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16:119
ثم ان ربك للذين عملوا السوء بجهالة ثم تابوا من بعد ذالك واصلحوا ان ربك من بعدها لغفور رحيم ١١٩
ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا۟ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَـٰلَةٍۢ ثُمَّ تَابُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوٓا۟ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ ١١٩
ثُمَّ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
لِلَّذِينَ
عَمِلُواْ
ٱلسُّوٓءَ
بِجَهَٰلَةٖ
ثُمَّ
تَابُواْ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
ذَٰلِكَ
وَأَصۡلَحُوٓاْ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهَا
لَغَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٌ
١١٩
As for those who commit evil ignorantly ˹or recklessly˺, then repent afterwards and mend their ways, then your Lord is surely All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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Repentance from Sin brings Forgiveness: Is it Open or Restricted?

In the last verse (119): ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَ‌بَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ (Then your Lord – for those who did evil through ignorance ...), it will be noticed that the sense of ignorance has been conveyed by the use of the word: جَهَالَةٍ (jahalah), not: جَھل (jahl). As for the word: جَھل (jahl), it is employed as an antonym of: عِلَم (` ilm: knowledge) and releases the sense of a lack of knowledge or understanding while the word: جَهَالَةٍ (jahalah) denotes acting ignorantly - even if done knowingly. This tells us that the forgiveness of sins through Taubah (repentance) is not restricted to a situation where a sin is committed with lack of understanding or volition. (Rather, a true taubah or repentance may forgive all sins, even though committed deliberately).

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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