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God and His Creation Plan
42 How can I save myself from committing
sins despite seeking true repentance?
he term ‘true repentance’ is not accurate here. If a person
Trepents from the bottom of one’s heart, his repentance
would surely have its effects. If your repentance is false, it
would never have its impact in reforming you as a person.
43 What is honest repentance?
hen a person does something wrong, he feels guilty.
WWe make a mistake as a result of succumbing to
emotions. But emotions do not last for long. When
emotions subside, conscience emerges and when this
happens, one must not neglect to pay heed to one’s inner
voice.
The Creator has placed a special feature in human psyche—
and that is what is called ‘repentance’. Repentance is a
wonderful means of mercy for human beings. For those
who repent, the Quran says:
God will change the evil deeds of such
people into good ones. (Quran 25:70)
The transformation that this Quranic verse refers to takes
place if sincere repentance wells up inside a person after
he does something wrong. A positive aspect of repentance
is that it engenders a strong determination in a person to
reform himself, and, after having done something wrong,
to firmly walk on the path of goodness thereafter. It is
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