"Surely those who believe,those who are Jewish,
the Christians,the converts; ANYONE who
(1) believes in God, and
(2) believes in the Hereafter, and
(3) leads a righteous life,
will receive their recompense from their Lord;
they have nothing to fear,nor will they grieve."
(The Quran, 2:62)

We are all creatures from the exact same Source.  Our variations in colors, languages and cultures are in fact powerful Signs in their own right - Signs that should inspire unity, not divisions.

Universal Unity is an organization which strives to unite all the people of the world under the only one thing that we all have in common - 
Our Creator.
Let us come together in the only Religion that can truly, logically be acceptable to God - 
Submission to God,
Just God !

In Praise Of God !

You Alone are the Essence of Being. You are the Beyond of the Beyond, Indescribable, Unimagineable, beyond the grasp of the senses. Beyond imagination. We only know to the extent that You let us - through the creation, through the signs, and through Your most beautiful attributes. We cannot penetrate in any way the depth of Your splendor and majesty and glory. No mind can perceive You, no eye can see You, and no tongue can describe You. 

Remembrance of Your eternity absolutely halts all thoughts in their tracks. Signs of Your power and splendor, what of it You have shown us, and what of it that we have understood, absolutely astounds the mind. You are not a force, You are not a light, You are not a spirit, You are not a body. You are not this or that. You are not here nor there. You do not occupy this space or that. You are absolutely unique - there is nothing like You. You are the only reality, the only real, the absolute, always, everywhere. 

It is extreme foolishness and arrogance to compare anything and any being to You. It is extreme ignorance and arrogance to ask about You such questions as how You came to be, as none of these apply to You. Neither why nor when, nor how, nor where. You are unborn, uncaused, uncreated, eternal, timeless, boundless, formless. 

Teach me O' God to be generous and forgiving. Teach me O' God not to be so arrogant as to think that my way of worshipping is the only way. The ways to You are many, and this has been Your decision. Let me then O' God accept this sincerely and wholeheartedly, and let me always remember Your unconditional statement in Quran: "Inna akramakum indallah At qakum - the noblest among you in the sight of God, is the most God fearing. 

I echo the cry of all Your humble servants, from that Sufi long long ago who said "O' God Thou know that I am not able to thank Thee according to all their bounties. Therefore, I pray to Thee. thank Thyself from me. To that devoted servant of Yours who said, " I do not care in what condition I find myself - when the morning comes whether it be disagreeable to me or to my liking, because I do not know in which lies the good. Only God knows and I put my absolute trust in Him. To that ruler of that vast ancient empire who wrote the following in his inscriptions, more than two thousand years ago -- All this I did by the will of God. He bore me aid for the reason that I was not unruly. I was not a liar. I was not an evil doer. Neither I nor my family transgressed. I did not deal crookedly with either the weak or the strong. May God protect me and my house and my country from evil. 

I pray to God for this. May God grant it to me. O' man let not that which is God's command seem evil to you. Do not stray from the straight path. He who worships God Alone will be blessed both while living and when dead. You, whoever you are who come afterward, if you do not conceal this proclamation and do tell it to the people, may God be a friend to you and may your family be numerous and may you live long. 

Teach me O' God to serve You as You deserve, to give for Your pleasure and not to count the cause, to fight to spread Your eternal message - the message of God Alone and not to heed the wounds - to toil in Your way and not seek for rest, to labor and not seek reward, to speak of Your glory and fear no ridicule, to mention Your bounties and show no arrogance. The stars are shining, the darkness of the night has fully spread. All eyes have closed in sleep. All doors are shut. Each lover is alone in secret with the one he loves, but I am with you O' God. I need no love, I need no lover, because You are my beloved - You are All that I have, All that I need. You are All that I seek. It is enough for me that I should be your servant. It is enough for me that You should be my Lord. O' Powerful One, bring my state into conformity with Your Will, and let me not lord it over Your servants. 

O' Majestic One make me among those who are humble before Your Magnificence and obedient to Your decrees and judgment. I thank You O' God for all the sins that I have not committed, because You restrained me. I thank You O' God for the sorrow I have felt for all the sins I have committed. Chastise me for my sins and purge me of all evil now if it be Your Will so that I may be saved from the everlasting fire. I am willing to endure any suffering here on earth, O' God so that I may be spared the everlasting wrath. I fear O' God that terrible day when even a nursing mother will abandon her infant. When people stagger as if drunk when they see how painful the everlasting punishment is. The day when the arrogant sinner laments - Ya laithani lamhutha kaanathul khaziyah-ma agna anni maaliyah-halaka anni sultaniyah - I wish I was never given my record, I wish I did not know my account. I wish my death was eternal. All my wealth will not help me in the least now, all my power is gone from me now  - But he will not hear any soothing voice on that day. Only the bone crushing, absolutely devastating loud cry - " abquzuho taqulluho summal jaheen-salluho - seize him and shackle him and burn him in the fire of hell. He did not believe in God and the Hereafter. He did not establish regular prayers. He did not devote his Worship and his life to God Alone. He did not advocate the feeding of the poor. He did not give to charity. He did not give generously of himself. He did not help the helpless and the needy. He did not prostrate before God when he had the opportunity. He did not repent. He was arrogant and unforgiving toward his fellowmen. He was not kind and generous toward the weak and the orphans. 

Give me vision O' God to inspire me that working or resting I may always think of You. Give me the light O' God to guide me that at home or abroad, I may always walk in Your way. Give me the wisdom O' God to direct me that thinking or acting I may always discern right from wrong. Give me courage to strengthen me that among friends or enemies I may always proclaim Your justice and Your message. Always O' God rule over my thoughts and my feelings, over my words and my actions, do not leave me to my own devices, do not let me follow any opinion, my own or any other. All the guidance is explained in Your glorious book. Make me content to follow it and none other. Take pity on me O' God. 

During my infancy I ignored You, during my early youth I had no interest in You, during my adolescence I pursued vain pleasures. I ask for your mercy now O' God. You are the most merciful of the Merciful ones. Save me from the excessive and vain pleasures of the world that I may always find joy in Your wonderful creations, so that I may always find joy in Your remembrance, so that I may always find rest and tranquility in Your remembrance. It is truly in the remembrance of God that hearts do find rest and tranquility. O' God grant me patience in troubles, humility in comforts and constancy in temptations. Grant me sorrow for my sins, thankfulness for Your benefits, fear of Your judgment, love of Your mercies, and mindfulness of Your presence at all times. Let me O' God be joyful for nothing except that which pleases You, nor sorrowful for anything except that which displeases You. Teach me O' God in all things Thee to see and whatever I do to do it for Thee. 

You are Master and Lord of all creation by whatever name we call you - God, Allah, Khuda, Ahuramazda, Shin, Bhagwan, Dios, The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful - You are The One as there is no one else. There is no other King, there is no other Provider. You say in your gracious book that You are Lord and Master of All creation - but are Maulana of the believers only - The Protector, The Friend, The Protective Friend, The Patron, the Ally of the believers only, Maula of the believers only. What a joy and an honor O' God that I can call you my Maula, Maula ya ya Maula, and reject all false maulas, all false deities, all false lords. Any other being living or dead, self proclaimed or promoted by foolish people among us. Maula ya ya Maula, you are God the Great and I am your servant. Who can show mercy to the weak other than the strong and powerful. Maula ya ya Maula, You are an eternal existence and I am a creature destined to perish. Who will show mercy to the one destined to perish other than The Eternal Everlasting Existence. Maula ya ya Maula, You are the guide that points out the way and I am lost and bewildered. Who will take pity on the lost and the bewildered other than the guide who has shown the way, who has determined the way and who points out the way. Maula ya ya Maula have mercy upon me by Your infinite grace. Accept and be satisfied with me in Your generosity, fervor and kindness. O' Most Merciful of the Merciful ones, Maula ya ya Maula, You are the One whose aid sinners supplicate through Your mercy, You are the One in the remembrance of whose generosity the wretched seek refuge. You are the One in fear of whom the wrong doers bitterly weep.

O' God You are the best companion for those who love You. You are the best source of remedy for those who place reliance upon You. You observe them in their inner states and outer doings, and You are aware of the depth of their hearts, You know the extent of their inside and knowledge and their secrets are manifest to You. Their hearts tremble in separation from You and if solitude causes them fear and unease, the awareness of You comforts them, and if hardship and difficulty assails them, You Alone are their refuge. Glory be to You O' God, how generous and merciful You are. 

You ascribe the work to Your servants and say they are to enter paradise because of their deeds, but their success is due to Your help and mercy only, and You are the One who has shown them the way. O' God I have migrated to Your forgiveness and set out to Your mercy - I ardently desire Your pardon and rely on Your generosity for there is nothing in my conduct to make me worthy of forgiveness. Your kindness is my only hope, Your kindness is my only hope, Your kindness is my only hope.

I have read Your glorious book O' God that You have sent for guidance and as mercy and healing. You say Your patience is unlimited towards Your servants. I am in need of Your unlimited patience O' God because I have no excuse for my conduct. I have no excuse for the arrogance I have shown toward You and Your creatures. I have no excuse for the anger I have shown toward Your servants. I have no right to be angry O' God as I own nothing, and have no right to anything. All decisions are Yours. all is Your creation. All begins with You and ends with You. All begins with You and returns to You. All is Yours and Yours Alone. 

I have read Your glorious Book O' God, and I shall try to do, if it be Your will, as you have instructed me to do." Wa amma be naimathe Rabbika fahaddis" -- always speak of the blessings of Your Lord. I shall not settle for any mere creature as my confidante and intimate companion. I shall not tell anyone about my problems. It is with You O' God that I will be on intimate and confidential terms. I will recognize no other being as a source for anything as none has the power to bring me loss or gain, income or expenditure, honor or disgrace, promotion or demotion, poverty or affluence. All is in your hands O' God. 

O' God You are the source of tranquility for the hearts of those banished in fear from their homes. You are the consoler of those who sorrow with broken hearts. You are the Companion of the lonely, the Helper of the rejected and the needy. I am all those O' God and in more need, in need of Your help and mercy. O' God here I stand before You, The King, The Absolute, in all humility. Your Command is All Reaching, Your Power is Infinite, Your Will is Absolutely Effective, Your Authority is Irresistible, Your Kingdom is Everlasting, Your Sovereignty is Enduring, and Your Judgment is Just. Not an atom's weight in earth or heaven escapes Your notice, nor the wrong of any wrong doer. 

Have mercy on me O' God as I have no other hope but You and your mercy. O' God here I am prostrate at the dust at Your door. You are the One who shows mercy to whomever calls upon You in supplication. Let me then O' God be earnest in my supplication to You. You are The One who forgives those who weep in Your presence. Let me then O' God hasten to weep. O' God, I have come to You in all humility. Do not make hopeless the one who seeks no Giver but You. Do not thrust me away with the hand of rejection, now that I stand at your door. You say in Your glorious book - call upon Me and I will answer you - here I am O' God calling upon You. Show me the way and have mercy upon me, as I have no one and seek no one but You. You say in Your Glorious Book, never despair of God's mercy because none despairs of the mercy of his Lord except the strayers. Let me then not be one of those ungrateful rejecters O' God. Let me not despair of Your mercy O' God. I have done what you have instructed me to do O' God. You shall remember Me, that I may remember you - I do remember You O' God so that you may remember me. I do remember you O' God so that You will not leave me on my own. I do remember You O' God so that You will not abandon me. I am that servant of yours that responded obediently when You commanded men to call upon You. 

Guide me O' God on the Straight Path. Send me forth on the Best Path and let me die as a believer and as a Muslim, a wholehearted submitter to You only. O' Lord we have heard a caller calling to faith that You shall believe in your Lord, and we have believed. Our Lord forgive us our transgressions, remit our sins and let us be among the righteous when we die.

- Hossein Kowsari