religion is that they consider themselves unforgivable out of the deep
distress they feel because of the sins they have committed. Satan
attempts repeatedly to instil such groundless thoughts in human
beings. To one who has committed a sin, he stealthily whispers the
message, "You are wicked and rebellious against Allah." If he has
committed only a few sins, satan tempts him tosin still more. Towards
his purpose, satan employs the feeling of embarrassment man feels
towards Allah, but manipulates this feeling in order to draw man
further distant from Allah.
However, like all others, this trick of satan's is a feeble one. The
fact that someone committed a sin does not mean that he has been
cursed by Allah, and that he will never be able to follow the straight
path again. Not just one simple sin, but even if he were to commit the
greatest sins,over and over again, he will always have the opportunity
to repent and turn towards Allah. Allah informs us in the Qur'an that
He will forgive each person whosincerely repents of his sins, that is,
asks for forgiveness and remains firm in not committing the same sin
again:
But if anyone repents after his wrongdoing and puts things right,
Allah will turn towards him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
(Surat al-Ma'ida: 39)
Allah is infinite in mercy. In a verse of the Qur'an, He provides the
good news to His servants, "...I am the Ever-Returning, the Most
Merciful" (Suratal-Baqara: 160). Every individual has the opportunity
to repent. Allah even accepted the repentance of some Jews, who went
astray and worshipped an idol they made out of gold, after having
believed in Him, and forgave them:
And when Moses said to his people, "My people, You wronged yourselves
by adopting the Calf so turn towards your Makerand kill your own
(guilty) selves. That is thebest thing for you in your Maker's sight."
And He (Allah) turned towards you. He is the Ever-Returning, the Most
Merciful. (Surat al-Baqara: 54)
After repentance and asking for Allah's forgiveness, a person may well
again become heedless, committing thesame sin again. In fact, this may
happen many times over. However, provided that that person repents
once andfor all, and is committed to not sin again, he may hope for
Allah's mercy.
Nevertheless, as it is in every issue, the important factor is
sincerity. An insincere action is unacceptable inAllah's sight. If one
is notresolved to ending his sinning, and says, "I will repent
eventually," he is clearly insincere, which is likely to bring sorrow
to man. Allah warns those who hold such rationale as follows:
Allah only accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignoranceand
then quickly make repentance after doing it. Allah turns towards such
people. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. There is no repentance for
people who persist in doing evil until death comes to them and who
then say, "Now I make repentance," nor for people who die unbeliever.
We have prepared for them a painful punishment. (Surat an-Nisa':
17-18)
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