Tawbah (Repentance) and Allah's Sovereignty

Al-Ma'idah — Verses 39–40 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

فَمَن تَابَ مِن بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِ وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ٣٩

But whosoever repents after his crime and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allah), then verily, Allah will pardon him (accept his repentance). Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

فَمَن تَابَ مِن بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِ
But whosoever repents after his crime
وَأَصْلَحَ
and does righteous good deeds
فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ ۗ
then verily, Allah will pardon him
إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful

أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ٤٠

Know you not that to Allah (Alone) belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! He punishes whom He wills and He forgives whom He wills. And Allah is Able to do all things.

أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ
Know you not
أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
that to Allah (Alone) belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth!
يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ
He punishes whom He wills
وَيَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ ۗ
and He forgives whom He wills.
وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
And Allah is Able to do all things.