Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 54

(Ayah 54) {وَ اَنِيْبُوْۤا اِلٰى رَبِّكُمْ … : ’’أَنَابَ يُنِيْبُ إِنَابَةً‘‘} To turn back, to return. {’’تَابَ يَتُوْبُ‘‘} also has the same meaning. Since these verses were revealed about those people who, due to the sins they had committed in the state of disbelief, were hesitating to accept Islam, Allah Almighty addressed them and said that do not despair of Allah’s mercy, because Allah Almighty forgives all sins. However, He also emphasized that for this you must repent from disbelief before death, because after that repentance is of no benefit, nor will anyone be able to help you. Yes! If you repent from disbelief, then all your previous sins will be forgiven. Amr bin Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: [ فَلَمَّا جَعَلَ اللّٰهُ الْإِسْلَامَ فِيْ قَلْبِيْ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ ابْسُطْ يَمِيْنَكَ فَلِأُبَايِعْكَ فَبَسَطَ يَمِيْنَهُ قَالَ فَقَبَضْتُ يَدِيْ قَالَ مَا لَكَ يَا عَمْرُو!؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَشْتَرِطَ، قَالَ تَشْتَرِطُ بِمَاذَا؟ قُلْتُ أَنْ يُغْفَرَ لِيْ، قَالَ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ يَهْدِمُ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ وَ أَنَّ الْهِجْرَةَ تَهْدِمُ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهَا وَ أَنَّ الْحَجَّ يَهْدِمُ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ؟ ] [ مسلم، الإیمان، باب کون الإسلام یھدم ما قبلہ… : ۱۲۱ ] “When Allah Almighty placed Islam in my heart, I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: ‘Extend your right hand so that I may pledge allegiance to you.’ He (peace and blessings be upon him) extended his hand, but I withdrew my hand. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Amr! What happened to you?’ I said: ‘I intended to make a condition.’ He said: ‘What condition will you make?’ I said: ‘That I be forgiven.’ He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Do you not know that Islam wipes out whatever was before it, and migration wipes out whatever was before it, and Hajj wipes out whatever was before it?’”