The recently held two-day repentance prayer programme at Mokokchung is not simply a religious gathering and there is much more to it. Is is a moral and spiritual moment that invites Christian Nagas to ...

I want to know if Istighfaar (asking forgiveness) with the intention of repenting (regret, sincerity, and so on) is counted as repentance or if the only way of repenting is praying Salat At-Tawbah ...

“Repentance, prayer, and righteousness avert the evil decree.” I’ve struggled for years with this powerful piece of prayer from the u’netaneh tokef that we recite on Rosh ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur. The ...

A sacred night of forgiveness and hope, Shab-e-Barat invites Muslims to pray, reflect, and seek mercy for the year ahead.

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"The imposition of ashes — of dust — is a reminder of our death, a symbol of sorrow for our sins" IN JUST over two weeks, on ...

The Ao community will observe a Day of Repentance with fasting and prayer on January 30 and 31, following a collective call ...

There are many others who point out that sometimes God's responses change, because He: alters course, changes His relationship with humans, forgives, judges, regrets, relents, revises, etc. His ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. The person who suffers from ...

Maybe the most emotionally-charged of all the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayers is וּנְתַנֶּה תֹּקֶף, U-netanneh Tokef, which appears in the Mussaf (Additional Service) of both: “We hereby ...