Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Peace be upon you, Work began this week on the world's fastest land-vehicle designed to go up to 1000 mph. While it will only sustain that speed for a few seconds, were it to keep going--it would take about 25 hours to circle the earth. Which gives us a sense how fast the earth is spinning everyday. Yet, by God's perfect design we do not feel a thing. And amazingly, that's not all. We are speeding in an orbit around the sun at about 65,000 miles per hour! God wrote in the Quran centuries ago, that the mountains are moving though we think they are standing still (27:88). Praise be to God who perfectly designed our spaceship earth for a specific purpose (Quran 10:5, 45:22), and made it perfectly balanced (Quran 15:19-22). [Quran 15:19] As for the earth, we constructed it, and placed on it stabilizers (mountains), and we grew on it a perfect balance of everything. [Quran 15:20] We made it habitable for you,* and for creatures you do not provide for. {footnote} *15:20 When we send astronauts into space, we provide them with precisely measured quantities of food, water, and oxygen. God created the spaceship Earth with billions of astronauts who work and reproduce; He supplied them with a self-supporting system that generates oxygen, fresh water, and a great variety of delicious foods and drinks. More on our amazing spaceship Earth: http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/SP/2007/mar/page1.html Peace.