________________________________________________________________________ | w w w |\ | || || | || |\ | o_,_7 _|| . _o_7 _|| 4_|_|| o_w_, |\ | ( : / (_) / ( . |\ | |\ | || || | || |T | | || | |\ | . _, _8 |_D_|| . _,_,_,_D_|| 4_|| q ]_o_7_o _|_c 4_|_|| _|,_p q |\ | (_): / (_): . : / (_S (_S / |\ | |\ | In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful |\ | Greeting of Allah be upon Muhammad and the pure members of his House |\ |_______________________________________________________________________|\ Assalamu 'alaykum The following question was answered by Mulla Asgher. Salaams & Duas, Ummulbanin Merali - Moderator - 'Aalim Network ******************************************************************************* QUESTION: Please verify if Duas eg in the Almanac have to be recited in Arabic, or can we read the English translation? Does reading them in English diminish their spiritual blessings? My Arabic recitation is not very fluent nor do I understand the language, does this make any difference to the ruling on this matter? ANSWER: The English translation of duas can be read as it does not diminish the blessings. However, reading in Arabic original, and simultaneously trying to understand the meaning in any language add to the merit. Salaams, Mulla