“Windows To Spirituality”
What Is Tawassul? Tawassul is an Arabic word originated from wa-sa-la- wasilat (وسيلة-وسل). The wasilah is a means by which a person, goal or objective is approached, attained or achieved. In another version of the meaning of tawassul in another text: Tawassul is an Arabic word that comes from a verbal noun,...
Shafaah is Intercession in Islam Shafaah or Shafa’ah (شفاعه, “intercession“; Turkish: şefaat; Urdu: shafaat), in Islam is the act of pleading to God by an intimate friend of God (Muslim saint) for forgiveness. Shafa’ a close meaning to Tawassul, which is the act of resorting to intimate friends of God to ask forgiveness. The word Shafa’ah is taken...
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany...
Intercession Or Intercessory Prayer Intercession or intercessory prayer is the act of praying to a deity on behalf of others. In Western Christianity, intercession forms a distinct form of prayer, alongside Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving. The Apostle Paul’s exhortation to Timothy specified that intercession prayers can be made for those in authority. I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and...
Adoration Adoration is respect, reverence, strong admiration or devotion in a certain person, place, or thing. The term comes from the Latin adōrātiō, meaning “to give homage or worship to someone or something”. Ancient Rome In classical Rome, adoration was primarily an act of homage or worship, which, among the Romans, was performed by raising the...
The Duty Of Thanksgiving What is the Duty of Thanksgiving and how can it be carried out? In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate There is nothing that does not glorify Him with praise. The Qur’an of Miraculous Expression urges in reiterated phrases like, Will they not be...
Efficacy Of Prayer The efficacy of prayer is about the outcome of prayer requests. This topic has been discussed in many fields such as theology, philosophy, history, medicine, and psychology. Numerous religious traditions have complex understandings of the nature, function and expectations of prayer. For instance, within Jewish and Christian...
Sinner’s Prayer The Sinner’s Prayer (Consecration Prayer and Salvation Prayer) is an evangelical Christian term referring to any prayer of repentance, prayed by individuals who feel convicted of the presence of sin in their lives and have the desire to form or renew a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. It is a popular phenomenon in...
School Prayer School prayer, in the context of religious liberty, is state-sanctioned or mandatory prayer by students in public schools. Depending on the country and the type of school, state-sponsored prayer may be required, permitted, or prohibited. Countries which prohibit or limit school prayer often differ in their reasons for...
Prayers for Teachers A teacher (school teacher or educator) is a person who helps others to acquire knowledge, competences or values. We offer prayers for teachers because teachers have the enormous responsibility of imparting knowledge to our children, and their job is often difficult! We have collected some of the best...
Prayers For Animals And Pets We have collected some of the best prayers for Animals and Pets to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. See also Blessings...
Blessing A House We have collected some of the best prayers For Blessing A House to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. House blessings (also known as house healings, house...
Grace As A Prayer A grace is a short prayer or thankful phrase said before or after eating. The term most commonly refers to Christian traditions. Some traditions hold that grace and thanksgiving imparts a blessing which sanctifies the meal. In English, reciting such a prayer is sometimes referred to...
Blessing In religion, a blessing (also used to refer to bestowing of such) is the infusion of something with holiness, spiritual redemption, or divine will. Etymology and Germanic paganism The modern English language term bless likely derives from the 1225 term blessen, which developed from the Old English blǣdsian (preserved in the Northumbrian dialect around 950 AD)....
Blessing Our Bodies We have collected some of the best prayers for Blessing Our Bodies to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. In religion, a blessing (also used to...
Blessings For Business In religion, a blessing (also used to refer to bestowing of such) is the infusion of something with holiness, spiritual redemption, or divine will. We have collected some of the best prayers for Blessings For Business to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and...
Blessing Of A Bedroom We have collected some of the best prayers of Blessing of A Bedroom to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. In religion, a...
Prayers For The Beginning Of Everything We have collected some of the best prayers for the beginning of everything to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. Opening...
Fasting Prayers We have collected some of the best fasting prayers to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. Fasting is the willing abstinence or reduction from some or all...
Prayers Of Oscar Romero We have collected some of the best Prayers of Oscar Romero to use in request to God. May these prayers for safety bring you comfort and peace of mind. May these prayers for strength encourage your spirit and strengthen your faith. Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez...
