the meaning of Islam
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320 and when they argue with thee, say i have surrendered my face to allah and those who follow me
Islam is all about surrendering mentally and physically to allah. Allah is all encompassing so all physical and mental realities prostrate to allah.
4125 And who can be better in religion than one who submits his face to allah and he is a good doer and follows the religion of abraham the upright and allah did take abraham as a friend
4126 And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth and allah is ever encompassing all things919 do you consider the providing of drinking water to pilgrims and the maintenance of the sacred mosque as equal to the worth of those who believe in allah and the last day. and fight (physically and mentally) in the cause of allah? they are not equal before allah and allah guides not those people who are the cruel ones.
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verily we see the turning of thy face towards the heavens and verily we shall turn thee to the Qibla that you deisre so turn thy face towards the Sacred Mosque.
Prophet Muhammad had a desire to have his focal point of prayer towards Allah in a certain physical direction that he called scared mosque dome of the rock to make his leadership and Koran remembred in this physical reality. We humans exist in a physical reality so our beliefs have to be translated into the physical world which are Just symbolic and have no real effect on beliefs. All stones and energy prostrates to Allah. So even if we pray towards a stone , we are in fact prostrating towards allah with the stone. We are praying to allah with the stone. wherever we are all particles and space and time are prostrating to allah all the time.
2272 not upon you is their guidance but allah guides whom he wills and whatever you spend in good , it is for yourselves, and do not spend but for Allah. And whatever you spend in good, it will be repaid to you in full, and you shall not be wronged.
Focal point towards allah is the guidance so all works such as charity and spending and physical prayer and beliefs of the heart are towards allah's face.