“O My Devotees, who have committed excesses against their own selves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Surely, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed He is the most Forgiving, the Merciful.”
– Qur’an 39:53
Names or attributes of Allah (God) related to forgiveness :
1. Al-Ghafoor (The Most Forgiving):
This name occurs in the Qur’an more than 70 times.
2. Al-`Afuw (The Pardoner):
This has another part of forgiveness. This name occurs in the Qur’an 5 times.
3. Al-Tawwab (The Acceptor of Repentance):
This name of God is mentioned in the Qur’an about 11 times.
4. Al-Haleem (The Forebearing):
This name is mentioned 15 times in the Qur’an.
5. Al-Rahman and Al-Raheem (The Most Merciful and Compassionate):
These names are the most frequent in the Qur’an. Al-Rahman is mentioned 57 times and Al-Raheem is mentioned 115 times.
Allah’s forgiveness is always there for a SINCERE repenter:
O you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow [on] the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will proceed before them and on their right; they will say, “Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.”
Qur’an 66:08
“Repentance of liars is lip service, for true repentance liberates one from sins.”
-Rabia al Basri
Photo: A handwritten manuscript of the Holy Qur’an
