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pressure of circumstances although he has got no such object. He does not have a firm will to do that sin but if he commits it, he becomes repentant and sorrowful. Then he resolves that he will not to do that sin but if he becomes repentant and sorrowful.
Then he resolves that he will not do it again. The mind which has got such a state is called Nafse Lawwamah or self- accusing soul.
This Tauba is less than that of the first class. Evil is mixed with the blood of man and he can hardly release himself from it. God says : God is openhanded in pardoning those who give up major sins and indecencies except passing thoughts of sins. An evil thought suddenly crops up in mind along with the minor sins.
He had no previous thought about it. So this kind of evil thought is pardonable. God says : When they do indecent acts or oppress themselves and then remember God and seek forgiveness for their sins. So it seen that God praised them for their repentance inspite of oppression on their soul. For this rank, the Prophet said : Those who repent after commission of a sin are the best among you. In another narration, a believer is like a stalk of corn.
Sometime its head rises up straight and sometimes bends down The Prophet said : A believer is not free from sin.

This shown that Tauba is not called for these sins. Such a guilty person does not reach the stage of a sinner. The Prophet said : Every son of Adam is a sinner. Among the sinners, those persons are good who repent and seek forgiveness. He said also "A believer may commit many sins but is busy in repentance.
God says "They will be given double rewards on account of their patience, and thereby remove the evils by good deeds." God says in this verse that they do good deeds after commission of a sin.
He did not say that they do not commit sins.

3. The third class of repentants : Such a repentants keeps himself alright for some time and then his passion becomes strong for commission of sins. As a result, he advances towards sin, being unable to control his passion. Inspite of this he does divine service always, but can not give up one or two sinful actions. He loves that it would have been better if God gave him power to control them. After the sin, he becomes repentant and says "Alas, had I not done it" This soul as called Nafse Mosawaalah or questioning soul. God says regarding these persons "And about others, they recognize their sins and they mix good works with them and others mix evil deeds." These

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persons continue to do good deeds and expect forgiveness for

their sins and faults. Many a time such a man dies before

repentance. The region of the next world and its enjoyment falls

on that person whose soul is saved and who purifies his soul for a

lone time as decreed by God in his destiny. For this reason, God

says : By the oath of soul and what it purifies, He informs it of its