Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Furqaan, Ayah 70

Al-Furqaan · Ayah 70 · View Ayah
إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًۭا صَٰلِحًۭا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ حَسَنَٰتٍۢ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًۭا رَّحِيمًۭا
Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

Save him who repenteth) from his disbelief (and believeth) in Allah (and doth righteous work) sincerely after he accepts faith; (as for such, Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds) Allah will change them from the state of disbelief to the state of faith, from disobedience to obedience, from the worship of idols to His worship, and from evil to goodness. (Allah is ever Forgiving) He forgives whoever repents, (Merciful) He shows mercy towards whoever dies in a state of repentance.

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