Motif
Mercy and repentance before irreversible punishment
mercy_and_repentance_before_irreversible_punishment
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Repentance and Mercy. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) ENTITLED, S.; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 31955-32047 confidence: medium
God's transgressing servants are told not to despair of mercy, to turn to their Lord, and to follow the instructions sent down before punishment comes suddenly.
The passage tells transgressing servants not to despair of God's mercy and to turn to their Lord before punishment overtakes them, while later regret after punishment is answered by reference to rejected signs.
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