Jesus said, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” The purpose, or goal, of repentance isto be able to embrace the reality of life in the kingdom. ... Being repentant foundationally means to change the way you think. Repentance involves changing the way you think about God, ...
In Islam, Muslims have to fulfil five obligatory duties bestowed upon them —Shahadah(profession of faith),Salat(prayer),Siam(fasting),Zakat(charity), andHajj(pilgrimage). As you see, fasting is one of the five pillars of belief for all Muslims. And, fasting is obligatory during the month ...
The sighting of a new crescent moon marks the start of Ramadan, a time for piety and self-reflection.
Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. Some Muslims make the journey more than once. Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, in addition to the profes...
"It's in the Quran, isn't it?" "Yes. She did quote me something." "She said Surah Nur, and other places of the Quran." "Yes, but it's not a big sin anyway. Helping people and praying is more important." "True. But big things start with small things." ...
I'm myself an apostate (though I don't like this word as it's too pompous). I left Islam 40 years ago after I had left my mother country which is Oman (nowadays I'm living in the USA ). So, coming back to my point, I left Islam long ago and at that time there was nothing...
This is especially important for situations where changes occur that are ambiguous, as is the case in many social movement and civic organizational contexts (rather than clearly negative or positive, as was the case in Rosen’s [2017] study). I turn now to discussing one such case, the ...
We can either sideline ourselves, thus removing our ability to affect an outcome, praying that others have the good sense to make the right decisions- or we can be involved, and try to effect an outcome that isn't any of the myriad of nightmares that the region promises to be. And the...
Community is important, if we don't tackle the key issues of our time, we will never be completely satisfied. Thanks Atheist Republic for giving us a voice. - Gabriel Antonio Da Silva ~ I (personally) do not have anything against the person who chooses to believe in a deity, I only ...
Considering this, most Muslims generally agree that wearing nail polish is prohibited when praying, and thus refrain from using nail polish. Is Essie breathable nail polish? Oxygen can permeate nail polish, so essie polishes are considered “breathable.” Is Nailpaint Haram in Islam? using nail...