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Quran Maqasid

تابَ

تاب in the Quran

Meaning: repent

تاب occurs 63 times in 56 verses across 22 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
63
Verses
56
Surahs
22

تابَ

Verb · 63 times

Meaning: repent · Also translated as: So turned, Then He turned, and turn, so He turned

Forms in the Quran

  • تَابَ ×12
  • تَابُوا۟ ×10
  • يَتُوبَ ×9
  • فَتَابَ ×5
  • تُوبُوٓا۟ ×5
  • يَتُوبُونَ ×3
  • تُبْتُ ×3
  • وَيَتُوبَ ×3

Its root in the classical dictionaries

التوب: ترك الذنب على أجمل الوجوه ، وهو أبلغ وجوه الاعتذار، فإن الاعتذار على ثلاثة أوجه: إما أن يقول المعتذر: لم أفعل، أو يقول:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

التاء والواو والباء كلمة واحدة تدل على الرجوع. يقال تاب من ذنبه، أي رجع عنه يتوب إلى الله توبة ومتابا، فهو تائب. والتوب التوبة. قال الله تعالى: ﴿وقابل التوب﴾ [غافر: 3].

معجم مقاييس اللغة — ابن فارس
The full entries on the root ت و ب

Verses with تاب

Verses 41–56 of 56

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    But his Lord chose him (For His Grace): He turned To him, and gave him guidance.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:122
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Unless they repent thereafter And mend (their conduct); For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:5
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say to the believing women That they should lower Their gaze and guard Their modesty; that they Should not display their Beauty and ornaments except What (must ordinarily) appear Thereof; that they should Draw their veils over Their bosoms and not display Their beauty except To their husbands, their fathers, Their husbands’ fathers, their sons, Their husbands’ sons, Their brothers or their brothers’ sons, Or their sisters’ sons, Or their women, or the slaves Whom their right hands Possess, or male servants Free of physical needs, Or small children who Have no sense of the shame Of sex; and that they Should not strike their feet In order to draw attention To their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together Towards God, that ye May attain Bliss.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:31
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Unless he repents, believes, And works righteous deeds, For God will change The evil of such persons Into good, and God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:70
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And whoever repents and does good Has truly turned to God With an (acceptable) conversion;—

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:71
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    But any that (in this life) Had repented, believed, and worked Righteousness, will have hopes To be among those who Achieve salvation.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:67
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    That God may reward The men of Truth for Their Truth, and punish The Hypocrites if that be His Will, or turn to them In Mercy: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:24
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    (With the result (that God has to punish The Hypocrites, men and women, And the Unbelievers, men And women, and God turns In Mercy to the Believers, Men and women: for God Is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:73
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who sustain The Throne (of God) And those around it Sing Glory and Praise To their Lord; believe In Him; and implore Forgiveness For those who believe: "Our Lord! Thy Reach Is over all things, In Mercy and Knowledge. Forgive, then, those who Turn in Repentance, and follow Thy Path; and preserve them From the Penalty Of the Blazing Fire!

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:7
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    We have enjoined on man Kindness to his parents: In pain did his mother Bear him, and in pain Did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) To his weaning is (A period of) thirty months. At length, when he reaches The age of full strength And attains forty years, He says, "O my Lord! Grant me that I may be Grateful for Thy favour Which Thou hast bestowed Upon me, and upon both My parents, and that I May work righteousness Such as Thou mayest approve; And be gracious to me In my issue. Truly Have I turned to Thee And truly do I bow (To Thee) in Islām."

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:15
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Let not some men Among you laugh at others: It may be that The (latter) are better Than the (former): Nor let some women Laugh at others: It may be that The (latter) are better Than the (former): Nor defame nor be Sarcastic to each other, Nor call each other By (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name Connoting wickedness, (To be used of one) After he has believed: And those who Do not desist are (Indeed) doing wrong.

    Surah Al-Hujurat, verse 49:11
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Is it that ye are Afraid of spending sums In charity before your Private consultation (with him) If, then, ye do not so, And God forgives you, Then (at least) establish Regular prayer; practise Regular charity; and obey God and His Apostle. And God is well-acquainted With all that ye do.

    Surah Al-Mujadila, verse 58:13
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    If ye two turn in repentance To Him, your hearts Are indeed so inclined; But if ye back up Each other against him, Truly God is his Protector, And Gabriel, and (every) Righteous one among those Who believe,—and furthermore, The angels—will back (him) up.

    Surah At-Tahrim, verse 66:4
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Turn to God With sincere repentance: In the hope that Your Lord will remove From you your ills And admit you to Gardens Beneath which Rivers flow,— The Day that God Will not permit To be humiliated The Prophet and those Who believe with him. Their Light will run Forward before them And by their right hands, While they say, "Our Lord! Perfect our Light for us, And grant us Forgiveness: For Thou hast power Over all things."

    Surah At-Tahrim, verse 66:8
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thy Lord doth know That thou standest forth (To prayer) nigh two-thirds Of the night, or half The night, or a third Of the night, and so doth A party of those with thee. But God doth appoint Night And Day in due measure. He knoweth that ye are Unable to keep count thereof. So He hath turned to you (In mercy): read ye, Therefore, of the Qur-ān As much as may be Easy for you. He knoweth That there may be (some) Among you in ill-health; Others travelling through the land, Seeking of God's bounty; Yet others fighting In God's Cause. Read ye, Therefore, as much of the Qur-ān As may be easy (for you); And establish regular Prayer And give regular Charity; And loan to God A Beautiful Loan. And whatever good Ye send forth For your souls, Ye shall find it In God's Presence,— Yea, better and Greater, in Reward. And seek ye the Grace Of God: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Muzzammil, verse 73:20
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) The Believers, men and women, And do not turn In repentance, will have The Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty Of the Burning Fire.

    Surah Al-Buruj, verse 85:10