"Do not despair of the mercy of Allah"
Surah Az-Zumar · 39:53
- 53قُلۡ يَـٰعِبَادِیَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسۡرَفُواْ عَلَىٰۤ أَنفُسِهِمۡ لَا تَقۡنَطُواْ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغۡفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًاۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
A well-known verse of hope from Surah Az-Zumar, addressed to those who have wronged themselves, inviting them to return to Allah, who forgives all sins for the one who repents.
From Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups), verse 39:53. The surah starts in Juz 23, on page 458 of the Madinah Mushaf.
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Where is Do not despair of the mercy of Allah in the Quran?
It is in Surah Az-Zumar, verse 53.