The Holy Quran 42:37 — Surah Ash-Shuraa

Arabic text

وَٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ وَإِذَا مَا غَضِبُوا۟ هُمْ يَغْفِرُونَ

Translation

...who abstain from (avoid) major sins and immoral (shameful) behaviour and who forgive when they are angry (without taking revenge).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Some qualities of the believers: this has been explained in the commentary on the verse of Surah An-Nisa اِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوْا كَبَآئِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّاٰتِكُمْ (“If you avoid the major sins that you are forbidden, We shall wipe out your evil deeds”); it may be consulted there.

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