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4.5
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Completed this book in Mekkah. It has definitely widen my views on the perspective of how to view sins and our efforts towards repentance.

There is a saying: “The one who truly fears Allah is not the one who cries and wipes his tears. But the one who truly fears Allah is the one who abandons something that which they are afraid of Allah holding them accountable.”

"The greater the sin in the sight of the servant, the smaller the sin in the sight of Allah. The smaller the sin in the sight of the servant, the greater the sin in the sight of Allah." - Repentance: Breaking the Habit of Sin by Omar Suleiman

Omar Suleiman's content is always concise, clear and comprehensive. That was how I felt while reading this book. The content of this book is spread evenly through short, bite-sized chapters, interwoven with verses of the Quran and hadith and engaging stories of the Prophet and the Sahabah.

Repentance is a subject that will always hover around us, for we are only mere mortals who sin and transgress every single day. Yet what Omar Suleiman emphasises in this book is the practice of leaving our habits behind with constant remembrance of Allah. Of dhikr, of rembering His mercy, of fesring His punishment while praying and hoping for His forgiveness.

I especially liked the chapter on adopting a "game plan", where the reader will learn about the ways to leave a sin, and to commit fully to constantly turn back to repentance even if he falls short. This is definitely a book that I would return to as a resourceful guide.

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3.0
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alae's review

5.0
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