Towba: Tawbah & Istighfar

"Say: O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins." (Az-Zumar 39:53) Towba gathers what the Quran and the authentic Sunnah say about repentance (tawbah) and seeking forgiveness (istighfar), with every proof quoted in full, in 13 languages. TAWBAH 15 topics, each with its Quran verses and authentic hadith: • Allah loves those who repent • Do not despair of Allah's mercy • Repentance turns bad deeds into good • Sincere repentance and its conditions • The door of repentance is open until the sun rises from the west • Seeking forgiveness (istighfar) • Allah's joy at His servant's repentance: the lost camel • Allah stretches out His hand night and day • The man who killed a hundred people • "As long as you call upon Me…" • Good deeds erase bad deeds • Remorse is repentance • A Lord who forgives sins • Allah's mercy prevails over His anger ISTIGHFAR • 15 Quranic duas of forgiveness, word for word from the verse, with recitation (Mishary Alafasy): the dua of Adam, of Musa, of Nuh, of the believers… • 11 duas from the Sunnah, including Sayyid al-Istighfar, the dua the Prophet ﷺ taught Abu Bakr, and the expiation at the end of a gathering • Arabic, transliteration and meaning AUTHENTIC ONLY Hadith are only from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, or the Sunan where graded sahih or hasan, each shown with its reference and grade. Popular narrations that are weak are left out. ALSO • Search in your language or in Arabic • Copy and share • Adjustable Arabic text size, light and dark mode • Works offline (recitation needs an internet connection) LANGUAGES English, العربية, বাংলা, اردو, हिन्दी, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Türkçe, فارسی, Français, Español, Deutsch, Русский SOURCES Quran text: Tanzil (Uthmani). Meanings: Saheeh International, Muhiuddin Khan and other published Quran translations via Tanzil and AlQuran Cloud. Hadith: published editions of the six books (hadith-api dataset). Duas from the Sunnah: Hisn al-Muslim. Recitation: EveryAyah.com.