San Marcos Masjid

Muslims are a prayerful people. The following are 2 examples impromptu request of ALLAAH (a transliteration of an Arabic proper noun for God) that a Muslim may speak. Such request of ALLAAH may be from any of hundreds of supplications of Muhammad, Peace be upon him, or such requests may be Ad libitum. In any case, these requests (together with adoration spoken of ALLAAH) are called by the Arabic word Du3aa. 'Prayer' in English has similar meaning. This continually being conscious of ALLAAH is a suitable manner for a Muslim. In addition to impromptu speech to ALLAAH, there are 5 formal setting of worship each day that are called Salah. 'Connection' in English is similar to the literal meaning of Salah. Of course, the connection is to ALLAAH. Oh ALLAAH, make us to see The Truth as truth, and provide for us to follow it. Oh ALLAAH, make us to see The False as false, and provide for us to avoid it. Oh ALLAAH, grant us to worship YOU and YOU Alone, without any partners, and grant us to worship YOU as YOU deserve to be worshiped. The Muslim observes "self", you (the reader) and our broader world by a Narrative of overwhelming continual domination by THE MANAGER of every atom of the universe. A glimpse to that viewpoint begins narrated as follows: After making Adam, ALLAAH wiped Adam’s back, dropping from it all the souls [offspring of Adam] that ALLAAH would create until the Resurrection Day. ALLAAH placed the souls in the palms of HIS hands. HE then said about those in HIS right palm, “They will go to Paradise, and I am not disturbed by this.” And, HE said about those in HIS other right palm, “They will go to the Fire, and I am not disturbed by this.” ALLAAH spoke to all the souls in the palms of HIS hands, saying “Am I not your Lord?” They answered, “Yes, indeed, we do bear witness to this.” For which ALLAAH explains “[Each of you made this covenant] lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘we were unaware [of ALLAAH being our Lord].’ After this, ALLAAH made the rest of known universe as a test for these souls to exemplify which souls were truthful and which souls were false in this testimony. According to present observations in science, the known universe is 13.4 billion years old. Based on this assumption from science, our souls have been hanging out together in the palm of ALLAAH’s hand for such 13.4 billion years. Perhaps you and I knew each other while we were waiting for our test of this life to begin. Some 120 days after you were conceived, ALLAAH sent an angel to place your soul in your mother’s womb; and, your test began. Likewise, some 120 days after I was conceived, ALLAAH sent and angel to place my soul in my mother’s womb; and, my test began. “ad libitum Du3aa: Oh ALLAAH, Manager of all the Universe, grant that our soul is from YOUR first Right hand, and grant us to be guided to keep our testimony that YOU alone are Lord without any partners or helpers! aameen!” As summarized in Qur'aan (Suurah 7, Ayah 180-181), a Muslim properly responds this test by continually asking only ALLAAH, keeping away from critics of ALLAAH, being guided by ALLAAH, and giving justice: “To ALLAAH belong the All-Beautiful Names, so call and pray to HIM by them. And, keep aloof from those that distort the meanings of HIS Names. They will be recompensed for what they are doing. And, of those who WE created, there are people guided by truth and dispense justice.” “ad libitum Du3aa: Oh ALLAAH, please make us to not reject YOUR words that YOU gave to YOUR messengers – even when we see some Muslims failing to dispense justice! aameen!”