at-Tawwab — The Accepter of Repentance

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at-Tawwab — The Accepter of Repentance. It is name number 80 in the enumeration of God's most beautiful names in the hadith of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) at al-Tirmidhi ¹; Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya devoted a chapter of Jala' al-Afham to explaining these names ².

In the Qur'an

The name occurs in the Qur'an, among them: 2:128، 2:160، 2:37، 2:54، 9:104، 9:118.

In the Sunna

Abu Hurayra reports: 'God has ninety-nine names — a hundred less one; whoever enumerates them enters Paradise' ³.

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Mentioned in: Qur'an 2:128· Qur'an 2:160· Qur'an 2:37· Qur'an 2:54· Qur'an 9:104· Qur'an 9:118
Part of: The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)

People and things also explored

al-Adl — The Utterly Just· al-Afuww — The Pardoner· al-Ahad — The Unique· al-Akhir — The Last· al-Ali — The Most High· al-Alim — The All-Knowing· al-Awwal — The First· al-Azim — The Magnificent

Sources

Jami' al-Tirmidhi
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
Sahih Muslim

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islam.museum contributors. “at-Tawwab — The Accepter of Repentance”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/asma-al-tawwab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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