Tafsir Ibn Kathir on An-Nahl 16:119

Surah An-Nahl 16:119

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ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ

Then, indeed your Lord, to those who have done wrong out of ignorance and then repent after that and correct themselves - indeed, your Lord, thereafter, is Forgiving and Merciful.

ثم إن ربك للذين عملوا السوء بجهالة

Then, your Lord for those who did evil out of ignorance, Some of the Salaf said that this means that everyone who disobeys Allah is ignorant.

ثم تابوا من بعد ذلك وأصلحوا

and afterward repent and do righteous deeds, meaning, they give up the sins they used to commit and turn to doing acts of obedience to Allah.

إن ربك من بعدها

verily, after that, your Lord is... means, after that mistake

لغفور رحيم

Pardoning, Most Merciful

Tafsir of An-Nahl 16:119

Tafsir Ibn Kathir