Forgiveness & Tawbah

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

Transliteration

Rabbana zalamna anfusana, wa in lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna min al-khasirin.

Translation

"Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers."

Surah Al-A'raf 7:23

A reflection for you

When & why

Adam and Hawwa said this after their slip, and Allah forgave them. The first dua of repentance taught to humanity — when you don't have words, borrow theirs.

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