“Do not paint your nails, your namaz will not be accepted”. This was the statement I heard growing up continuously from the people around me. For those of you who may not be familiar, offering نماز namāz five times a day is considered a central ritual that guarantees the strong faith of a person. While […]| Mad In South Asia
“Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It’s been twenty minutes since my last confession.” This statement is likely to come from a scrupulous soul, or one who is swayed by fear of having sinned when in fact no sin has been committed. This condition might be seen by the confessor as quite odd, since […] The post Helping Out Those in Doubt appeared first on Homiletic & Pastoral Review.| Homiletic & Pastoral Review