Repentance with sincerity and firmness!

O devotees of the Prophet! The month of Ramadan is approaching—a month that instils piety, a month that reforms us, a month that purifies the soul. Gather your strength! Welcome this blessed month by repenting from your past sins, cleansing your heart, and seeking Allah’s mercy.

Allah Almighty states in the holy Quran:

وَّ اَنِ اسْتَغْفِرُوْا رَبَّکُمْ  ثُمَّ  تُوْبُوْۤا  اِلَیْہِ یُمَتِّعْکُمْ مَّتَاعًا حَسَنًا اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی وَّ یُؤْتِ کُلَّ ذِیْ فَضْلٍ فَضْلَہٗ ؕ وَ اِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنِّیْۤ  اَخَافُ عَلَیْکُمْ  عَذَابَ یَوْمٍ  کَبِیْرٍ (۳)

And seek forgiveness from your Lord, so repent to Him, then He will endow you with an excellent profit until a specified time, and He will grant every virtuous one His Grace. If you turn away, I fear the punishment of a Momentous Day for you.^[1]

It is written in Tafsīr Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān:

In this verse, Allah Almighty commands the holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم to instruct the people:

O people! Seek forgiveness for your past sins and repent sincerely for the future. Whoever sincerely repents from their sins and becomes a devoted worshipper of their Lord with sincerity, Allah Almighty will bless him with abundant sustenance, prosperity, and a peaceful life. Allah Almighty will be pleased with him.

But those who do not repent and remain firm in disbelief and sin, they will live a life of fear and distress, be afflicted with diseases, and will face the wrath of Allah Almighty. Even if they experience