2. THE QUALITIES OF A BELIEVING WOMAN

2. The qualities of a believing woman ~ 29 ~ God. It is not enough to have made the discovery of the Creator and Sustainer of mankind: truly virtuous men and women must remember God at all times. One who has truly found God will always have Him in his thoughts and will always have His name on his lips. The 66th chapter of the Qur’an, entitled “Prohibition,” mentions three more qualities of believing men and women: penitence, devoutness and obedience. TAWBAH means feeling penitent about having committed a sin and then turning away from sinfulness. This is a very special attribute of believing men and women. In this world of trial one does make mistakes from time to time — dominated as one is by the self — but the effect of one’s wrongdoing will not be irreversible if one at once turns to God and repents one’s misdeeds. This repentance acknowledges God’s greatness as compared to man’s insignificance. Those who are truly repentant find the greatest favor in God’s eyes. ‘IBADAH (worship). This is the act performed to acknowledge supernatural exaltedness. It is