Re: Istikhara
Zakir Naik once said that its alright to read the quran and duas in the language which you understand the most since quran is not just reading the arabic text without know the meaning of what you are reading and understanding - but he also added that since Arabic is the language of the Prophet Mohammad and also the language in which Quran was revealed in so you cannot forgo the Arabic text - so i.e. if you read the translation 5 times then it would be better if you read the arabic text atleast once or twice baki Allah (SAT) knows best.