Page 41 - In The Name Of Allah, The All-Merciful And Most Merciful

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

in penitent believers who repent their mistakes and strive to
do better:
When those who believe in Our Signs come to you, say:
“Peace be upon you.” Allah has made mercy incumbent
upon Himself. If anyone among you does evil out of ig-
norance and then repents and puts things right, He is
Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat al-An’am, 54)

One of the things that distance people from the Qur’an’s
morality is the guilt complex that comes from committing
sins which makes them begin to see themselves as incorrigible
and unmitigated.. Such people, however, forget the name All-
Merciful and Most Merciful of Allah, Who informs humanity

that He is forgiving and eternally generous. Satan stirs them
up by saying that they are sinners who will never be able to
remedy their condition, that they should just accept it. Then
he draws people into a morass, deceiving them into thinking
that since they have sinned already, there is nothing to lose
by doing it again. Satan exploits their resulting sense of
shame toward Allah in order to distance them totally from
Him. But like every wile of satan, this one too is weak, for
committing a sin does not disqualify people from finding the

straight path. Not only after committing a sin, even if one has
committed the biggest sins numerous times, he always has
the possibility of becoming a penitent and turning towards
Allah. Regardless of the sin committed, Allah has informed
us in the Qur’an that He will accept each person’s sincere re-
pentance and turning toward Him:

But if anyone repents after his [or her] wrongdoing and

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