Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Mercy after repentance

mercy_after_repentance

A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

2 occurrences

1 traditions


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER V. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 14905-14960 confidence: high

    Believers in the signs are to receive a greeting of peace and a message that the Lord has prescribed mercy for himself and forgives those who repent and amend after ignorant wrongdoing.

    Believers are told that the Lord has prescribed mercy for himself and will be gracious and merciful toward one who repents and amends after ignorant wrongdoing.

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  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 17850-17975 confidence: high

    Believers are greeted with peace; the Lord has laid down a law of mercy for those who fault through ignorance and then turn and amend.

    The Lord is said to have laid down a law of mercy by which one who commits a fault through ignorance and then turns and amends receives gracious mercy.

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