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Allah forgives him even if he has made mistakes or
          committed sins. Furthermore, even if he has been
          insincere for a long time, he still has the chance to
          repent. It is just a trick of Satan that makes him give
          way to despair. For Allah is the One Who shows
          eternal mercy and justice and the One Who promises
          victory and His Paradise to the believers. The advice
          of Yakub (Jacob) should be a guide for all the
          believers:
             "...never give up hope of Allah’s Soothing Mercy: truly,
          no one despairs of Allah’s Soothing Mercy, except those
          who have no faith.” (Surah Yusuf, 12:87)



             17 Evaluating Everything from the Point of

          View of the Qur’an
             The aim of life for a believer is solely that of being
          a servant of Allah. People are not created to fulfil
          their vain desires and greed, or to pursue their
          passions; the one and only reason for our creation is
          to serve Allah.

             The way to achieve this is by taking the Qur’an as
          our unique guide. We should give all our attention to
          applying every decree of the Qur’an. Our target
          should be to observe every decree of the Qur'an as

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