Quran on Forgiveness — Allah's Open Door for the Repentant

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"How does the Quran describe Allah's forgiveness?"

Allah describes His forgiveness using multiple names: Al-Ghafur (The All-Forgiving), Al-Ghaffar (The Repeatedly Forgiving), Al-'Afu (The Pardoner), At-Tawwab (The Acceptor of Repentance). Allah says: 'He forgives all sins' (39:53), 'My mercy encompasses all things' (7:156), and 'I am the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful' (2:37). The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Allah stretches out His hand at night to accept the repentance of the one who sinned during the day, and He stretches out His hand by day to accept the repentance of the one who sinned during the night.' (Muslim)

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا

Innallaha yaghfiru adh-dhunuba jami'a

Indeed, Allah forgives all sins — Quran 39:53

وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ

Walladhina idha fa'alu fahishatan aw zalamu anfusahum dhakarul-laha fastagfaru lidhunubihim

Those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves, remember Allah and seek forgiveness — Quran 3:135

How to Make Tawbah (Sincere Repentance)

  1. Genuine remorse — Feel the wrongness of the sin, not just fear of consequences
  2. Immediate cessation — Stop the sin right now
  3. Firm resolve — Commit to not returning to the sin
  4. Restore rights — If the sin involved another person, seek their forgiveness and/or restore what was taken
  5. Make istighfar — Astaghfirullah, or the Sayyidul Istighfar (the Master Supplication for Forgiveness)

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