The Holy Quran 3:89 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

(Such will be the lot of all) Except those who (sincerely) repent (are remorseful and repent with a true heart) afterwards (after their wrong) and make amends (to rectify the wrong they did and do good acts). Surely Allaah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

what king could pardon such utterly shameless criminals and fiercest rebels? Yet it is only at the court of the One who is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful that, even after such grave crimes and rebellions, if the criminal feels remorse, repents sincerely from the heart and takes up righteous conduct, all his sins are forgiven at a single stroke.

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