People who protest that God created them to undergo this test do not realize that they committed a horrendous crime and chose the test instead of redeeming themselves.1
Each contact prayer is valid anytime from when it becomes due until the next prayer is due; a missed prayer cannot be made up, and one can only repent and ask forgiveness.1
Animals, trees, the sun, moon, and stars, and deformed and retarded children are repentant rebels who perform a submissive role in this world and are redeemed back to God's kingdom.1, 2, 3
Most of the creatures who sided with Satan accepted God's offer to submit, while a tiny minority of about 150 billion creatures refused.1
We chose to be Satan's constituents in his temporary kingdom on earth, yet perfect happiness and God's protection remain available if we repent and work to fulfill God's redemption plan.1, 2
We should ask God's forgiveness as often as we can, especially at dawn, repent, sincerely pledge not to repeat our sins, and ask His help to improve.1
We should run back to God for forgiveness and repent the moment we sense our state of sovereignty slipping, remembering we may not have many days left to redeem ourselves.1, 2
Believers are told to continue on the enjoined path with those who repented and not transgress, for God sees all they do.1
Whoever conceals sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.1
Jonah abandoned his mission in protest, then implored God from the darkness of the fish's belly, declaring God's oneness and confessing a gross sin.1, 2
God commands people to repent and to kill their egos, and this is better for them in His sight.1, 2
When we forget and err, we should ask God for forgiveness, since only God forgives sins, and not persist in sin knowingly.1, 2
Like Moses after God forgave him for killing a man, we should truly believe God forgives us and then forgive ourselves and let go of regret.1, 2, 3, 4
When a believer sins, he should acknowledge the mistake, ask God's forgiveness, pray to do better, and move on rather than letting regret linger.1, 2, 3, 4
God will forgive all sins except idol worship.1
Out of mercy God requites each sin only once but rewards every righteous work tenfold.1
Like Jonah in the belly of the fish, God sometimes creates problems that swallow us up so that we turn to Him.1, 2
Ramadan is a peaceful time for meditation, reflection, reading the Quran, finding personal weaknesses, and repenting, and hunger becomes a chance to remember God.1, 2
If we slip while fasting, we seek forgiveness and work a little harder.1
God promises to redeem us if we implore Him, reverence Him, obey Him, and worship Him alone.1, 2, 3
Ramadan is a time to forgive grudges and repent to God for sins, and even afterward we should apologize to anyone we have hurt.1
Adam failed through forgetfulness and indecision, was evicted from Paradise, but he repented and God redeemed him and gave him another chance.1, 2, 3
After death there is no more repentance or opportunity, and whoever persists in arrogance as Satan did makes his exile permanent.1
Noah immediately repented for imploring God on behalf of his son, seeking refuge in God and asking for forgiveness and mercy.1
Sincere repentance may not save us from the immediate consequences of a mistake, but it grants another chance to be righteous.1
Our souls are in this life because of what we did before birth, and we came here to repent; worshiping God alone with heartfelt commemoration defeats Satan.1, 2, 3
When we repent, God mercifully counts each sin only once but rewards each righteous work tenfold.1
The only effective way to turn from darkness to God is by prayerfully seeking God's help and striving to do right, since we cannot free ourselves from evil without Him.1, 2
There is no forgiveness or help when we have no intention of avoiding a wrong in the future, however many religious acts we perform.1
Those who repent, believe, and lead a righteous life are exempted from punishment, and God transforms their sins into credits and fully redeems them.1, 2
True repentance means admitting responsibility and remorse to God, making amends to those wronged, and striving with God's help not to repeat the wrong.1
Submitters fear God rather than people's perceptions, and lying about a mistake or blaming someone else is worse than the mistake; the right response is to seek forgiveness and own up.1, 2, 3
Whenever we slip, we must repent immediately upon realizing it and keep making amends so we remain eligible for God's guidance and protection.1
God is not a tyrant but loving, kind, and forgiving, showing mercy and patience to sinners and wanting them to return and repent.1, 2
God wants us to be strong, and He alone provides strength, which seeking forgiveness and repenting to Him can augment.1, 2
Humans are likely to repeat their errors, as Moses did with his teacher, but if we are sincere in repentance and reform, God will help us eventually succeed if He wills.1
If our harm to someone requires restitution or compensation, we must be willing to make it, a Quranic principle shown in compensation for a death and for breaking an engagement.1, 2
Only God can help us overcome our shortcomings, but we must first decide to change, since He does not change anyone's condition unless they decide to change.1, 2
Repentance and seeking forgiveness help us appreciate God by cleaning our record and letting us start afresh.1
The most important amends is reforming our own behavior with the firm intention, with God's help, never to repeat the wrong.1, 2
When we find character defects such as untruthfulness or unfairness, we should not despair but ask God for forgiveness, repent, and ask Him to help us do better.1, 2
When we trust God and seriously repent and reform, our sins are washed away, God transforms them into credits, and He sometimes overlooks lesser sins.1, 2, 3
Pharaoh declared himself a submitter only when he was drowning, showing that merely joining without doing the work is not enough.1, 2, 3
The first step to turning failure into success is to repent and ask God for forgiveness, then reform, hold fast to God, and devote one's life to worshiping God alone.1, 2, 3, 4
God made the night for rest and the day for seeking His bounties, and each day is a new chance for redemption.1, 2
Just as Adam was redeemed by uttering specific words from God, God gives us specific words to contact Him five times a day, and only through this contact are we redeemed.1, 2, 3
Negative human traits are part of the test, and while failing is human, we should strive for the believers' traits, repent when we fail, and God supports us more the more we try.1, 2
Anyone who commits a transgression out of ignorance and then repents and reforms finds God Forgiving and Most Merciful, since He has decreed mercy as His attribute.1