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✨ Repentance and Hope ✨

In last week's post we read that turning to Allah and seeking His Mercy requires repentance for one's mistakes. Just as physical space is needed to place something, the heart must be cleared of worldly distractions to fill it with faith and light. This purification, essential for spiritual growth, starts with repentance, as the Quran advises: "And always, O you believers – all of you – turn unto God in repentance, so that you might attain to a happy state!" (An-Nur 24:31).

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Repentance should be accompanied by a certain feeling that Ibn Ataa’ emphasizes here in this word of wisdom. It is hope in Allah. But why is hope necessary for repentance? And what does this have to do with my journey? This is what Ibn Ataa’ explains here. He says:

“If you find yourself having less hope in Allah when you make a mistake, then realize you are only relying on your work, not on Allah’s Mercy.”

This means that if you are keen to rely on Allah’s Mercy and put all your trust in Him, make sure that you are not self-righteous! Do not think that you have achieved virtue because of your efforts and deeds. And among the signs of one’s relying on his/her deeds, more than on Allah’s Mercy and Bounty, is the decrease in hope when one makes a mistake. Hope in Him should always be at the same level.

 To be continued...✍🏻

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