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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
truth will not save them from the fearsome conclusion awaiting
them.

The false idea that "Allah will

forgive us anyway"

An evil generation has succeeded them, inheriting the Book,
taking the goods of this lower world, and saying, "We will
be forgiven…" (Surat al-A'raf: 169)
As indicated in this verse, despite not leading a life as prescribed
by Allah, people assume that they will nevertheless be forgiven.
Without a doubt, the foremost reason for this assumption is their in-
ability to properly comprehend Allah's attributes and His justice
due to their reliance on a form of reasoning which has little or no
Qur'anic foundation. Although Allah is forgiving and will forgive
the wrong actions of His servants, the prerequisite for this forgive-
ness is outlined by Allah in the Qur'an as follows:
Allah only accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ig-
norance and then quickly repent after doing it. Allah turns
towards such people. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. There
is no repentance for people who persist in doing evil until
death comes to them and who then say, "Now I repent," nor
for people who die disbelievers. We have prepared for them
a painful punishment. (Surat an-Nisa': 17-18)
However, there are those who, having been repeatedly warned
both openly and secretly, are aware of the truth and yet remain far
removed from fearing Allah, and persist with their distorted claim
that Allah will forgive them nevertheless. This kind of misapprehen-
sion is a clear example of satan's ability to mislead and deceive peo-

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