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24 Before You Regret

It is also stated in the Qur'an that those nations to
whom the prophets were sent regretted their wrong
doings. Likewise, the people of the Prophet Moses (pbuh)
who couldn't wait for him to return from Mount Sinai
with Allah's message forgot Allah and reverted to idol-
worship. Allah describes this nation's great regret for

their sin as follows:
After he left, Moses' people adopted a calf made from
their ornaments, a form which made a lowing sound.
Did they not see that it could not speak to them or
guide them to any way? They adopted it and so they
were wrongdoers.

When they took full stock of what they had done and
saw they had been misled, they said, "If our Lord does
not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will certainly
be among the lost." (Surat al-A’raf: 148-149)
Allah emphasizes regret once again in the Qur'an in
the story of the owners of the garden. Allah granted them
a garden as a favor. However, they grew arrogant, appro-
priated the garden for themselves, and forgot to be grate-

ful to Allah. Hence the punishment they received caused
them to regret their actions and turn towards Allah. The
verses concerning the owners of the garden as follows:
We have tried them as We tried the owners of the gar-
den when they swore that they would harvest in the
morning but did not say the redeeming words, "If Allah