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wa-man yaʿmal sūʾan ʾaw yaẓlim nafsahū thumma yastaghfiri llāha yajidi llāha ghafūran raḥīman
Whoever commits evil or wrongs himself and then pleads to Allah for forgiveness, will find Allah all-forgiving, all-merciful.
— Ali Quli Qarai
4An-Nisā’النساءVerse 110 of 176
The Women4. An-Nisā’النساء
Al Nisā’
The Women
MedinanVerse 110 of 176
Surah An-Nisa', Verse 110
110. "And whoever does evil or acts unjustly to his own self; then seeks forgiveness of Allah, shall find Allah Forgiving, Merciful."
The Qur'anic word /su/, in philology, means 'to harm others', too. Thus, the verse refers to both being unjust to people and being cruel to oneself.
The previous verse, criticized the treacherous and protection of the treacherous. Here, in this verse, it states the way of rescue from it. The Qur'an says that gate of the path of return is open to the wrong doers. Now, it is they who should decide and return from doing sin and repent. It says: