Repentance in the Qur’an

Prof. Dr. Abdul’Khaliq Hassan Al-Shareef
 Ustadh Doctor Abdul’Khaliq Hassan al-Shareef is one of the great Ulama of the Azhar University. He was born in 1365 AH/1946 CE in the city of Bani Suef in Egypt. He has dedicated his life to Islamic Knowledge, Guidance and Reviving the Ummah spiritually and to this end he has written more than 40 works in different Islamic Sciences.
Most notably of these in the field of the Science of Usul al-Fiqh. The Noble lineage of the Sheikh returns to the Imam Al-Hussain Ibn Ali (RA), the Grandson of the Messenger of Allah (SAW). The esteemed Sheikh is a member of the International Union for Muslim Ulama. The Sheikh travelled between Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Balkans spreading Islamic knowledge, building bridges of communication between Centres of Knowledge and Understanding in these countries. After the events which Egypt witnessed in the year of 1434 AH/2013 CE, the Sheikh performed Hijrah (migrated for the sake of Allah) to Istanbul and established there the Shareef Waqf and the Shareef Academy for Islamic Sciences, such that he dedicated himself to teaching Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence), Usul al-Fiqh, Hadith and Tafsir to the students of Higher Education and Doctoral Students.  Sheikh Abdul’Khaliq Hassan al-Shareef is distinguished by his extreme effort to obtain a sound understanding of the Sharia Sciences and their implementation which corresponds with the Spirit of the Sharia and the needs of the present Age. This is in addition to his meticulous connection to the Methodology of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaah in his reception of the Texts of the Sharia. Additionally, the Sheikh is known for his deep Sufi dimension, as he gave care to Self-Refinement and accession through this in light of the Quran and Sunnah, and in relation to this many valuable writings.  As for this book: “Tawbah (Repentance) in the Life of thte Muslim in Light of the Quranic Verses”, it is from the writings through which the Sheikh attempted to engage with repentance (Tawbah) from a Quranic and Hadith-based perspective, clarifying its place in the life of the Muslim, and which searches for the most important issues relating to Tawbah. These include: Repentance (Tawbah)’s obligation, the obstacles in its way, its different forms, and the necessity of sincerity in performing it. Moreover, the topic is enriched by the words of the Sages, and the Scholars who were pioneers in this field.   Indeed, Repentance (Tawbah) is a great means by which the heart of the Believer is purified, it returns him to the Path of the Truth, and it renews in him the spirit of Worshipping Allah. Sheikh Abdul’Khaliq Hassan al Shareef did not undertake this work as an individual project but rather as a Reformist (Islah) movement that would awaken through it society, calling all to an truthful return to Allah with pure hearts and full certainty that Allah’s Mercy is vast for every sincere repentant person.