And when they see them, they say, ‘Verily these are the erring ones’ ”—
it appears evident, that the pride and arrogance of the Makkans, founded on their ill-gotten wealth, is contrasted with the humble and precarious condition of the followers of Muḥammad, to convey at the same time a solemn warning, that the positions will be reversed on the Great Day of Reckoning.
TAT̤HĪR (تطهير). A purifying or cleansing of anything which is ceremonially unclean. For example, if a dog drinks from a vessel, it becomes najis, or “impure,” but it can be purified (tat̤hīr) by washing it seven times. A mosque which has been defiled can be cleansed with dry earth or water, and by recitals from the Qurʾān. If the boots on the feet have been defiled, they can be purified by rubbing them on dry earth.
Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib says that Muḥammad taught that the micturation of an animal lawful for food does not render clothes ceremonially unclean. (Mishkāt, book iii. ch. ix.) [[PURIFICATION].]
TATTOOING. Muḥammad forbade the custom of the idolaters of Arabia to prick the hands of their women and to rub the punctures over with wood, indigo, and other colours. (Mishkāt, book xii. ch. i. pt. 1.)
TAUBAH (توبة). (1) Repentance. (2) At-Taubah, a title of the IXth Sūrah of the Qurʾān. [[PARDON], [REPENTANCE].]
AT-TAUBATU ʾN-NAṢŪḤ (التوبة النصوح). Lit. “Sincere repentance.” A term used by divines for true repentance of the heart, as distinguished from that only of the lips.
TAUḤĪD (توحيد). A term used to express the unity of the Godhead, which is the great fundamental basis of the religion of Muḥammad. [[GOD].]
TAUJĪH (توجيه). Any pious ejaculation recited by the pious before or after the Takbīr. (Mishkāt, book iv. ch. xii.) [[PRAYER].]
TAURĀT (توراة). The title given in the Qurʾān ([Sūrah iii. 2]), and in all Muḥammadan works, for the Books of Moses. It is the Hebrew תּוֹרָה Tōrāh, “the Law.”