True meaning of istighfār in Islam

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 417

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 417

True meaning of istighfār in Islam

Hadith #522

أَوَّلُهَا: النَّدَمُ عَلَى مَا مَضَى.

The first is to repent over the past;