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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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