Page 269 - A Call For Unity

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Repentance

All people have faults and make mistakes. Believers
need to admit their sins after committing them, make the in-
tention to correct them, and ask Allah to forgive them. Even
if they repent and then commit the same sin again, they
should repent and seek His forgiveness yet again, for nothing
is hidden from Him. Those who try to deceive Allah (may

Allah forbid this) deceive only themselves.
People must accept Allah's compassion and mercy for
His servants and not delay their repentance, for a death-bed
repentance may not be accepted. Many Qur'anic verses re-
quest people to repent, as follows:
Turn to Allah every one of you, believers, so that, hope-
fully, you will have success. (Surat An-Nur: 31)

But if anyone repents after his wrongdoing and puts
things right, Allah will turn toward him. Allah is Ever-
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ma'ida: 39)
Except for those who re-

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