Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful” (Qur’an 39:53).
In this ayah, Allah SWT is addressing two different audiences. The first one addressed is the individual who is trying to preach Allah’s message. The ayah begins with the word “qul”, which means “say,” and the form of the word is singular. First and foremost, Allah SWT is talking to Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him. Allah is telling His messenger what the sinner needs to
hear. By extension, anyone who makes da’wah is being addressed as well.
On the authority of Anas may Allah be pleased with him, who said: I heard the messenger of Allah say: Allah the Almighty has said
O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as its
When we are at the point of making tawbah, and have opened the door of returning back to Allah SWT, we need to make total submission to Allah
