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 ...

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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 ...

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. Tawbah (repentance) prayer is an act ...

“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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...