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A number of different words for sin are used in the Islamic tradition. According to A. J. Wensinck's entry on the topic in the Encyclopedia of Islam, Islamic terms for sin include dhanb and khaṭīʾa, which are synonymous and refer to intentional sins; khiṭʾ, which means simply a sin; and ithm, which is used for grave sins.
Fasiq (Arabic: فاسق fāsiq) is an Arabic term referring to someone who violates Islamic law. As a fasiq is considered unreliable, his testimony is not accepted in Islamic courts . [ 1 ] The terms fasiq and fisq are sometime rendered as "impious", [ 1 ] " venial sinner ", [ 1 ] or "depraved".
A ḥadīth of Ali al-Ridha states that despair is the second major sin and disappointment is the third major sin and that they are different. [clarification needed] [3] Despair is a feeling that is not expressed. When such a feeling is manifested outwardly and becomes obvious to others, it is said to be disappointment. [1] [3]
In the context of Islam, it means to turn or to retreat from past sinful and evil activities, and to firmly resolve to abstain from them in future. [6] [7] [8] [1] In Quran 66:8, the word tawba has been associated with the word نصوح (nasūh) which means "to make pure or sincere".
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According to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, the Quran states twice in An-Nisa verses 48 and 116 that God can forgive all sins save one: shirk. [12] Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him ˹in worship˺, but forgives anything else of whoever He wills. And whoever associates others with Allah has indeed committed a grave sin.
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[3] [6] [7] Muslims regard the Quran as the most important miracle of Muhammad, a proof of his prophethood, [8] and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with the messages revealed to Adam and ended with Muhammad. It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature. [9] [10] [11] [12]