يَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Yakhtassu birahmatihee mai yashaaa'; wallaahu zulfadil 'azeem
He selects for His mercy whom He wills. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty.
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Mercy & forgiveness
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20 ayahs in Aal-i-Imraan are strongly about mercy and forgiveness. This is one of them.
← Previous on Mercy & forgiveness3:31Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."Next on Mercy & forgiveness →3:89Except for those who repent after that and correct themselves. For indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
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He singles out for His mercy whom He will; God is of bounty abounding’.
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