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Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Repentance

In this section, readers can explore a curated collection of Quranic verses regarding Repentance. The verses have been carefully arranged to provide easy access and convenience, allowing readers to delve into the spiritual guidance and wisdom imparted by the Quran concerning Quranic ayat about Repentance. Spanning across various chapters of the Quran, we have tried our best to arrange them into subcategories as well, making it easier for anyone seeking specific information about Quranic verses regarding Repentance. So, let's see what the Quran has to say about Repentance in Islam in various parts of the holy Quran.

وَٱلَّذَانِ يَأۡتِيَٰنِهَا مِنكُمۡ فَـَٔاذُوهُمَاۖ فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصۡلَحَا فَأَعۡرِضُواْ عَنۡهُمَآۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ تَوَّابٗا رَّحِيمًا

16. And if the two (male and female) from among you commit such an act, punish both of them (64). If they repent (65) and reform, then leave them alone. Surely, Allah is Relenting, Most Merciful (66).

Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 16

إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوۡبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٖ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٖ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِمۡۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا

17. Allah accepts the repentance of only those with His Own Grace who commit evil in ignorance and then repent (67), soon afterward. To such people Allah turns with Mercy and Allah is Ever Knowing, Most Wise (68).

Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 17

وَلَيۡسَتِ ٱلتَّوۡبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبۡتُ ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ وَلَا ٱلَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمۡ كُفَّارٌۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لَهُمۡ عَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا

18. But repentance is not (accepted) of those who (continue to) (69), do evil until death comes to any one of them saying: "Indeed I repent now". Or, if those who die as infidels; for them, We have prepared a painful torment (70).

Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 18

وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤۡمِنٍ أَن يَقۡتُلَ مُؤۡمِنًا إِلَّا خَطَـٔٗاۚ وَمَن قَتَلَ مُؤۡمِنًا خَطَـٔٗا فَتَحۡرِيرُ رَقَبَةٖ مُّؤۡمِنَةٖ وَدِيَةٞ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يَصَّدَّقُواْۚ فَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوۡمٍ عَدُوّٖ لَّكُمۡ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٞ فَتَحۡرِيرُ رَقَبَةٖ مُّؤۡمِنَةٖۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِن قَوۡمِۭ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَبَيۡنَهُم مِّيثَٰقٞ فَدِيَةٞ مُّسَلَّمَةٌ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ وَتَحۡرِيرُ رَقَبَةٖ مُّؤۡمِنَةٖۖ فَمَن لَّمۡ يَجِدۡ فَصِيَامُ شَهۡرَيۡنِ مُتَتَابِعَيۡنِ تَوۡبَةٗ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا

92. And it is not befitting for a believer (Muslim) to kill a believer except by a mischance (292). If anyone kills a believer unknowingly then he has to free a Muslim slave, and pay blood money (restitution) to the family of the deceased, unless they forego (293) (their right). But if he (the deceased) was from who are hostile to you and he himself (294) is a believer, then there is only the free Muslim slave. And if he is from the people with whom you have a pact (295), then blood compensation should be paid to his family and the freeing of a believing slave (296). But, he whose hand does not reach to this (i.e. finds no means to free a believing slave) then he should fast for two consecutive months. This is repentance by Allah (297). And Allah is Ever-Knowing, All-Wise.

Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 92

فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٖ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡهِۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

37.Then Adam learnt certain words (of repentance) (74) from His Lord and He (Allah) accepted his repentance. Surely, He is the Most-Relenting, the Merciful (75).

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 37

وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦ يَٰقَوۡمِ إِنَّكُمۡ ظَلَمۡتُمۡ أَنفُسَكُم بِٱتِّخَاذِكُمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ فَتُوبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمۡ فَٱقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡ ذَٰلِكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمۡ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

54. And (recall) when Musa said to his people: "O my people! Indeed you have wronged (98)yourselves by taking the calf for worship. So, now repent to your Creator and kill yourselves (99) (the guilty amongst you). That is best for (all of) you in the sight of your Creator". Then He accepted your repentance. Surely, He is the Most-Relenting, the Merciful.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 54

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ وَأَصۡلَحُواْ وَبَيَّنُواْ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَأَنَا ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

160. Except for those who repent and reform themselves and make evident (what they concealed). So, I (will) accept their repentance (338)And verily, I am the Most Relenting, the ever Merciful.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 160

أُحِلَّ لَكُمۡ لَيۡلَةَ ٱلصِّيَامِ ٱلرَّفَثُ إِلَىٰ نِسَآئِكُمۡۚ هُنَّ لِبَاسٞ لَّكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لِبَاسٞ لَّهُنَّۗ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَخۡتَانُونَ أَنفُسَكُمۡ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَعَفَا عَنكُمۡۖ فَٱلۡـَٰٔنَ بَٰشِرُوهُنَّ وَٱبۡتَغُواْ مَا كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡۚ وَكُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡخَيۡطُ ٱلۡأَبۡيَضُ مِنَ ٱلۡخَيۡطِ ٱلۡأَسۡوَدِ مِنَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّواْ ٱلصِّيَامَ إِلَى ٱلَّيۡلِۚ وَلَا تُبَٰشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنتُمۡ عَٰكِفُونَ فِي ٱلۡمَسَٰجِدِۗ تِلۡكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَقۡرَبُوهَاۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَّقُونَ

187. It has been made lawful (419) for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives. They are a garment for you and you are a garment for them. Allah knows that you used to put your soul in defalcation (420). He has accepted your repentance and pardoned you (421). Now, copulate with them and seek what Allah has written (422) for you. And eat and drink (423) until the white thread becomes clear to you from the black thread of the dawn. Then complete (424) the fast unto the fall of night (sunset). Do not touch your women (wives) (425) while you are in the mosques in secluded devotion (I'tikaaf). These are the limits of Allah. So do not approach them. Thus does Allah make clear His verses to the people that they may become pious.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 187

وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡمَحِيضِۖ قُلۡ هُوَ أَذٗى فَٱعۡتَزِلُواْ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فِي ٱلۡمَحِيضِ وَلَا تَقۡرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطۡهُرۡنَۖ فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرۡنَ فَأۡتُوهُنَّ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ أَمَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلتَّوَّـٰبِينَ وَيُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَطَهِّرِينَ

222. And they ask you regarding menstruation, please declare (0 Muhammad): "It is a pollution so keep away (528) from women during menstruation and do not approach them until they are pure (529). And when they are pure you may approach them as Allah has commanded you" (530). Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and He loves those who purify themselves.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 222

فَإِن لَّمۡ تَفۡعَلُواْ فَأۡذَنُواْ بِحَرۡبٖ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦۖ وَإِن تُبۡتُمۡ فَلَكُمۡ رُءُوسُ أَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ لَا تَظۡلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظۡلَمُونَ

279. But if you do not, then beware of war(743) from Allah and His Messenger. And if you repent, then take your principal sums (744). Thus, neither do you wrong anyone, nor are you wronged.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 279

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصۡلَحُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ

5. But those who repent thereafter act aright, undoubtedly, then Allah is forgiving, Merciful. (13)

Surah Name : An-Nur   Surah Number : 24   Ayat Number: 5

وَقُل لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِ يَغۡضُضۡنَ مِنۡ أَبۡصَٰرِهِنَّ وَيَحۡفَظۡنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبۡدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنۡهَاۖ وَلۡيَضۡرِبۡنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّۖ وَلَا يُبۡدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوۡ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ أَبۡنَآئِهِنَّ أَوۡ أَبۡنَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوۡ إِخۡوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوۡ بَنِيٓ إِخۡوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوۡ بَنِيٓ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ أَوۡ نِسَآئِهِنَّ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُنَّ أَوِ ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ غَيۡرِ أُوْلِي ٱلۡإِرۡبَةِ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ أَوِ ٱلطِّفۡلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمۡ يَظۡهَرُواْ عَلَىٰ عَوۡرَٰتِ ٱلنِّسَآءِۖ وَلَا يَضۡرِبۡنَ بِأَرۡجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعۡلَمَ مَا يُخۡفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّۚ وَتُوبُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ

31. And order (61) the Muslim women to lower down their sights (62) a little and guard their chastity (63) and show not their adornment but as much which is itself apparent (64) and remain to put their head coverings over their bosoms (65), And disclose not their adornment but to their husbands, or the fathers (66) of their husbands, or to their sons, or the sons of husbands (67) or their brothers or the sons of their brothers or the sons their sisters (68) or the women of their religion (69) or their handmaids who are the property of their hands. (70) or servants provided they are not men of sexual desire (71) or the private parts (72) of the women and put not their feet forcibly (73) on the ground that hidden adornment (74) known. And repent to Allah, o any be Muslims (75) altogether, haply you may get prosperity.

Surah Name : An-Nur   Surah Number : 24   Ayat Number: 31

ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٖ ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصۡلَحُوٓاْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهَا لَغَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٌ

119. Then indeed, your Lord to those who commit evil ignorantly (264), then repent thereafter and get corrected (265); no doubt, your Lord thereafter is Most Forgiving and Most Merciful.

Surah Name : An-Nahl   Surah Number : 16   Ayat Number: 119

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ

157. But they hamstrung her, and then they remained repenting in the morning.

Surah Name : Ash-Shuara   Surah Number : 26   Ayat Number: 157

لِّيُعَذِّبَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱلۡمُنَٰفِقَٰتِ وَٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ وَٱلۡمُشۡرِكَٰتِ وَيَتُوبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَى ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمَۢا

73.So that Allah may torment the hypocrites, men and women and the polytheist men and women (203), and that Allah may accept the repentance of Muslim men and women (204). Allah is forgiving, Merciful.

Surah Name : Al-Ahzab   Surah Number : 33   Ayat Number: 73

قَالَ لَقَدۡ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعۡجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِۦۖ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡخُلَطَآءِ لَيَبۡغِي بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٍ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ وَقَلِيلٞ مَّا هُمۡۗ وَظَنَّ دَاوُۥدُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّـٰهُ فَٱسۡتَغۡفَرَ رَبَّهُۥ وَخَرَّۤ رَاكِعٗاۤ وَأَنَابَ۩

24. He (Dawood) said: "Surely he is doing injustice in demanding your ewe to add to his own ewe". And certainly, many of the partners show high-handedness against each other (45). But, those who believe and are righteous are very few (46), And Dawood perceived that We had tested (47) him. Therefore, he begged forgiveness from his Lord and fell in prostration (48), in homage, and turned (to Him) in repentance.

Surah Name : Saad   Surah Number : 38   Ayat Number: 24

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصۡلَحُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٌ

89. Except for those who repent thereafter and amend (197) themselves. Indeed, Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful (198).

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 89

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بَعۡدَ إِيمَٰنِهِمۡ ثُمَّ ٱزۡدَادُواْ كُفۡرٗا لَّن تُقۡبَلَ تَوۡبَتُهُمۡ وَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

90.Surely, those who disbelieved after believing, then again increase in infidelity, their repentance (199) shall never be accepted (200), and they are the ones who are gone astray.

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 90

لَيۡسَ لَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَمۡرِ شَيۡءٌ أَوۡ يَتُوبَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ أَوۡ يُعَذِّبَهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ ظَٰلِمُونَ

128. This matter is not in your (276) hands, whether He forgives them or punishes them, because they are unjust (277).

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 128

رَّبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا فِي نُفُوسِكُمۡۚ إِن تَكُونُواْ صَٰلِحِينَ فَإِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِلۡأَوَّـٰبِينَ غَفُورٗا

25. Your Lord knows well what is in your hearts, if you are righteous, then no doubt, He is Most Forgiving to those who repent (63).

Surah Name : Al-Isra   Surah Number : 17   Ayat Number: 25

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