[And seek forgiveness of your Lord and turn to Him in repentance whereupon He will grant you a fair enjoyment of life until an appointed term.] Hūd:3 In sūrah Hūd Allāh commands us to do Istighfār (seek forgiveness) then He commands us to do Tawbah (turn to Him in repentance). Which raises an important question: what is the difference between the two? Their meanings are almost identical. Yet they are two completely different actions, and in order to fulfil…