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Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 160

سورة البقرة، الآية ١٦٠

2:160 Juz 2 Hizb 3 Page 24 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 2:160

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ وَبَيَّنُوا۟ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنَا ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ۝١٦٠

Transliteration

illā alladhīna tābū wa-aṣlaḥū wabayyanū fa-ulāika atūbu ʿalayhim wa-anā l-tawābu l-raḥīmu

Translation

Except for those who repent and correct themselves and make evident [what they concealed]. Those - I will accept their repentance, and I am the Accepting of Repentance,59 the Merciful.

Notes

[59] Refer to footnote of 2:37.

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Verse 160 of Surah Al-Baqarah (2:160), a Medinan surah, is in juz 2, on page 24 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 69 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 160

Al-Mukhtasar

The exception is those who repent to Allah, asking for forgiveness, and regretting having hidden these clear signs, correcting what they do outwardly and inwardly, and making clear the truth and guidance which they had hidden. Allah accepts their repentance to Him. He turns to those who turn to Him, asking for forgiveness and regretting what they have done, and He forgives and is compassionate with them.

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Other translations of verse 160

Except for those who repent, mend their deeds, and clarify the truth; I will surely accept their repentance, for I am the Accepter of Repentance, the Most Merciful.

Except those who repent and do righteous deeds, and openly declare (the truth which they concealed). These, I will accept their repentance. And I am the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.

Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth). These it is toward whom I relent. I am the Relenting, the Merciful.

Except those who repent and make amends and openly declare (the Truth): To them I turn; for I am Oft-returning, Most Merciful.

Except those who repent and amend and make manifest (the truth), these it is to whom I turn (mercifully); and I am the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful.

Except (the ones) who repent and act righteously and ascertain the evidence; then, to those I relent, and I am The Superbly Relenting, The Ever-Merciful.

Verse 160 word by word

  1. إِلَّا illā Except
  2. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those
  3. تَابُوا۟ tābū who repent[ed] ت و ب
  4. وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ wa-aṣlaḥū and reform[ed] ص ل ح
  5. وَبَيَّنُوا۟ wabayyanū and openly declar[ed] ب ي ن
  6. فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ fa-ulāika Then those
  7. أَتُوبُ atūbu I will accept repentance ت و ب
  8. عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim from them
  9. وَأَنَا wa-anā and I (am)
  10. ٱلتَّوَّابُ l-tawābu the Acceptor of Repentance ت و ب
  11. ٱلرَّحِيمُ l-raḥīmu the Most Merciful ر ح م

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 118

People say that I have narrated many Hadiths (The Prophet's narration). Had it not been for two verses in the Qur'an, I would not have narrated a single Hadith, and the verses are: "Verily those who conceal the clear sign and the guidance which We have sent down . . . (up to) Most Merciful."…

يَلْزَمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِشِبَعِ بَطْنِهِ وَيَحْضُرُ مَا لاَ يَحْضُرُونَ، وَيَحْفَظُ مَا لاَ يَحْفَظُونَ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2350

The people say that Abu Huraira narrates too many narrations. In fact Allah knows whether I say the truth or not. They also ask, "Why do the emigrants and the Ansar not narrate as he does?" In fact, my emigrant brethren were busy trading in the markets, and my Ansar brethren were busy with their…

يَوْمًا ‏"‏ لَنْ يَبْسُطَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ ثَوْبَهُ حَتَّى أَقْضِيَ مَقَالَتِي هَذِهِ، ثُمَّ يَجْمَعَهُ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ، فَيَنْسَى مِنْ مَقَالَتِي شَيْئًا أَبَدًا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَبَسَطْتُ نَمِرَةً لَيْسَ عَلَىَّ ثَوْبٌ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

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    Except for those who repent, correct themselves, hold fast to Allāh, and are sincere in their religion for Allāh, for those will be with the believers. And Allāh is going to give the believers a great reward.

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