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yā-qawmanā ʾajībū dāʿiya llāhi wa-ʾāminū bihī yaghfir lakum min dhunūbikum wa-yujirkum min ʿadhābin ʾalīmin
O our people! Respond to Allah’s summoner and have faith in Him. He will forgive you some of your sins and shelter you from a painful punishment.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-Ahqaf - Verse 31
31. O our people! Respond to Allah’s Caller [namely the Messenger of God, Muhammad (S)] and believe in him. He [Allah] will forgive you of your sins, and will save you from a painful torment.
As per the Holy Qur’an, faith, repentance, interest free loan, and fearing God lead to Divine Forgiving. The blessed Verse enumerates the principles of Islamic dogma, i.e., Divine Oneness:
(“believe in him”),
Prophethood:
(“Allah’s Caller”),
and Resurrection:
(“He will save you from a painful torment”).
Divinely appointed prophets call people to God rather than to themselves. Faith absolves man of a number of sins like polytheism and disbelief, but sins like transgression of the rights of people is different. The Verse holds that certain sins may be forgiven. The other point is that the jinn, like mankind, have obligations and their disobedience shall lead to being regarded as sinners and subject to Divine Recompense. According to the blessed Verse, the jinn addressed their people to guide them to the true path saying:
“O our people! Respond to Allah’s Caller [namely the Messenger of God, Muhammad (S)] and believe in him. He [Allah] will forgive you of your sins, and will save you from a painful torment.”