Editing Screen: Surah al-A`raf 7 : 149

Editing: al-A`raf

Description <p><strong>Explanatory Note</strong></p> <p>Eventually, the farce died down, the truth was clear to all, and it was plain to everyone how far into stupid error they had sunk. Error gave way to remorse: “When they were later afflicted with remorse, having realized that they had gone astray, they said<strong>: ‘If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we shall certainly be losers.’”</strong> (Verse 149)<br />  <br /> The original Arabic statement gives an impression that they were at a total loss, unable to determine how to get out of the trouble in which they had landed themselves. They realized that this relapse could not be corrected, because it had actually taken place. Hence, their admission<strong>: “If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we shall certainly be losers.”</strong> (Verse 149) This statement suggests that they had still retained some willingness to follow the right guidance.<strong> Their hearts had not yet hardened to the extent of their being harder than stones, as God describes them in the Qur’ān </strong>(2: 74). When they recognized their error, they were afflicted with remorse and realized that they could only be saved by God’s mercy.<br />  </p> <p> </p>

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