BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM
In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
All praise is for Allah. Salawaat / Blessings and Salaam / Peace on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.
Allahumma Salli Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Alay Muhammadin Kama Sallaita Ala Ibraheema Wa Ala Alay Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed
Allahumma Barik Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Alay Muhammadin Kama Barakta Ala Ibraheema Wa Ala Alay Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed
80 – AT TAWWAAB – THE ACCEPTOR OF REPENTANCE
Allah is At Tawwaab. At Tawwaab is the One who accepts repentance. Notice how we have been given Allah’s Attribute At Tawwaab here and Al Afuw on the other side of Al Muntaqim. Either side of the Avenger we are being reminded to turn to our Rabb and ask for repentance and pardon before it is too late and He takes revenge.
1 Ha Meem.
2 The revelation of this book is from Allah the Mighty, the Knower
3 Who forgives sin, the Acceptor of Repentance, the strict in punishment with a long reach.
There is no god only He. To Him is the final goal.
[Quraan: Al Mu_min (or Al Ghaafir), Chapter 40]
To Him is the final goal! That is what we are trying to do, to return to Him before death overtakes us. Tawba is the returning of the creature towards the Creator. We have to take the initiative of repenting, for Allah to turn towards us with His mercy. Allah is prepared to accept our repentance until the last breath. If we do not repent then the punishment will be very strict. Whether we commit a major sin or a minor one, a sin is a sin. Whether we commit the sin knowingly or unknowingly, a sin is a sin. There are two ways to pay for the sin. Either we can pay for the sin here in this world or we can pay for it later in the next world. It is better to pay now than later. Allah in His infinite mercy has warned us in the Quraan that it is better to pay now than later.
If we truly repent and ask Allah for forgiveness, Allah will accept our repentance and forgive the sin, Inshaa Allah. If on the other hand we do not repent or ask Allah for forgiveness, then we will be charged for the sin in the next world. And the payment of sin in the next world is
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Allah has created everything to abide by certain rules. For instance, the planets have been created to abide by the rules or laws that Allah has intended for them. If the planets acted against the laws that Allah has subjected them to, then they would be destroyed. Similarly, committing a sin is an act that is contrary to the rules. Committing a sin is an act against nature. Committing a sin is destruction or punishment of our own self. Committing a sin does not harm Allah in any way. Neither does repentance of an individual have any benefit for Allah. Both harm and benefit are for the individual and no one else. However, because Allah’s mercy far outweighs His wrath, Allah does not want us to suffer or perish. Allah wants to reward us and show us His generosity. Allah wants us to correct our wrong actions by repenting and asking for forgiveness. And as it was stated earlier on, sincere words of repentance do not cost anything. And the rewards for repentance will be beyond anyone’s imagination.
Looking at another example from the Quraan:
104 Do they not know that Allah is He who accepts repentance from His devotees and
receives their gifts of charity and that Allah is He who is the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful?
[Quraan: At Tawba, Chapter 9]
Allah accepts repentance and receives gifts of charity. What do gifts of charity have to do with repentance?
Since repentance is turning back to Allah, gifts of charity are also the return of a token back to Allah for all the gifts that He bestows on us. The gifts from Allah to us are numerous and beyond accountability. He gave us life. He made us grow. He made us self-sufficient. He feeds us everyday by making the crops grow. We can go on and on and still not account for all the gifts that Allah bestows on us. We cannot repay Allah for even a mouthful of food. Our gifts of charity in the Name of Allah are negligible. But Allah is the one who accepts these insignificant gestures and tokens as gifts of charity that we give in His Name. If we have no money or food to give, Allah even accepts a smile from the poor as a gift of charity in His Name. Allah has no need for food or money. The gifts that are given in His Name are a means to help the less fortunate and to teach us that there is nothing but Oneness. The entire human race is one big family. Therefore, with repentance, or turning back to Allah, we must also return some of the gifts that He has given us, to those who are less fortunate than us because they are also His creation. We cannot just take and take, but we must return something in the Name of Allah as a gift of charity.
Allah is At Tawwaab the Acceptor of Repentance from His devotees because He created everything out of love and not hatred. Allah wants us to turn to Him so that He may turn towards us. Allah wants us to give some of the gifts that He has bestowed on us to those who are less fortunate. We are all His creation .
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AT TAWWAAB
THE ACCEPTOR OF REPENTANCE
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Ta 400 Waw 6 Alif 1 Ba 2 TOTAL 409 TOTAL
MEDITATION
The person who reads Ya Tawwaabu 1111 times everyday, Allah will accept the repentance of that person, Inshaa Allah. The person who keeps reading Ya Tawwaabu will find that his / her tasks will become easier. If a person reads Ya Tawwaabu 10 times and blows on a wicked person, Allah will relieve the reader from that wicked person, Inshaa Allah.
Remember to recite any Darood / Salawaat of your choice 11 times before and after the above Zikr and send the Hadiya (reward) for the Darood / Salawaat to Allah’s Rasool, our Master, Sayyidina Muhammad .
Darood / Salawaat / Blessings and Salaam / Peace on Muhammad, His Family, and His Companions
01 November 2000 05 Shabaan 1421