How can the two noble verses: ﴿Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills﴾ and ﴿But indeed, I am the All-Forgiving to whoever repents, believes, and does righteousness, and then is guided,﴾ be reconciled, and is there any contradiction between them?
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There is no contradiction between the two verses. The first verse, "Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - then Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire" (Qur'an 5:72), applies to one who dies upon and does not repent. Whereas the second verse, "But indeed, I am the Forgiver of whoever repents, believes, and does righteousness, and then is rightly guided" (Qur'an 20:82), and the verse from Az-Zumar, "Say, 'O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins'" (Qur'an 39:53), apply to those who repent.
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