Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Tauba

तौबा
said TAU-ba
also written: Taubah, tauba, tawba, taubah
Meaning

Repentance, the seeker's turning away from sin back toward God as the first station of the path.

Literally: repentance; turning back to God

Usage & notes

Repentance — the sinner's turning back to God in remorse and resolve, met by God's mercy (al-Tawwab, the Ever-Relenting). It is the door of return always held open. In Iqbal's dynamic spirituality, tauba is less a one-time act than a continual reorientation of the self toward God, a renewal that frees the soul from the weight of failure and restores its forward motion.