﴿ وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوٓءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ يَجِدِ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورًۭا رَّحِيمًۭا ﴾

“Yet he who does evil or [otherwise] sins against himself, and thereafter prays God to forgive him, shall find God much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace:”

Whoever does evil or wrongs himself and then prays for God's forgive- ness he shall find God Forgiving Merciful. �Then� is a particle indicating extended time. That is to say they pass their lives engaged in useless activities and oppositional behaviors and then at the end of their lives pray for God's forgiveness. He shall find God: Finding wujūd is the ultimate event. The disobedient seek only forgiveness but God ������ brings one to the utmost by His grace if He wills. His way sunna is to bring about more than what one hopes for.