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  • 20.03.2025

The Evolving Divine: Tradition and Modern Thought

The modern understanding of God is an amazing blend of ancient traditions and the dynamic approaches of new thinking. In an era of globalization and cultural exchange, every civilization shapes its own conception of the Divine, drawing on millennia of religious experience and philosophical reflection. Religious distinctiveness and historical continuity allow us to see in God not only a personal, concrete being but also a higher, often abstract force that reflects the profound wisdom of human experience.

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  • 20.03.2025

God’s Creative Paradox

An understanding of divine love often arises against the backdrop of an ideal of omnipresent, unconditional care and benevolence, while human experience may be accompanied by cruelty and suffering. One can assume that this contradiction stems from the limitations of our perception: we observe individual moments and phenomena that do not always capture the full depth and completeness of the Creator’s design.

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  • 20.03.2025

Celestial Fall and the Origins of Malice

In a spiritual context, the concept of the "spirits of malice of the Sub-Heavens" should be understood not as a description of demons dwelling in the space between the sky and the earth, but as a designation for spirits that have lost their true position in the heavenly order by being deprived of divine grace. Essentially, the term emphasizes that "sub-heavenly" (Greek: εν επουρανιοις) originally does not mean "located under the heavens," but "above the heavens," implying the highest, celestial realm to which the fallen forces can no longer belong. Thus, if true spiritual blessings belong to the heavens, those who have been cast down cannot possess their qualities—they lose their place and, consequently, become a source of malice and opposition. Viewed in this light, the struggle against the "spirits of malice" emerges as a conflict between the genuine heavenly blessings and the darkness that arose as a result of losing this sacred position.

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  • 20.03.2025

Steps for Making Up Missed Prayers

For Muslims who, for any reason, have missed a prayer, the following steps are recommended. First, if a person remembers the missed prayer, he should immediately perform it. However, if multiple prayers have been missed, they should be performed in chronological order, starting with the earliest one, which helps organize the completion of the obligatory actions that were missed. Additionally, it is important to note that even if the prayer was missed for a valid reason, sincere repentance must be shown – this will serve as a mitigating factor against the sin’s punishment, and performing the missed prayer as soon as it is remembered can contribute to spiritual relief.

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  • 20.03.2025

Temporary Division in the Afterlife

Based on the presented materials, it is evident that the notion of a fundamental separation of a person into body and soul after death has its nuances. Some sources indicate that the body and soul do indeed exist separately, albeit in a diminished, incomplete state awaiting subsequent resurrection, while others emphasize their inseparable connection as parts of a unified whole.

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