The Jewish High Holy Days are a time of repentance and prayer, but also of hope. Rosh Hashana, the first of the High Holy Days and the Jewish new year, starts Friday evening and continues through ...

It is hard to look at the world today and not feel we need a day of repentance and atonement. “Justice, Justice you shall pursue.” We have fallen so short of that politically, socially and ...

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 ...

The final words of Jesus Christ as he died on the cross should prompt Christians to pray for those who have hurt them, Pope Benedict XVI said on Feb. 15. “Jesus by asking the Father to forgive those ...

Mankind has a propensity to sin against the directives of the Lord our God, or in disobedience to the laid down laws of society. There seems to be within humanity some elements of in-built mischief.

In Hamlet, the gloomy Dane lives out a thoroughly pagan vendetta against his uncle Claudius, who has murdered his father. At one point, he discovers Claudius at his prayers and thinks to go and stab ...

My husband and I went to see the movie “War Room” over the Labor Day weekend. “War Room” is a faith-based movie about the power of prayer. Hollywood movie critics were surprised at how well the movie ...

Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {When the Victory of Allah has come and the conquest, And you see the people entering into the Religion of Allah in multitudes, then exalt [Him] with praise of ...

Friday Sermon: The relationship between Ramadan, repentance and forgiveness!, By Murtadha Gusau May Allah Al-Tawwab (The Acceptor of repentance) always turn to us so that we turn to Him. May He always ...