O Adam, this is an enemy of you and your wife. Do not let him evict you from Paradise, lest you become miserable.
So, moving forward, we need to recognize Satan's rebranding strategy when he is whispering to us. We can ask ourselves, what is this whisper promising? If we dig deep, like I have tried, we will realize that it's promising either immortality or provisions, that's it! Both of which he DOESN'T have! He's running on empty promises, and we are the victims, his target audience.
7:17 "I will come to them from before them, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left, and You will find that most of them are unappreciative."
May God guide us to recognize Satan's marketing strategies, rebranding tactics, and enticing promises. Promises which are nothing but empty barrels:
no provisions, not immortality, no life, and no future.
All praise be to God alone.
Abeer
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1 Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;
113:5 "From the evils of the envious when they envy."
2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
27:79 Therefore, put your trust in GOD; you are following the manifest truth.
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
41:31 "We are your allies in this life, and in the Hereafter. You will have in it anything you wish for; you will have anything you want.
5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:
About this work
| Kind | Newsletter |
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| Author | International Community of Submitters |
| Publisher | International Community of Submitters / Masjid Tucson |
| Published | September 2026 |
| Collection | Newsletters |
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