Tawbah - Repentance

Life can feel overwhelming... stress, anxiety, fear, and silent struggles that weigh heavily on the heart. But Allah has not left us without guidance or healing.This podcast was held online by Islamic Online University (IOU) and will not be available on YouTube. 

In this lecture, we discuss how Ramadan serves as a spiritual break from materialism, its history and purpose in Islam, the key acts to observe and avoid, the importance of intention, patience, and community, and the allowances for those unable to fast. 

Istighfar, or seeking forgiveness, both prevents hardship and is a means of relieving hardship. Sh. Omar Suleiman describes one of the best du’as to make for seeking Allah’s forgiveness. 

€œTo be spared and grateful Is more beloved than to be tested and patient Sh. Omar Suleiman reflects on the idea of asking Allah for hardship in order to gain more reward. However it is a narrated that to be spared and grateful is better than to be tested and patient. 

As humans, we are all bound to sin, but the believer is one who repents after making a mistake. Learn about repentance in Islam and the different ways of returning to Allah and seeking forgiveness. 

Once we are in shame, we often fall into despair. We may believe we are not worthy of Allah’s love and mercy and forgiveness. And then we give up on trying to attain Allah’s pleasure and nearness, ultimately because we feel we don’t deserve it. And so in ayah 2: 268, Allah con ...