The Holy Quran 40:3 — Surah Ghafir

Arabic text

غَافِرِ ٱلذَّنۢبِ وَقَابِلِ ٱلتَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ ٱلْعِقَابِ ذِى ٱلطَّوْلِ ۖ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Translation

(Allaah is also) The Forgiver of sins, Acceptor of repentance, Severe (quick and firm) in punishment, and All Powerful. There is no Ilaah but Him, and all (creation) shall return to Him (after death for judgement).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The excellence of repentance: that is, by accepting repentance He cleanses a person of sins so thoroughly that it is as if he had never sinned at all. And over and above that, He counts repentance itself as an independent act of obedience and grants reward for it.

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