At-Tawwab
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At-Tawwab is one of the 99 Names of Allah in Islam, signifying God as the Ever-Relenting who continually accepts and turns mercifully toward those who repent.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theonym
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Name of Allah ⓘ attribute of God in Islam ⓘ |
| addressedAs | a divine name in Muslim prayers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
repentance in Islam
ⓘ
tawbah ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Shiʿa Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Divine name of forgiveness
ⓘ
Divine name of mercy ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | despair of God’s mercy ⓘ |
| denotes |
God’s continual acceptance of repentance
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God’s turning mercifully toward the repentant ⓘ |
| describedAs |
One who repeatedly accepts repentance
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One who turns again and again toward His servants ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
divine forgiveness
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divine mercy ⓘ openness of God to sincere repentance ⓘ |
| encourages |
continuous repentance
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hope in divine forgiveness ⓘ |
| implies |
God’s initiative in turning toward the servant
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repeated opportunities for repentance ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
acceptance of repentance
ⓘ
seeking forgiveness ⓘ |
| invokedIn |
Islamic supplications
ⓘ
duʿāʾ ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
99 Names of Allah
ⓘ
Asma ul Husna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| meaning |
The Acceptor of Repentance
NERFINISHED
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The Ever-Relenting NERFINISHED ⓘ The Oft-Returning in mercy ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Qur’anic descriptions of Allah ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Sufi scholars
ⓘ
classical Muslim theologians ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
maghfirah (forgiveness)
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rahmah (mercy) ⓘ tawbah nasūh (sincere repentance) ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rootLetters | T-W-B ⓘ |
| theologicalRole | assures believers that sincere repentance is accepted ⓘ |
| transliteration |
At-Tawwaab
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At-Tawwāb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic spirituality
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ dhikr ⓘ |
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