﴿ فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ وَمَثْوَىٰكُمْ ﴾

“Know, then, [O man,] that there is no deity save God, and [while there is yet time,] ask forgive­ness for thy sins and for [the sins of] all other believing men and women: for God knows all your comings and goings as well as your abiding [at rest].”

�And ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and women�He said:That is, �Seek forgiveness for the desire (himma) of the natural self (nafs al-ṭabʿ).� The Prophet said, �There is not one among us who has not had the desire [to do something] and then transgressed.�This means that a [person�s] lower self (nafs) intended something, overwhelming the heart (ʿalā�l-qalb), for the immediate [gratification of its share of] lusts (ʿājil al-shahawāt), but then thatperson turned away from that [intent] and sought forgiveness from God, just as the Prophet said: �Truly, my heart becomes clouded, and truly I ask forgiveness from God, Exalted is He, seventy times every day.� His words: