Deal us with thy Mercy and deal Thou not with Thy Justice.

Deal us with thy Mercy and deal Thou not with Thy Justice.’ God’s acceptance of Tawbah Surah An-Nisa, 4:17-18 إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوَءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً ’In-namat - tawbatu ‘alal-laahi lil-lazina ya-maluunas-suuu-a bi jahaalatin sum-ma yatuubuuna min-qariibin - fa’ulaaa - ’ika yatuu-bul-laahu ‘alayhim - ’ika yatuu-bul-laahu ‘alayhim: wa kaanallaahu ‘Aliiman Hakiimaa.

17. Verily, God’s acceptance of repentance relates only to those who do evil out of ignorance and then repent before their time runs out: and it is they unto whom God will turn again in His mercy - for God is all-knowing, wise; وَلَيْسَتِ التَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ حَتَّى إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبْتُ الآنَ وَلاَ الَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ أُوْلَـئِكَ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا Wa laysa-tit-taw-batu lillaziina ya’- maluunas-sayyi’aati hat-taaa’izaa hazara ’ahadahummul-mawtu qaala ’in-nii tubtul-’aana wa lal-laziina yamuutuuna wa hum kuf-faar: ’ulaaa-’ika ’a ‘-tadnaa lahum ‘azaaban ’aliimaa.