Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth). These it is toward whom I relent. I am the Relenting, the Merciful. — Al Baqara 2:160 Pin
MERCY · AYAHKIND

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ وَبَيَّنُوا۟ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَأَنَا ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth). These it is toward whom I relent. I am the Relenting, the Merciful.

Al Baqara 2:160

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth). These it is toward whom I relent. I am the Relenting, the Merciful.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

PAUSE & REFLECT

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Pause with this ayah. Where can you notice Allah’s mercy, and where can you show mercy in return?

This is a personal reflection prompt, not tafsir. For interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the ayah’s wider Quranic context.

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