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servants who believe and do right actions. Say: ‘I Know then that there is no god except Allah and
do not ask you for any wage for this–except for ask forgiveness for your wrongdoing, and for the
you to love your near of kin. If anyone does a men and women who believe. Allah knows both
good action, We will increase the good of it for your activity and your repose. (47:19)
him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful.’ Those who disbelieve and obstruct the Way of
(42:23) Allah, and then die disbeliever, Allah will not for-
It is He Who accepts repentance from His ser- give them. (47:34)
vants and pardons evil acts and knows what they Truly We have granted you a clear victory, so that
do. (42:25) Allah may forgive you your earlier errors and any
Any disaster that strikes you is through what your later ones and complete His blessing upon you,
own hands have earned and He pardons much. and guide you on a Straight Path. (48:1-2)
(42:30) Those Arabs who remained behind will say to
Or He wrecks them for what they have earned you, ‘Our wealth and families kept us occupied,
though He pardons much. (42:34) so ask forgiveness for us.’ They say with their
(Believers are) those who avoid major wrong ac- tongues what is not in their hearts. Say: ‘Who can
tions and indecencies and who, when they are control Allah for you in any way whether He
angered, then forgive. (42:37) wants harm for you or wants benefit for you?’
The repayment of a bad action is one equivalent Allah is aware of what you do. (48:11)
to it. But if someone pardons and puts things The kingdom of the heavens and the earth be-
right, his reward is with Allah. Certainly He does longs to Allah. He forgives those He wills and
not love wrongdoers. (42:40) punishes those He wills. Allah is Ever-Forgiving,
But if someone is steadfast and forgives, that is Most Merciful. (48:14)
the most resolute course to follow. (42:43) Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those
Tell those who believe that they should forgive who are with him are fierce to the disbelievers,
those who feel no fear about the Days of Allah, merciful to one another. You see them bowing
when He will repay people according to what and prostrating, seeking Allah’s good favour and
they earned. (45:14) His pleasure. Their mark is on their faces, the
Or do they say, ‘He has invented it’? Say: ‘If I traces of prostration. That is their likeness in the
have invented it, then you possess no power to Torah. And their likeness in the Gospel is that of a
help me against Allah in any way. He knows best seed which puts up a shoot and makes it strong
what you hold forth about. He is witness enough so that it thickens and grows up straight upon its
between me and you. He is the Ever-Forgiving, stalk, filling the sowers with delight–so that by
the Most Merciful.’ (46:8) them He may infuriate the disbelievers. Allah has
(A group of jinn said,) ‘Our people, respond to promised those of them who believe and do right
Allah’s caller and believe in Him. He will forgive actions forgiveness and an immense reward.
you some of your wrong actions and save you (48:29)
from a painful punishment.’ (46:31) Those who lower their voices when they are with
An image of the Garden which is promised to the Messenger of Allah are people whose hearts
those who guard against evil: in it there are rivers Allah has tested for heedfulness. They will have
of water which will never spoil and rivers of milk forgiveness and an immense reward. (49:3)
whose taste will never change and rivers of wine, If they had only been patient until you came out
delightful to all who drink it, and rivers of honey to them, it would have been better for them. But
of undiluted purity; in it they will have fruit of Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (49:5)
every kind and forgiveness from their Lord. Is that The desert Arabs say, ‘We believe.’ Say: ‘You do
like those who will be in the Fire timelessly, for not believe. Say rather, "We have become
ever, with boiling water to drink which lacerates Muslim," for faith has not yet entered into your
their bowels? (47:15) hearts. If you obey Allah and His Messenger, He
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