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The Acceptor of Repentance
He accepts repentance from His servants, pardons evil acts,
and knows what they do. (Surat ash-Shura, 42:25)

All human beings are very vulnerable, for we cannot survive
unless all conditions essential for life are provided for us. And yet
some people tend to grow insolent, arrogant, and ungrateful toward
Allah, as the following verses indicate:
We offered the Trust to the heavens, Earth, and the moun-
tains, but they refused to take it on and shrank from it. But
man took it on. He is indeed wrongdoing and ignorant.
(Surat al-Ahzab, 33:72)
Truly man is ungrateful to his Lord. (Surat al-‘Adiyat, 100:6)
Allah is fully aware of this inherent evil tendency. He knows
that humanity is fallible, ignorant, and ungrateful, and yet He is al-
ways compassionate and merciful toward people. Out of His com-
passion, He showed humanity the way to salvation: repentance.
Allah gives all of us countless opportunities to purify ourselves
through repentance. Regardless of what we have done or of our for-
mer ungratefulness, we can attain salvation if we are sincere, remain
true to Allah, fear and are aware of Allah, and truly repent.
This attribute is a clear indication of Allah’s compassion and
mercy upon people. Allah, Who is not in need of anything,wouldn't
have forgiven anyone if He willed. But out of His infinite compas-
sion, He knew that people would need this compassion and mercy,
and so gave the good news that He would accept the repentance of
any sincere person. As the Qur’an states:

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