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wa-lladhīna ʿamilū s-sayyiʾāti thumma tābū min baʿdihā wa-ʾāmanū ʾinna rabbaka min baʿdihā la-ghafūrun raḥīmun
Yet [to] those who commit misdeeds but repent after that, and believe—indeed, after that, your Lord shall surely be all-forgiving, all-merciful.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-‘Araf – Verse 153
153 . “And those who commit evil deeds, then repent thereafter and believe, verily, after that (repentance), your Lord is certainly Forgiving, Merciful. ”
This verse has completed the previous meaning. As a general rule, it implies that those who do some wrong actions and, under the presence of all conditions of repentance, repent thereafter and renew their belief in Allah, so that they return from any polytheism and disobedience, after that the Lord will forgive them, for Allah (s.w.t.) is Forgiving, Merciful. The holy verse says: