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May 2021
31m 52s

"What’s the Point of Repentance?" with S...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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Seeking forgiveness after wronging someone can be difficult, but how do we seek redemption from the Lord of the Universe? How do we know that our repentance has been accepted? And if God is All-Powerful, All-Knowing, and the Most Merciful, why do we have to seek forgiveness in the first place?

In this episode, host Mohamad Zaoud sits down with Sr. Roohi Tahir to discuss her Yaqeen Institute paper "Repentance, Redemption, & Salvation: An Islamic Framework.

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