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THE MERCY OF BELIEVERS

Asking Forgiveness for

Believers' Mistakes

Know then that there is no god except Allah and ask
forgiveness for your wrongdoing, and for the men
and women who believe. Allah knows both your ac-
tivity and your repose. (Surah Muhammad: 19)
The kind of compassion imbued by the Qur'an in be-
lievers manifests itself in the way believers care for one
another. They feel fear—fear of torment in hell—not only
for themselves, but also for other believers. They wish
that their brothers may also attain eternal salvation just as
they wish it for themselves. Therefore, they pray for for-
giveness. There are numerous verses in the Qur'an ex-
plaining this delicate understanding of compassion by
believers:
"Our Lord, those You cast into the Fire, You have in-
deed disgraced. The wrongdoers will have no
helpers".

"Our Lord, we heard a caller calling us to belief:
'Believe in your Lord!' and we believed. Our Lord,
forgive us our wrong actions, erase our bad actions
from us and take us back to You with those who are
truly good."
"Our Lord, give us what You promised us through
Your Messengers, and do not disgrace us on the Day
of Rising. You do not break Your promise." (Surah
Al 'Imran: 192-194)

All they said was, "Our Lord, forgive us our wrong
actions and any excesses we went to in what we did