Knowing Our Lord (part 2)

GOD FORGIVES THE MISTAKES WE MAKE

“Whether you reveal a good act or keep it hidden, or pardon an evil act, God is Ever-Pardoning, All-Powerful.

(Surat an-Nisa’, 149)

We all make mistakes from time to time. We may fail to consider all aspects about something and make wrong decisions. We may behave incorrectly. But, God created us; He knows our weaknesses and forgives our mistakes. We have to recognize our mistake and repent so that we don’t do the same thing again. That is, we have to pray God for forgiveness.

If we are sincere in this behavior, God forgives our sins and pardons us. He tells us in the Qu’ran about the importance of sincerity:

“God only accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and then quickly repent after doing it. God turns towards such people. God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

(Surat an-Nisa’, 17)

 

 

GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING

“God knows the Unseen of the heavens and Earth. God knows what the heart contains.”

(Surah Fatir, 38)

God knows everything;

He knows the heavens and the Earth, and every living thing in between.

He knows what happens every moment.

He knows the people who are born and who die every minute around the world.

He knows how many leaves fall from every tree in the world.

He knows the billions of individual stars in the billions of galaxies in the universe; He knows everything that we could ever put in a list.

He reveals in the Qu’ran thus:

“… He knows everything in the land and sea. No leaf falls without His knowing it. ….”

(Surat al-An‘am, 59)

There is another point we should never forget:

God knows what we think and everything we do, secretly or in the open. We may hide something we have done from other people, but we can’t hide it from God. His knowledge embraces the whole universe.

 

PS: this is a copy of Harun Yahya’s article (with the title: Knowing Our Lord), available on http://www.harunyahya.com/.