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Yourself so that I may look at You!’ He said, ‘You right, those who forbid the wrong, those who
will not see Me, but look at the mountain. If it re- preserve the limits of Allah: give good news to
mains firm in its place, then you will see Me.’ But the believers. (9:112)
when His Lord manifested Himself to the moun- ‘Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then repent to
tain, He crushed it flat and Musa fell uncon- Him. He will let you enjoy a good life until a
scious to the ground. When he regained specified time, and will give His favour to all
consciousness he said, ‘Glory be to You! I repent who merit it. But if you turn your backs, I fear for
to You and I am the first of the believers!’ (7:143) you the punishment of a Mighty Day.’ (11:3)
But as for those who do evil actions and then (Hud said,) ‘My people! Ask forgiveness of your
subsequently repent and believe, in that case Lord and then repent to Him. He will send
your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. heaven down to you in abundant rain, and in-
(7:153) crease you with strength upon strength. Do not
A proclamation from Allah and His Messenger to turn away as evildoers.’ (11:52)
mankind on the day of the greater pilgrimage: To Thamud We sent their brother Salih. He said,
‘Allah is free of the idolaters, as is His Messenger. ‘My people, worship Allah! You have no god
If you repent, it will be better for you. But if you apart from Him. He brought you into being from
turn your backs, know that you cannot thwart the earth and made you its inhabitants. So ask
Allah.’ Give those who disbelieve the news of a His forgiveness and then repent to Him. My Lord
painful punishment. (9:3) is Close and Quick to Respond.’ (11:61)
Then, when the sacred months are over, kill the (Shu‘ayb said,) ‘Ask your Lord for forgiveness and
idolaters wherever you find them, and seize then repent to Him. My Lord is Most Merciful,
them and besiege them and lie in wait for them Most Loving.’ (11:90)
on every road. If they repent and perform prayer But to those who do evil in ignorance and then
and give the alms, let them go on their way. Allah after that repent and put things right, to them
is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (9:5) your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
But if they repent and perform prayer and give (16:119)
the alms, they are your brothers in the religion. An evil generation succeeded them who neg-
We make the Signs clear for people who have lected the prayer and followed their appetites.
knowledge. (9:11) They will plunge into the Valley of Evil–except
They swear by Allah that they said nothing, but for those who repent and believe and act rightly.
they definitely spoke the word of disbelief and They will enter the Garden and they will not be
returned to disbelief after their Islam. They wronged in any way: (19:59-60)
planned something which they did not achieve But I am Ever-Forgiving to anyone who repents
and they were vindictive for no other cause than and believes and acts rightly and then is guided.
that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them (20:82)
from His bounty. If they were to repent, it would But those who make accusations against chaste
be better for them. But if they turn away, Allah women and then do not produce four witnesses:
will punish them with a painful punishment in flog them with eighty lashes and never again ac-
this world and the hereafter, and they will not cept them as witnesses. Such people are devia-
find any protector or helper on the earth. (9:74) tors–except for those who after that repent and
Do they not know that Allah accepts repentance put things right. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most
from His servants and acknowledges their alms, Merciful. (24:4-5)
and that Allah is the Ever-Returning, the Most And on the Day of Rising his punishment will be
Merciful? (9:104) doubled and he will be humiliated in it time-
Those who repent, those who worship, those lessly, for ever, except for those who repent and
who praise, those who fast, those who bow, believe and act rightly: Allah will transform the
those who prostrate, those who command the wrong actions of such people into good–Allah is
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