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until they have asked him for permission. Those women who are humble, men and women who
people who ask you for permission are the ones give charity, men and women who fast, men and
who truly believe in Allah and His Messenger. If women who guard their chastity, men and
they ask your permission to attend to their own women who remember Allah much: Allah has
affairs, give permission to any of them you prepared forgiveness for them and an immense
please; and ask Allah’s forgiveness for them. reward. (33:35)
Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (24:62) O Prophet! We have made lawful for you: your
Say: ‘The One Who sent it down is He Who wives to whom you have given dowries and any
knows all hidden secrets in the heavens and slavegirls you own from the booty Allah has al-
earth. He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (25:6) lotted you and the daughters of your paternal un-
Except for those who repent and believe and act cles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and
rightly: Allah will transform the wrong actions of the daughters of your maternal uncles and the
such people into good–Allah is Ever-Forgiving, daughters of your maternal aunts who have mi-
Most Merciful. (25:70) grated with you and any believing woman who
(The magicians said,) ‘We remain hopeful that gives herself to the Prophet if the Prophet desires
our Lord will forgive us our mistakes for being to marry her: exclusively for you as opposed to
the first of the believers.’ (26:51) the rest of the believers–We know very well what
(Ibrahim said, ‘It is) He Who I sincerely hope will We have prescribed for them regarding their
forgive my mistakes on the Day of Reckoning.’ wives and any slavegirls they possess–in order
(26:82) that there be no restriction on you. Allah is Ever-
(Ibrahim said,) ‘And forgive my father–he was Forgiving, Most Merciful. (33:50)
one of the misguided;’ (26:86) O Prophet! Tell your wives and daughters and the
Except for one who did wrong and then changed women of the believers to draw their outer gar-
evil into good–for I am Ever-Forgiving, Most ments closely round themselves. This makes it
Merciful. (27:11) more likely that they will be recognised and not be
He (Salih) said, ‘My people, why are you so anx- harmed. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
ious to hasten the bad before the good? If only (33:59)
you would ask for forgiveness from Allah, so that He will put your actions right for you and forgive
mercy might perhaps be shown to you.’ (27:46) you your wrong deeds. All who obey Allah and
He (Musa) said, ‘My Lord, I have wronged my- His Messenger have won a mighty victory. (33:71)
self. Forgive me.’ So He forgave him. He is the This was so that Allah might punish the men and
Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. (28:16) women of the hypocrites, and the men and
Call them after their fathers. That is closer to jus- women of the idolaters, and turn towards the men
tice in Allah’s sight. And if you do not know who and women of the believers. Allah is Ever-
their fathers were then they are your brothers in Forgiving, Most Merciful. (33:73)
the religion and people under your patronage. He knows what goes into the earth and what
You are not to blame for any honest mistake you comes out of it, and what comes down from
make but only for what your hearts premeditate. heaven and what goes up into it. And He is the
Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (33:5) Most Merciful, the Ever-Forgiving. (34:2)
So that Allah might recompense the truthful for This is so that He may recompense those who be-
their truth and punish the hypocrites, if He wills, lieve and do right actions. They will have forgive-
or turn towards them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, ness and generous provision. (34:4)
Most Merciful. (33:24) There was also a sign for Saba in their dwelling
Men and women who are Muslims, men and place: two gardens–one to the right and one to the
women who are believers, men and women who left. ‘Eat of your Lord’s provision and give thanks to
are obedient, men and women who are truthful, Him: a bountiful land and a forgiving Lord.’
men and women who are steadfast, men and (34:15)
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