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٣٠ : D$4 D " 6 A " 4q5 ? (1 8 D bR o * b'% : 23 + $ 435 c(d M 5 5 3 6 + c" S / . : , + " 9 6 30—True Repentance Washes Off Sin Narrated by Ab u Ubaidah bin Abdullah on the authority of his father: The Prophet of Allah (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: “The one who repents of sin is like one who has in fact never sinned. ” (Sunan Ibn M a a a a jah, Book of Abstinence, Chapter: Repentance) Explanatory Notes The philosophy of repentance [ Taubah ] is deeply concerned with spirituality and also exerts a tremendous impact on the morals of men. Through repentance one is helped to remain full of hope from God and thus is enabled to elevate his moral standard. It is a pity, however, that, with the exception of Islam, most religions, having declared the