تَوَّابًا (tawwāban)Oft-Returning (to mercy), Constant Accepter of Repentance

 Let’s now explore the beautiful and powerful word تَوَّابًا (tawwāban) — the final word in Surah An-Naṣr (110:3):

إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا
“Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance.”

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🔍 Word Breakdown: تَوَّابًا

Feature	Arabic	Meaning
Form	Intensive noun (صِيغَةُ المُبالَغَة)	One who accepts repentance repeatedly and abundantly
Pattern	فَعَّال (like تَوَّاب)	Indicates intensity or repetition
Ending (ًا)	Tanwīn fatḥ	Accusative case (grammatical role)

👉 So تَوَّابًا means:

“Oft-Returning (to mercy), Constant Accepter of Repentance”

This is not a one-time forgiveness — it expresses Allah’s continual readiness to forgive over and over.

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🧬 Root: ت-و-ب (t–w–b)

The root ت-و-ب means:

• To turn back, to repent

• A sincere return from sin to obedience

From this root:

• تَوْبَة (tawbah) = repentance

• يَتُوبُ (yatūbu) = he repents / returns

• تَبْ (tub) = repent! (command)

So تَوَّاب is:

• Someone who continually welcomes people back when they repent

• One who turns toward the one turning to Him

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🧠 Meaning in Context

كَانَ تَوَّابًا
“He has always been Most Forgiving”

• Allah is not only able to forgive — He loves to forgive.

• No matter how many times you return to Him, He turns to you more eagerly.

• Even the Prophet ﷺ — who had no sins — is told to seek forgiveness, teaching us the importance of humility and constant return to Allah.

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✅ Summary

Word	تَوَّابًا
Root	ت-و-ب (to return, repent)
Meaning	"Constant Accepter of Repentance" / "Oft-Returning in Mercy"
Context	Describes Allah’s beautiful attribute of always welcoming sincere repentance