Our repentance refers to every level of turning away from our self and towards Allah.

Allah says in the Holy Qu'ran, "Say: O my servants! who have acted extravagantly against their own souls, do not despair of the mercy of Allah; surely Allah forgives the faults altogether; surely He is the Forgiving, the Merciful." (39:53)

The word tawbah (repentance) means literally to turn or return from one thing to another. One of Allah's names is At-Tawwaab (He Who turns) and the verb from its root is used both for Allah's turning toward man and man's turning toward Allah. Our repentance refers to every level of turning away from our self and towards Allah.

Repentance is not a verbal statement, rather it is an internal revolution. It is a psychological and spiritual state, a revolution of the mind. It emanates in the heart of the sinner with a deep feeling of loss and sorrow. This internal revolution brings about a return to the right path with a resolve not to commit the same sin again.

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