The Qur'an and Hadith abound in verses and directives for making amends no sooner any deviation from Divine Path takes place. God has on guided His servants time and again, and again to return to him immediately after making a mistake, or committing a sin or hurting someone, and repent and seek the Divine forgiveness.
وَسَارِعُوۡۤا اِلٰى مَغۡفِرَةٍ مِّنۡ رَّبِّكُمۡ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرۡضُهَا السَّمٰوٰتُ وَالۡاَرۡضُۙ اُعِدَّتۡ لِلۡمُتَّقِيۡنَۙ
(3:133) And hasten to the forgiveness of your Lord and to a Paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the God-fearing.
The above quoted verse is one of the many verses in Qur'an wherein Allah encourages His servants to come to him repenting his sin or misdeed and seek His forgiveness. And the Lord, so merciful and kind, promises that He will forgive His servants provided they truly repent not to repeat their evil act and seek forgiveness.
We have already shared many compiled verses on specific subjects so that our readers have easy access to these for instant reference. This new page is being added on the subject of Repentance and Seeking Divine Forgiveness. The verses from Qur;an so far compiled are as under:
- And hasten to the forgiveness of your Lord, and paradise (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:133)
- Remember Allah Instantly if you sin and implore forgiveness (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:135)
- Allah accepts repentance soon after committing a sin - but not so late when angel of death arrives (Surah 4. An-Nisaa: Verses 17-18)
- And whoever does evil, but seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (Surah 4. An-Nisaa:110)
- Divine Forgiveness - For Whom? (Surah 5 Al Maida:9)
- Expiation (kaffāra "کفارہ") for Breaking the Oaths (Surah 5 Al Maida:89)
- Allah's acceptance of repentance is only for those who commit evil and then soon repent (Surah 4. An-Nisaa:17-18)
- Glad tidings for reverts (Surah 6. Al Anaam (The Cattle) – 54)
- Seek forgiveness of Allah and turn to Him in repentance - Surely Allah is Ever Merciful, Most Loving (Surah 11 Hud verse 90)
- Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day of Reckoning (Surah 14. Ibrahim:41)
- Four conditions of forgiveness (Surah 20. Ta Ha: 82)
- Allah will forgive those who guard their chastity and remember Him much (Surah 33. Al-Ahzab:35)
- The Verse of Mercy: Those who have committed excesses should not despair of Allah's Mercy - Surely Allah forgives all sins (Surah 39. Az-Zumar:53)
- Our Lord! Forgive those who repent and follow Your Path (Surah 40. Al-Mu'min:7)
- He it is Who accepts repentance from His servants and answers their prayers (Surah Ash Shura verses: 25-26)
- Surely your Lord is abounding in forgiveness (Surah 53. An-Najm:32)
- Believers, turn to Allah in sincere repentance; for He may expunge your evil deeds (Surah 66. At-Tahrim:8)
The previous pages encompassing compiled verses on specific subjects are as under:
- Allah - The Only God
- Al Qur'an
- Al Qur'an guides and helps those who sincerely seek Divine guidance and help
- Faith in Allah
- As Salat
- Importance of Charity in Islam
- Indecency and Satanic Machinations
- Justice / Rules of Islamic Law
- Life
- Muslim (Traits and Character Qualities)
- Social Relations and Etiquettes
- Religion
- Resurrection
- Rules of Divine Court on Day of Judgement
We will continue to add more such pages for the ease of our readers.
May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is embodiment of commandments of Allah contained in the Qur'ān. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others' lives miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
وَمَا عَلَيۡنَاۤ اِلَّا الۡبَلٰغُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
(36:17) and our duty is no more than to clearly convey the Message.”
That is Our duty is only to convey to you the message that Allah has entrusted us with. Then it is for you to accept it or reject it. We have not been made responsible for making you accept it forcibly, and if you do not accept it, we shall not be seized in consequence of your disbelief, you will yourselves be answerable for your actions on Day of Resurrection.
Reading the Qur'ān should be a daily obligation of a Muslim - Reading it with translation will make it meaningful. But reading its Exegesis / Tafsir will make you understand it fully. It will also help the Muslims to have grasp over social issues and their answers discussed in the Qur'an and other matter related to inter faith so that they are able to discuss issues with non-Muslims with authority based on refences from Qur'an.
May Allah forgive me if my posts ever imply a piety far greater than I possess. I am most in need of guidance.
Note: When we mention God in our posts, we mean One True God, we call Allah in Islam, with no associates. Allah is the Sole Creator of all things, and that Allah is all-powerful and all-knowing. Allah has no offspring, no race, no gender, no body, and is unaffected by the characteristics of human life.
Please refer to our Reference Page: Selected Verses from Al Qur'an about a Specific Subject for compiled verses on more specific subjects.
In addition, for more Selected Verses, please refer to our reference page: Selected Verses from the Qur'an. You may also refer to our Reference Pages and Understanding Al Qur'an for knowing more about Islam and Qur'ān.
An effort has been made to gather explanation / exegesis of the surahs of the Qur'ān from authentic sources and then present a least possible condensed explanation of the surah. In that the exegesis of the chapters of the Quran is mainly based on the "Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an" by one of the most enlightened scholars of the Muslim World Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi.
In order to augment and add more explanation as already provided, additional input has been interjected from the following sources:
- Tafsir Ibn Khatir
- Muhammad Asad Translation
- Yusuf Ali Translation
- Translation Javed Ahmad Ghamidi / Al Mawrid
- Qur'an Wiki
- Verse by Verse Qur'an Study Circle
- Towards Understanding the Quran
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