regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: “So turn to your Creator... He turned to you...”
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The questioner : Is there a specific meaning to the word “tawbah” (repentance)?
The Shaykh : There is no difference in it; it all means returning, unless we say that “tawbah” from Allah means accepting the servant’s repentance, in which case its meaning is not returning. However, if we say that Allah turned to him, meaning He turned away from turning His face away from him and turned toward him, then its meaning is the same.
The Shaykh : There is no difference in it; it all means returning, unless we say that “tawbah” from Allah means accepting the servant’s repentance, in which case its meaning is not returning. However, if we say that Allah turned to him, meaning He turned away from turning His face away from him and turned toward him, then its meaning is the same.