Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Salaam alaikum,

To "race" means to move as fast as we can. We would not waste time, delay or dawdle in a worldly race. Yet the victories here are so fleeting. How many people remember the winners of Olympic events from as recently as 10 years ago? The great triumph Paradise -- lasts forever.

God tells us to *race* towards forgiveness (3:133, 57:21). God's forgiveness is a great blessing for us. Without it, we would not make it to Paradise. 

[Quran 57:21] Therefore, you shall race towards forgiveness from your Lord, and a Paradise whose width encompasses the heaven and the earth. It awaits those who believed in GOD and His messengers. Such is GOD’s grace that He bestows upon whomever He wills. GOD is Possessor of Infinite Grace.

For more information, please visit: http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/SP/2005/mar/page1.html

Peace.