Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Sure way to solve road traffic jams

http://www.businessinsider.com/5-ways-to-solve-the-nations-worsening-traffic-problem-2015-6/?IR=T

Traffic in the US is going to get worse — but things are changing

https://transportist.org/2016/04/19/21-strategies-to-solve-congestion/

21 Strategies to Solve Congestion

2016-04-19 | David Levinson

https://www.ncga.state.nc.us/documentsites/committees/21stcenturytransportation/prioritization-best%20practices-efficiency/presentations/mobility_report_2007_wappx.pdf

THE 2007 URBAN MOBILITY REPORT

David Schrank

Associate Research Scientist

and

Tim Lomax

Research Engineer

These studies do not solve the road traffic problems. In fact, they make them even worse. A congestion occurs when cars do not move at all. The problem is certainly due to mismatch of incoming traffic to outgoing traffic. If the traffic is equal, there is no chance of any congestion at all. The cars may move slowly, but there is no congestion.

This simple reality seem to escape a lot of these authors and researchers. Another important fact is that, the traffic handling of a road is not dependent on the speed of the cars. The number of cars moving through a road at a fixed time internal is the same no matter how fast the cars move through the road.

The major cause of congestion are the road junctions. In a 4-way junction, controlled by traffic lights, in the worst case, 4 inflows want to get out though 1 outflow. This problem is similar to network hubs. The solution is to deploy switches.

For road junctions, you do not build flyovers for all vehicles and at normal speeds. Design underpasses for cars only at slow speed. You will solve a lot of congestion problems with the minimum costs and area required.

There is no need for any exotic technology. Just deploy underground car parks at the junctions. We can start by deploying underpasses only, i.e. 2 layers of roads.

Of course, the layers of roads proposed by Elon Musk is the final solution but many cities cannot afford to wait for the technology to mature.

You can refer to my full paper uploaded at researchgate.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321110572_An_Optimum_Urban_Road_Junction_Design

Sunday, 29 October 2017

Activating Old Computers

Recently, I had to activate my daughter's notebook, a Compaq C700, so that my relative may be able to use them. I do not need them but they are still useful for simple tasks such as writing reports.

Its hard disk was only about 120Gb. I had already transfered its hard disk to an external hard disk case to be used as a backup device for my Macbook Air.

I installed a Scorpio black because it was the fastest hard disk for notebooks. At RM290 it was almost he same price as a 120Gb SSD but I decided that 1Tb is more useful especially when the Scorpio black is a 7200 rpm drive. Its performance was reasonable but the C700 can only be upgraded to 3Gb of RAM. Its screen is also damaged although still useable. The C700 can have its processer upgraded and the price of the processor is low. The advantage of the C700 was that it is able to run 64 bit windows.

I ordered a Lenovo/IBM T60 as a hobby and backup notebook for myself. I like to test if its keyboard is really useful as promoted by a lot of youtube posters. I hope that I can keep this notebook for many more years because it is a business class notebooks that should last a long time.

I had managed to install Windows 10 to the IBM T60. I installed Windows 7 first and use the Media Creation Tool to download an ISO image of the Windows 10 which turned out to be the latest, version 1709, which is later than all my Windows 10 devices. Although I had created a bootable USB using for the ISO, it was not allowed to upgrade from it. You need to run the setup program while running your existing Windows. The same method is used to upgrade your Windows 10 devices. I had done it once in order to upgrade to Windows 1703 but had waited for the autoupdate to do its work first.

I deliberate chose a T60 with a graphic processor, the ATI X1300. Normal T60 does not have it. In fact, it was not advertised as having one in eBay but I saw the ATI sticker on the palm rest of the notebook. I installed Windows 7 and 10 without having graphic drives for the ATI X1300 until I got the learned about the location of the old ATI catalyst v 10.2 driver. I tried to install it automatically but it Windows 7 and 10 failed to detect the graphic chip but managed to extract the driver files. By installing and choosing the driver manually, I was able to install the driver.

The driver files are in C:\ATI.......\drivers.

The menu for the maual selection of driver files are:
...Diplay adapter properties\adapter\properties\Driver\Update driver\browse for drivers...\Let me pick from a list of available drivers .....\....

This manual selection is useful for some devices that were only supplied with drivers for old equipment. It does not work for all devices though.

Thursday, 2 March 2017

Better use Fully Synthetic Engine Oil

Use fully synthetic oil, Petronas 3000. Only costs rm181 compared to over rm300 for shell.
Before, I used Mach 5, 8.4l/100km at 24km/hr. Range 600km.not sure.
With syntium 3000, 7.1l/100km at 31km/hr. Range is 680 after a few km.

The savings at 20c/km is rm16. You may say it is not worthwhile but this oil lasts 20000km. Proton allows 10000km. From my experience, my engine sounds strange after 15000 so I change oil.

This current car is lightly used which is why I chose Mach 5. In 6 months 4000km. Proton service centred only allowed 3000km for 3 months. I argued that this is not mentioned in the receipt, Iriz meter and manual book. Proton call centre, Junaidah agreed.

Proton service centre should not use the heavy duty schedule of 3000km or 3 months just because we use Mach 5.
During the 80 to 90s, they allow 5000km or 6 months for wira, toyota corolla and mazda 323.
But now I realised my mistake.

Not only I lose money in petrol bills. My engine is damaged and more noisy, reducing my comfort. Far worse is the loss of power. It is like driving with a bigger engine with no increase in weight. It is there safer.
Do it at Permaisabah. They have a new 7 berth workshop and few customers during week days. For 2 months, it gives 5% discount.

Proton Inanam is also lax during week days but it does not give back the oil can despite my request. I am not sure if the engine oil is fully synthetic. I need to confirm with the oil consumption. In Permaisabah I insist that they give back my oil container and they complied.

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Biased reviews of Proton Cars overseas

I have driven all sorts of cars in my 40 year driving experience.
The latest was driving a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Clio, in August 2013.

It was rented from Avis.

I also drive Perodua cars like Viva and Kembara. Toyotas such as Avanza and Land Cruisers.
My oldest car was a Toyota Corolla 1969.

Proton cars are among the best that I had driven. Proton Wira Sedan was reliable. It did not break down and does not rust at all. My Exora still survives today with only one major breakdown due to a faulty sensor. The ABS gave faulty readings but was fixed after the sensors were changed. These are not Proton products but out sourced from other suppliers.

I bought the Wira while still driving a Mazda 323 that I love very much but the Wira was a match in reliability. The ride may not be so good but the difference is so minor. Toyota Landcruiser has a soft ride compared to the Wira, which is why I bought it to replace the Wira, on our trips from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan. But I replaced it with Avanza first and later Exora. The Exora is more comfortable but the ride is so soft that the body touches the ground after bumps. Cornering, I do not see much difference. Of course it is not as reassuring as a Wira or Mazda 323, but it fells better than a Landcruiser or Avanza.

I do not know the models tested by these magazines. My Proton models are those with full accessories. I find it cheaper instead of buying the accessories later. If Proton were to sell the low end models overseas, that could be the reason for the impressions of low quality.

I do not see much difference in quality because Proton cars are just assembled from other car models from other manufacturers or outsourced from accessories manufacturers. My accessores from Proton are sourced from well known brands such as Clarion and Balupunk. Even its aircon is from Nippondenso.

Wira is from Mitsubishi lancer. Exora is from a Mitsubishi MPV the Grandis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Grandis.

So how could the quality be so much different?
There might be a slight degradation in quality but at 5% it is too little to notice. For such small difference, to be translated to 400% difference in quality, is just too biased.

That is the only explanation that I can tell.

Maybe Proton should do their marketing especially with journalists better.

The same thing happens between Sony and Samsung.
Sony had all the features even before Samsung, and yet reviewers always put Samsung as so much better than Sony smartphones.

Now even Apple had to revert to Sony design of using metal and glass. Probably removing the ugly eye sore of bulging cameras that Sony never had. Samsung is so proud of its water proofing, Sony had it a long time ago. That was the reason why I bought a Sony smartphone. It was waterproof. Reliablity is more important. And camera resolution. The higher the better. Who cares if Samsung can take better pictures at night? When it can only take 8 Mpixel during a bright day? Sony can do 20 Mpixel now.

https://cilisos.my/can-you-drive-a-proton-saga-through-a-forest-this-mat-salleh-finds-out/

Can you drive a Proton Saga through a forest? This Mat Salleh finds out!

Badd — 01/03/2017

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Although there have been news of Proton being bought off for some time now, it was last month was when it turned from a wild rumor to a kind of reliable rumor. If you haven’t read our article on that, now’s the time. Anyways, shifting the topic to something a little more light-hearted, we’ve just came across this epic video of an old, beat-up Proton Saga being reviewed by Car Throttle. It’s not super new (posted October last year), but a pretty recent review for an old car.
Here’s the video in all its 480p glory:
The angmoh in the video is Alex Kersten, an automotive journalist for Car Throttle and the car in question is most probably a 1995 Proton Saga Iswara saloon with a 3-speed automatic transmission.
In the video, Kersten took the car which he affectionately called ‘Donald Dump‘ for a wash and a drive, then into an off-road path in the forest, where it did quite well until it got stuck in a mini lake. Why anyone would drive a sedan into a lake is anybody’s guess though.

To be fair, it does look kinda like James Bond’s submarine car. Source

The Proton Saga did pretty well for an old city car!

As seen in the video, the car was duct-taped and sent to the car wash, then taken out for a ride, during which its performance is commented upon, Top-Gear style.

For a 22-year old car, it is quite a bit of a surprise to hear phrases like “sublime ride and handling“, “idles nicely, engine sounds good” and most of all, the automatic transmission changing gears “like a DCT gearbox“, which is a really atas transmission system used in cars like the Porsche 911 Carrera and the Audi TT-S.

Source

At first we weren’t sure if it was sarcasm, but then we learned that the Proton Saga Iswara uses a 1.5L, 4G15 Mitsubishi engine, which is like the Nokia 3310 of Japanese engines. Although the steering wheel is sticky and the car supposedly smells, it is said to do what a car’s supposed to do: carry you from one place to another without problems.
At the end of the ride, however, Kersten had stated that this is one of the worst cars he had ever ridden and reviewed, so we’re taking the compliments with a pinch of salt.
The true test comes after going off road. The car is driven down a muddy, seriously uneven path. Impressively, even after getting stuck quite a few times and moving at a 45 degree angle from the ground, the car manages to pull through every time until finally, they get to the huge puddle that looked like a lake. The car got through halfway before it’s totally stuck in the muddy water and had to be rescued a few hours later.

To be fair, it happens to the best of us. Source

And here’s the thing: the engine kept running, even with the floor and the exhaust pipe and the engine itself half submerged in water. After it was rescued, it trundled back out of the forest like nothing happened. A little dirty, and with part of the bonnet a bit bent due to the towing efforts, but overall still fine. But still…

What is a Proton car doing in the UK?

Remember that? Source

This may come as a shock to some, while others may roll their eyes while giving a “duh”, but Proton actually sells outside the country. And it’s not just one or two countries, either. Proton has been exporting to neighboring countries and faraway lands alike, with some significant market in the UK, Australia, Thailand, Egypt, Germany, Turkey, and Syria, to name a few.

A UK police car in its natural habitat. Source

The international marketing might be a bit surprising to some, such as talks with Iran a while back to co-create an Islamic car, which features a compass pointing to Mecca and specialized compartments for the Al-Quran and telekungs, but that didn’t took off.
There are also models that we don’t normally see cruising the highways of Malaysia, such as the Proton Arena aka Proton Jumbuck, which is quite popular in Australia due to it’s low price in comparison with similar models.

In case you’re wondering, that’s what a Jumbuck looks like. Source

So really, if you are driving around in the UK or Germany and got cut off by an old Proton, it’s not that unusual at all. But get this… if a NEWER Proton model zooms by, by all means whip out your phones and take a picture, because THAT’S what’s rare. Why? Well…

Newer Proton cars don’t sell very well overseas, even though they’re dirt cheap

If you want to market something, not much can trump ‘cheapness’, which is why people will buy almost anything provided that it’s cheap enough. However, with some products like cars where you put your own safety on the line, that’s not always the case. A quick look at the reviews in car-selling websites might give a rough idea on why Proton cars don’t sell that well overseas…

Yikes. Source

As can be seen, the only redeeming feature for Proton cars in the UK is the low, low price… and that’s about it. In addition to words like ‘uninspiring’ and ‘disappointing’ getting thrown around like trash after a pasar malam, some sites had hinted that even the low prices may not be enough of a reason to get yourself a Proton.

Source

This particular review hints that the relatively cheap Protons break down quite often, or something else that makes it expensive to run, suggesting low quality. Even in the video, a second-hand beat up 22-year-old Proton Saga Iswara costs around 200 pounds, which is somewhere around RM1,000 at the time of the video. That’s pretty cheap, considering it had a (kinda useless) winch in the trunk, the engine’s still running beautifully and it doesn’t look too beat up. For comparison, a second-hand car of the same make here will set you back some RM2,500 to RM8,000 in Malaysia.

Eh? Why are Proton cars so cheap overseas?

That GoPro on the hood probably costs more than the car. Source

When asked the same question in an interview with PaulTan.org, the founder of Proton Holdings himself, Tun Dr Mahathir replied the reason for Proton cars being much cheaper overseas is to achieve a bigger market volume, thus promoting brand recognition. In the case of Proton, the volume strategy kind of backfired, leaving an estimated three months of inventory unsold.
But it hasn’t always been this bad.
The car in the video, the Proton Saga was once dubbed as “The Fastest Selling Make of New Car Ever to Enter the United Kingdom“. It was reliable, economical and trendy at the time, everything a buyer looks for in a car. But times changed, competition got fiercer, and as other companies have painfully learned, if you don’t keep up with the times, you go under.
However, the news on Proton being ‘bought off’ by a foreign company may not be so bad after all. Proton has done some collaborations with foreign companies in the past, like Japan’s Mitsubishi and French’s Citroën for example, and the technology exchange brings much improvement to the existing Proton products.
Also, in their efforts in promoting their cars overseas, having a foreign company partnering up with Proton may not actually be the worst idea in the world.

Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Testing with RTL-SDR, cheap RF receivers

http://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-quick-start-guide/

Quick Start Guide

This page is a guide aimed at helping anyone set up a cheap radio scanner based on the RTL-SDR software defined radio as fast as possible on a Windows system. If you have any trouble during the installation, please see the troubleshooting guide further down the page. We also have brief instructions for getting started on Linux and OSX at the end of this page.
Please note that the RTL-SDR is not a plug and play device. You will need to have sufficient skills to perform basic PC operations such as unzipping files, installing software, moving and copying files and have the motivation to learn new software.

Equipment Guide

Currently, the most common RTL-SDR dongle is the R820T/R820T2 which usually sells for under $20 USD. See the Buy RTL-SDR dongles page for more information on purchasing.
Generally at least a dual core processor will be required to run most SDR software smoothly. Some command line software and ADS-B decoders may work on less powerful hardware.
To get the most enjoyment out of RTL-SDR you will need a decent antenna. Our packages that come with two telescopic antennas are a great start. Be sure to get them up high and place them on a metallic surface for best results. Units not sold by us may come with a smaller fixed length whip antenna that is okay for testing, but overall is not that great. As an upgrade for beginners who have the fixed length whip, a cheap bunny ears antenna mounted vertically should work well. Use the simple kind like this so that it can easily be mounted vertically. The most recommended outdoor antenna for general scanning is a scantenna or discone due to their wide band receiving properties. You can also cheaply build a wideband planar disk antenna (pdf warning) out of some metal pizza pans.
RTL-SDR Blog V3 Users: If you have one of our V3 dongles, please see our V3 users guide for information on using the bias tee, HF tuning and expansion header features.

SDR# (SDRSharp) Set Up Guide (Tested on Windows 10/8/7 32/64 Bit) (XP Incompatible)

SDR# is the most commonly used SDR program on Windows. We recommend it as one of the easiest to use and setup with the RTL-SDR.

Purchase an RTL-SDR dongle. The cheapest and best for most applications is the R820T/R820T2 dongle. Information on purchasing one can be found here.

You must have the Microsoft .NET 4.6 redistributable installed to use SDRSharp. Follow the link and install the redistributable. Most Windows 10 PCs should already have this installed by default, but PCs with older operating systems may need this to be installed in order to run SDR#. Note that .NET 4.6 is not compatible with Windows XP. If you are running XP please scroll down on this page and look for the HDSDR or SDR-Console install guides. Note that on some computers you may also need to install the Visual C++ Runtime if it is not already installed.

Go to www.airspy.com and find the downloads button on the top menu. Next to the “SDR Software Package” heading click on the download button to download sdrsharp.zip.

Extract (unzip) sdrsharp.zip to a folder on your PC. (Important! Many people who have issues forget this step! Do not run the files from within the zip file or the following steps will fail). (Also, do not extract into a folder within the Program Files directory, or installation may fail as these folders are often automatically made read only by Windows).

Double click on install-rtlsdr.bat from within the extracted folder. This will start a command prompt that will download all the drivers required to make SDRSharp work with RTL-SDR. The command prompt will automatically close after a few seconds when it is done. It the bat file ran successfully the files rtlsdr.dll and zadig.exe will be downloaded into the SDR# directory. If they were not downloaded then your PC or anti virus solution may be misconfigured and may have trouble running batch files (Check that the folder is not read only, and not located in the Program Files directory). If install-rtlsdr.dll fails, do a manual driver installation.

Plug in your dongle. Do not install any of the software that it came with (if any), and ensure that you wait a few seconds for plug and play to finish attempting to install the dongle (it will either fail or install Windows DVB-T drivers). If you’ve already installed the DVB-T drivers that came on the CD bundled with some dongles, uninstall them first.

In the folder where you extracted the sdrsharp files find the file called zadig.exe. Right click this file and select “Run as administrator”.

In Zadig, go to “Options->List All Devices” and make sure this option is checked.

Select “Bulk-In, Interface (Interface 0)” from the drop down list. Ensure that WinUSB is selected in the box next to where it says Driver. (Note on some PCs you may see something like RTL2832UHIDIR or RTL2832U instead of the bulk in interface. This is also a valid selection). (Do not select “USB Receiver (Interface 0)” however). Also ensure that the driver on the right hand side of the green arrow is selected as WinUSB.

Click Replace Driver. On some PC’s you might get a warning that the publisher cannot be verified, but just accept it by clicking on “Install this driver software anyway”. This will install the drivers necessary to run the dongle as a software defined radio. Note that you may need to run zadig.exe again if you move the dongle to another USB port, or want to use two or more dongles together.

Open SDRSharp.exe (note that the first time you do this you may get a smartscreen message indicating that Windows has protected your PC, this is a false alarm. Simply click on “more info” and then “run anyway”). Set the drop down box in the “Source” tab on the top left to ‘RTL-SDR (USB)’.

Press the Play button (the right facing triangle). Your RTL-SDR software radio should now be set up and ready to use! If everything has worked you should be able to start tuning to frequencies.

Important! Don’t forget to also adjust the RF gain settings by pressing the Configure button (looks like a cog) up the top next to the Play button. By default the RF gain is set at zero. A gain of zero will probably receive nothing but very strong broadcast FM – increase the gain until you start seeing other signals.

Next Steps

After getting your RTL-SDR set up with SDR# we recommend investigating the following:

Check out all our featured articles on this blog for various RTL-SDR related projects and tutorials.
Upgrade from the stock antenna. For optimal reception you should use an outdoor roof mounted antenna. The optimal antenna will depend on the frequency and project you are interested in, but for a general all purpose antenna we recommend a Discone or planar disk antenna (pdf).
If you are using your RTL-SDR for HF with an upconverter such as the SpyVerter then we recommended using SDR# with the special decimation drivers. This will allow you to zoom in on the small bandwidth signals used on HF without loosing resolution.
Check out our store for various RF accessories such as filters, LNA’s and antennas.

Troubleshooting

I get the error “No Device Selected” when trying to start the dongle in SDR#.
Make sure you have run the install-rtlsdr.bat file, and that it has sucessfully downloaded the rtlsdr.dll file into the SDR# folder. If it is not downloaded, check that your folder is not set to “read only” (this sometimes happens automatically if you install into Program Files, so do not install into that folder). Another source of problems is if you have accidentally installed the WinUSB drivers to Bulk Interface 1 instead of 0 with Zadig. If you have done this, then SDR# will not recognise your dongle. TO fix it go into device manager or Devices and Printers and uninstall the driver for Bulk Interface 1.

I get the error “No compatible devices found” when trying to start the dongle in SDR#
Long low quality USB extension cables can sometimes cause this error. Some USB 3.0 ports are also incompatible with the dongle and cause this error. One user has had luck with this error by installing zadig from safe mode. Finally, there is a small chance that the dongle is actually faulty. If the dongle produces the same error on multiple computers the dongle is probably faulty and should be refunded or replaced.

I get the error “1 compatible devices have been found but are all busy”
To fix this it may be necessary to reinstall the drivers via zadig and to try every USB port on the PC. You may want to also try disconnecting all other USB devices connected to the PC. Also some USB 3.0 ports are buggy, switch to a USB 2.0 port. Some users have also had success with installing everything from Windows safe mode. Make sure you are not selecting the “USB Receiver (Interface 0)” in zadig, and instead are selecting the Bulk in interface, or one that may say RTL2838UHIDIR or something else prefixed with RTL. If you don’t see this make sure that “Options->List All Devices” is checked and that “Ignore Hubs or Composite Parents” is unchecked.Another thing to try may be to disable Windows automatic driver installation. Instructions for disabling this can be found here. This error also sometimes occurs after the computer has been suspended – to fix it simply disconnect and reconnect the dongle.

I get the error “Unable to load DLL ‘rtlsdr': the specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)”
Usually installing the Visual C++ Runtime solves this problem. Most PCs have this installed already, but if you are on a freshly installed version of Windows it may not have been installed yet.

There is a constant spike in the middle of the spectrum that won’t go away
This is normal and is a side effect of the design of most RTL-SDR dongles. It can be removed algorithmically in the SDR# software by checking the “Correct IQ” box.

Zadig takes a long time to install the driver, then fails
You have probably not run zadig in administrator mode. Make sure to right click zadig, and select “Run as Administrator”.

I don’t see Bulk-In, Interface (Interface 0)
Ensure “Options->List All Devices” is checked and sometimes also that “Ignore Hubs or Composite Parents” is unchecked. Some people report seeing something else other than the bulk in interface. It may also show up as the brand of your dongle or something prefixed with “RTL”. This option should work too. In rare cases you may receive a faulty dongle that will not show up in Zadig no matter what USB port or computer you try it on. You should ask for a replacement in this case.

I don’t see RTL-SDR/USB in SDRSharp
You may have downloaded a version without rtl-sdr support. Check that you have downloaded the official version from the airspy.com website.

USB 3.0 ports don’t work
Unfortunately many USB 3.0 controllers are buggy and don’t work with some devices. Generally, USB 3.0 works fine with the RTL-SDR, but there are some controllers that will just not recognise the dongle. In this case use a USB 2.0 port instead.

When running install-rtlsdr.bat I get errors on the command line like “The system cannot find the file specified” and the sdrsharp folder is not downloaded
This is probably because you did not unzip the files and you are trying to run install-rtlsdr.bat from within the zip file. Remember to extract the files first, before running them.

When I run install-rtlsdr.bat a CMD/DOS window flashes on the screen briefly then disappears. Nothing is installed.
There seems to be a bug or misconfiguration with some versions of Windows where batch files cannot be run. One way around this is to install the RTL-SDR drivers manually. We have instructions for this here: rtl-sdr.com/manual-installation-of-sdr. Some antivirus solutions are also overly restrictive and do not allow .bat files to be run. In this case either disable or install a better antivirus, or perform a manual driver install.

Reception in SDR# seems very poor/receiver is insensitive
Make sure you have increased the RF gain slider which can be accessed by clicking on the configure button. Also, in poor reception areas using the stock antenna indoors may not be sufficient. First test with the antenna placed up high outside. In some cases with the stock antenna the connection to the antenna can become disconnected in the antenna base causing unexpectedly poor reception. In rare cases if you still cannot receive any strong signals and another radio can, then you may have received a broken dongle and should ask for a replacement.

SDR# gives error “Application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click OK to terminate.”
This might mean that you do not have the correct .NET Framework installed.

SDR# gives error “Object reference not not to an instance of an object”
This may mean that you do not have an audio driver properly installed on your PC, or that you do not have any output audio devices enabled. Enable them in the windows Sound Playback properties.

The dongle constantly disconnects from the USB port
First test to make sure that it is not the fault of a dodgy USB extension cable by plugging the dongle directly into the PC. If it still disconnects often the dongle may be faulty and you should ask for a replacement.

The dongle won’t connect and the LED does not illuminate on models with an LED
The dongle is faulty and should be refunded or replaced.

It seems that my PC is not powerful enough to run SDR# as it uses near 100% CPU
For graphical GUI SDR software like SDR#, at least a dual core processor is recommended. If you have a borderline decent CPU and still experience high CPU usage, try reducing the sample rate to 1 MSPS or less, reducing the FFT display resolution (or turning it off), turning off Correct IQ and reducing the filter order.

I used zadig but it broke my keyboard/mouse/other device somehow
This is because you would have clicked the install button in Zadig after selecting the wrong device in the drop down menu. Make sure you select the correct RTL-SDR device, (Bulk-In Interface, Interface 0) first. Zadig overwrites previous drivers. To get the old drivers back you should be able to do so in Windows device manager, update driver software.

My R820T2 RTL-SDR shows up as an R820T when I run the diagnostic tool rtl_test
The R820T2 and R820T are identical electronically except for some minor changes in the maximum IF filter widths. The different filters may be the reason the R820T2 has better performance. Thus a R820T2 will show up as an R820T on the PC, since there is no distinction between them in the digital part of the circuit. You can confirm that you have a R820T2 by checking the markings on the chip.

My antivirus shows SDR# as a virus.
This is almost 100% a false positive. SDR# is updated often and thus a new .zip file is sometimes released almost daily. Poorly designed antivirus programs will sometimes assume that any file that is not downloaded often is a virus. With SDR# being updated so often it takes a while for many people to download the new version and build up trust with the antivirus company.

The Mode selection buttons in SDR# are graphically glitching and I cannot click on them.
Some users have found that this bug is caused due to selection of a “custom scaling level” or “custom sizing options” in Windows. Reset this option back to default in Windows display settings to fix the bug.

When closing SDR# I get an error like “An error occurred loading a configuration file: Access to the path ‘C:\Program Files\SDR\s14i12qq.tmp’ is denied. (C:\Program Files\SDR\SDRSharp.exe.Config) —> System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path ‘C:\Program Files\SDR\s14i12qq.tmp’ is denied.”This is usually because you have copied the SDR# files into a folder that is read only. In Windows folders located in “C:\Program Files” are usually automatically read only. To fix, install SDR# into a non read only folder that is not located in Program Files, for example “C:\SDR”.

My dongle came with a remote control. What is it for?
Some sellers opt to include the remote control that is used for changing TV channels. It is only useful for when the dongle is used for its original purpose – as a DVB-T HDTV receiver. The remote control has no purpose when the dongle is used as an SDR.

If you continue to have issues please feel free to post in the troubleshooting section of our Forums.

How to set the Gain

The gain can be adjusted in SDR# by clicking on the Configure button which looks like a cog. When tuning the RF gain you are trying to get the signal as strong as possible, whilst keeping the noise floor as low as possible. Start with a low gain setting, and slowly increase the gain slider. Watch in the frequency spectrum as the signal strength increases, but stop just before the point at which the noise floor starts to rise.
The noise floor is the part of the frequency spectrum where there are no signals.

SDRSharp Plugins

The official list of SDRSharp plugins can be found here and our unofficial list of plugins can be found here.

SDRSharp Guide

A good guide to learning how to use SDRSharp and what all the options do can be found here. Another great illustrated guide can be found here.

HDSDR Setup Guide (Tested on Win XP and above)

Purchase an RTL-SDR dongle. The cheapest and best for most applications is the R820T/R820T2 dongle. Information on purchasing one can be found here.

Plug in your dongle and do not install any of the software that it came with, but ensure you let plug and play finish trying to install it. If you’ve already installed the software drivers it came with previously, uninstall them first.

Go to http://zadig.akeo.ie/ and download Zadig.

In Zadig, go to Options->List All Devices and make sure this option is checked.

Select “Bulk-In, Interface (Interface 0)” from the drop down list. Ensure that WinUSB is selected in the box next to where it says Driver. (Note on some PCs you may see something like RTL2832UHIDIR or RTL2832U instead of the bulk in interface. This is also a valid selection). (Do not select “USB Receiver (Interface 0)” however).

Click Install Driver. You might get a warning that the publisher cannot be verified, but just accept it by clicking on Install this driver software anyway. This will install the drivers necessary to run the dongle as a software defined radio. Note that you may need to run zadig.exe again if you move the dongle to another USB port, or want to use two or more dongles together.

Download HDSDR from http://hdsdr.de/, using the download button at the bottom of the page.

Use the installer you just downloaded to install HDSDR.

Go to http://hdsdr.de/hardware.html and download the ExtIO_RTL2832U.dll dll file from the table entry “RTLSDR (DVB-T/DAB with RTL2832) USB” (Direct Link).

Copy the ExtIO_RTL2832U.dll file into the HDSDR install folder which is by default set to C:\Program Files (x86)\HDSDR.

Open HDSDR. You might be asked to select a .dll file. Choose the ExtIO_RTL2832U.dll file you just copied over and then click Open. It is okay if you do not see this screen as long as you have copied the ExtIO_RTL2832U.dll file over properly in the last step.

Choose your output sound card by clicking on the Soundcard button in the bottom left corner, or alternatively by pressing F5. The only important setting here is the “RX Output (to Speaker)” setting which you should set to your speakers, or desired audio piping software.

Click on the Bandwidth button or alternatively press F6. Choose an output Sampling Rate of 48000 Hz for general use.

Press Start or alternatively press F2. This will start the SDR.

To set the RTL-SDR sample rate, gain and frequency correction click on the ExtIO button .

To tune to a station, change the Local Oscillator frequency to a frequency near the frequency you are interested in. Then tune to the desired frequency either by clicking in the RF spectrum, or using the Tune numbers.

You can zoom in and out of the spectrum by using the Zoom slider which is to the left of the word zoom.

The mode can be altered by clicking on the mode buttons.

After clicking on the FM mode button, the FM bandwidth can be manually modified with the FM-BW slider.

To listen to a typical wideband broadcast FM station, you will need to change the audio sampling rate to 192000 Hz. Do this by clicking on the Bandwidth button or alternatively by pressing F6 and then selecting the output sampling rate as 192000 Hz.

SDR-RADIO V2 Setup Up Guide (Tested on Win XP and above)

To install SDR-RADIO for the RTL-SDR follow the steps below

Purchase an RTL-SDR dongle. The cheapest and best for most applications is the R820T/R820T2 dongle. Information on purchasing one can be found here.

Plug in your dongle and do not install any of the software that it came with, but ensure you let plug and play finish trying to install it. If you’ve already installed the software drivers it came with previously, uninstall them first.

Go to http://zadig.akeo.ie/ and download Zadig.

In Zadig, go to Options->List All Devices and make sure this option is checked.

Select “Bulk-In, Interface (Interface 0)” from the drop down list. Ensure that WinUSB is selected in the box next to where it says Driver. (Note on some PCs you may see something like RTL2832UHIDIR or RTL2832U instead of the bulk in interface. This is also a valid selection). (Do not select “USB Receiver (Interface 0)” however).

Click Install Driver. You might get a warning that the publisher cannot be verified, but just accept it by clicking on Install this driver software anyway. This will install the drivers necessary to run the dongle as a software defined radio. Note that you may need to run zadig.exe again if you move the dongle to another USB port, or want to use two or more dongles together.

Download the SDR-RADIO installer from http://v2.sdr-radio.com/Software/Download1.

Use the installer to install SDR-RADIO.

Download the RTL-SDR support package from the link at http://m3ghe.blogspot.com.au/p/adding-support-for-rtl-sdr-usb-dongles.html (MIRROR).

Extract the SDRSourceRTL2832U.dll, rtlsdr.dll and libusb-1.0.dll files from the x64 folder into the C:\Program Files\SDR-RADIO-PRO.com folder. Or if you have a 32-bit PC extract the files from the x32 folder into C:\Program Files (x86)\SDR-RADIO-PRO.com folder.

Open SDR-RADIO. Upon opening it you will be greeted with the Select Radio screen and a prompt saying “List is empty – add radio definition now?” Click Yes. If this prompt does not display, click the + Definitions button.

In the new window open the Search drop down menu and select RTL SDR (USB). After clicking it the RTL-SDR will be added to the Radio Definitions list. Click OK.

Click on the RTL-SDR click to select it, choose your desired sample rate then click Start.

Click on the Span button and adjust the span to the sample rate bandwidth you chose in the last step. This will let you see the whole spectrum.

To change the receive mode use the left menu under the frequency tab. You can also change the signal bandwidth here. NFM signals are typically around 12 kHz wide and broadcast FM is typically around 192 kHz wide.

To adjust the frequency, use the VFO tuning box on the right side. If you don’t see it you may need to click on the VFO tuning tab. Also if the screen is too small you may need to expand it’s size to show it. You can also click on the waterfall to instantly tune to the clicked frequency.

Be sure to adjust the gain settings using the RF gain button in the top which is under the Home tab. By default it is set to automatic.

Also to adjust the waterfall colors so that signals are more clearly seen go to the Display tab up the top and then click on the Automatic Calibration button on the very top right.

CubicSDR Set Up Guide (Tested on XP and above)

Warning: CubicSDR is software that is in alpha stages of development. That said, at the moment it is fairly stable and quite easy to set up.

Purchase an RTL-SDR dongle. The cheapest and best for most applications is the R820T/R820T2 dongle. Information on purchasing one can be found here.

Plug in your dongle and do not install any of the software that it came with, but ensure you let plug and play finish trying to install it. If you’ve already installed the software drivers it came with previously, uninstall them first.

Go to http://zadig.akeo.ie/ and download Zadig.

In Zadig, go to Options->List All Devices and make sure this option is checked.

Select “Bulk-In, Interface (Interface 0)” from the drop down list. Ensure that WinUSB is selected in the box next to where it says Driver. (Note on some PCs you may see something like RTL2832UHIDIR or RTL2832U instead of the bulk in interface. This is also a valid selection). (Do not select “USB Receiver (Interface 0)” however).

Click Install Driver. You might get a warning that the publisher cannot be verified, but just accept it by clicking on Install this driver software anyway. This will install the drivers necessary to run the dongle as a software defined radio. Note that you may need to run zadig.exe again if you move the dongle to another USB port, or want to use two or more dongles together.

Go to cubicsdr.com and go to the downloads page. Find the download link for the latest version. Download the version suitable for your particular version of Windows.

Run the CubicSDR installer.

Plug in your dongle and run CubicSDR from your start menu.

You will be greeted with a SDR Devices menu. Choose your RTL-SDR from the menu and click on the “Use Selected” button.

CubicSDR will automatically start.

Click anywhere on the waterfall to start listening.

Other SDR Windows Software Compatible with RTL-SDR

See the Software Guide for a big list of other compatible RTL-SDR software.

Getting Started on Linux

Linux instructions for installing the RTL-SDR libraries can be found at http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr.
After installing the libraries you will likely need to unload the DVB-T drivers, which Linux uses by default. To unload them temporarily type “sudo rmmod dvb_usb_rtl28xxu” into terminal. This solution is only temporary as when you replug the dongle or restart the PC, the DVB-T drivers will be reloaded. For a permanent solution, create a text file “rtlsdr.conf” in /etc/modprobe.d and add the line “blacklist dvb_usb_rtl28xxu”.
After installing the libraries and black listing the DVB-T drivers we recommend starting off with GQRX, a SDR program similar in operation to SDR#. It can be downloaded via the package manager in your Linux distribution or from http://gqrx.dk/download. We can now also recommend the multi-platform CubicSDR which can be downloaded from http://www.cubicsdr.com/.
If you want to install GNU Radio we recommend using Marcus Leech’s script by typing the following into terminal. This installs the RTL-SDR drivers as well.

wget http://www.sbrac.org/files/build-gnuradio && chmod a+x ./build-gnuradio && ./build-gnuradio

Note that if you want to run Linux in a virtual machine it has been reported that RTL-SDR performance with VirtualBox is rather poor due to it’s slow USB connection. VMWare Player on the other hand has good performance – just remember to set the USB controller to use the USB 2.0 protocol as by default it is set to USB 1.1.

Getting Started on OSX

As there is a severe lack of SDR software for OSX, we recommend using either Linux or Windows. However, GQRX is a SDR program that works well on OSX. Instructions for its installation on a Mac can be found on this post http://www.smittix.co.uk/rtlsdr-up-and-running-in-mac-osx-yosemite-with-gqrx-gnuradio.
We can now also recommend the multi-platform CubicSDR which can be downloaded from http://www.cubicsdr.com/.

For a comprehensive book about the RTL-SDR you may be interested in our eBook available on Amazon.

The Hobbyist’s Guide to the RTL-SDR: Really Cheap Software Defined radio.

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Quran does not allow forgiveness if deliberate

Even in the secular law, practised by lawyers in the civilised nations, there is no forgiveness if deliberate. In fact, even if it is not deliberate, they are still not forgiven. Must undergo punishment. E.g. Man Slaughter is usually reserved for murders that are accidental or not deliberate. Of course, there the penalty for actions that are taken not deliberately is much less.

Forgiveness is still allowed under the secular law. It is called a pardon. Which means that, although, we know that a wrong had been committed, the penalties can still be removed if pardoned by certain people. Usually the head of the state. This is not done for most crimes. Only exceptional cases.

These are exceptions of forgiveness.

http://www.quran-islam.org/main_topics/quran/misinterpreted_verses/interpretation_of_4:17_(P1501).html

[4:17] Repentance is acceptable by God only from those who commit wrong doings out of ignorance, then repent soon after. They will be redeemed by God. God is Knowledgeable, Wise.

http://submission.org/friday_his_will_of_forgiveness.html

- Then, the other basic criterion of God's will of forgiveness is about those He clearly explained He will never forgive. God will not forgive those who persist in sinning until death; they keep on earning sins; they never attempt to repent and clean their records and they die with such sins surrounding them. Those are exiled of God's forgiveness (2:80-81, 4:111). No apologies or last minute repentance (when death is approaching) would be accepted from them (4:18, 3:90, 74:38-39). Last minute belief, when death is approaching (10:90-92), would also be nil since the chance to validate our intentions by righteous deeds that grow our souls was wasted (6:158, 5:69).
Based on that basic criterion, God teaches us that irrespective of how righteous we are, we are not going to be forgiven or redeemed if we die in a state of disbelief whether it is idol worship, hypocrisy or atheism (4:116, 4:48, 7:147, 3:90-91, 4:138-145). He has not decreed forgiveness for those who kill unjustly and deliberately or those who accumulate illicit gains or abuse the orphans' wealth without repenting or reforming (4:29-30, 4:10). He has not decreed forgiveness for those who continue to conceal the truth from God in His scripture (2:174, 2:159-160). There are many other examples. However, over and over, it is His will to forgive all sins if we repent, reform, sincerely, and lead a righteous life.

Lists of verses explaining about forgiveness but these must be viewed with the exceptions listed above.

http://www.harunyahya.com/en/Articles/17230/verses-of-the-quran-about

Verses of the Qur’an about forgiveness

Whether you reveal a good act or keep it hidden, or pardon an evil act, Allah is Ever-Pardoning, All-Powerful. (Surat An-Nisa, 149)

Make allowances for people, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant. (Surat Al-A‘raf, 199)

That is so. And if anyone inflicts an injury the same as the one done to him and then is again oppressed, Allah will come to his aid. Allah is All-Pardoning, Ever-Forgiving. (Surat Al-Hajj, 60)

Those of you possessing affluence and ample wealth should not make oaths that they will not give to their relatives and the very poor and those who have made hijra in the way of Allah.* They should rather pardon and overlook. Would you not love Allah to forgive you? Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nur, 22)

The repayment of a bad action is one equivalent to it. But if someone pardons and puts things right, his reward is with Allah. Certainly He does not love wrongdoers. (Surat Ash-Shura,

Allah does not impose on any self any more than it can stand. For it is what it has earned; against it, what it has merited. Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake! Our Lord, do not place on us a load like the one You placed on those before us! Our Lord, do not place on us a load we have not the strength to bear! And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy on us. You are our Master , so help us against the people of the kafirun. (Surat Al-Baqara, 286)

Those of you who turned their backs on the day the two armies clashed – it was Shaytan who made them slip for what they had done. But Allah has pardoned them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, All-Forbearing. (Surat Al ‘Imran, 155)

It may well be that Allah will pardon them. Allah is Ever-Pardoning, Ever-Forgiving. (Surat An-Nisa, 99)

The People of the Book will ask you to bring down a Book from heaven to them. They asked Musa for even more than that. They said, ‘Let us see Allah with our own eyes.’ So the lightning-bolt struck them down for their wrongdoing. Then they adopted the Calf after the Clear Signs had come to them, but We pardoned them for that and gave Musa clear authority. (Surat An-Nisa, 153)

But because of their breaking of their covenant, We have cursed them and made their hearts hard. They distort the true meaning of words and have forgotten a good portion of what they were reminded of. You will never cease to come upon some act of treachery on their part, except for a few of them. Yet pardon them, and overlook. Allah loves good-doers. (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 13)

You who believe! do not ask about matters which, if they were made known to you, would make things difficult for you. If you do ask about them when the Qur’an is being sent down, they will be made known to you. Allah has ignored them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, All-Forbearing. (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 101)

Allah pardon you! Why did you excuse them until it was clear to you which of them were telling the truth and until you knew the liars? (Surat At-Tawba, 43)

It is He Who accepts repentence from His servants and pardons evil acts and knows what they do. (Surat Ash-Shura, 25)

Any disaster that strikes you is through what your own hands have earned and He pardons much. (Surat Ash-Shura, 30)

Or He wrecks them for what they have earned though He pardons much. (Surat Ash-Shura, 34)

Those of you who divorce your wives by equating them with your mothers, they are not your mothers.Your mothers are only those who gave birth to you. What you are saying is wrong and a slanderous lie.But Allah is Ever-Pardoning, Ever-Forgiving. (Surat Al-Mujadala, 2)

You who believe! some of your wives and children are an enemy to you, so be wary of them.But if you pardon and exonerate and forgive,Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat At-Taghabun, 14)

FORGIVING

Those are the people who will have blessings and mercy from their Lord; they are the ones who are guided. (Surat Al-Baqara, 157)

Your God is One God. There is no god but Him, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Baqara, 163)

He has only forbidden you carrion, blood and pork and what has been consecrated to other than Allah. But anyone who is forced to eat it – without desiring it or going to excess in it – commits no crime. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Baqara, 173)

Those are the ones who have sold guidance for misguidance and forgiveness for punishment. How steadfastly they will endure the Fire! (Surat Al-Baqara, 175)

You who believe! retaliation is prescribed for you in the case of people killed: free man for free man, slave for slave, female for female. But if someone is absolved by his brother, blood-money should be claimed with correctness and paid with good will. That is an easement and a mercy from your Lord. Anyone who goes beyond the limits after this will receive a painful punishment. (Surat Al-Baqara, 178)

But if someone fears bias or wrongdoing on the part of the person making the will, and puts things right between the people involved, in that case he has not committed any crime. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Baqara, 182)

On the night of the fast it is lawful for you to have sexual relations with your wives. They are clothing for you and you for them. Allah knows that you have been betraying yourselves and He has turned towards you and excused you. Now you may have sexual intercourse with them and seek what Allah has written for you. Eat and drink until you can clearly discern the white thread from the black thread of the dawn, then fulfil the fast until the night appears. But do not have sexual intercourse with them while you are in retreat in the mosques. These are Allah’s limits, so do not go near them. In this way does Allah make His Signs clear to people so that hopefully they will have taqwa. (Surat Al-Baqara, 187)

But if they cease, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Baqara, 192)

Then press on from where the people press on and ask Allah’s forgiveness. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Baqara, 199)

Those who believe and make hijra and do jihad in the Way of Allah can expect Allah’s mercy. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Baqara, 218)

Allah will not take you to task for inadvertent statements in your oaths, but He will take you to task for the intention your hearts have made. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, All-Forbearing. (Surat Al-Baqara, 225)

Those who swear to abstain from sexual relations with their wives can wait for a period of up to four months. If they then retract their oath, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Baqara, 226)

Nor is there anything wrong in any allusion to marriage you make to a woman, nor for any you keep to yourself. Allah knows that you will say things to them. But do not make secret arrangements with them, rather only speak with correctness and courtesy. Do not finally decide on the marriage contract until the prescribed period has come to its end. Know that Allah knows what is in your selves, so beware of Him! And know that Allah is Ever-Forgiving, All-Forbearing. (Surat Al-Baqara, 235)

Correct and courteous words accompanied by forgiveness are better than sadaqa followed by insulting words. Allah is Rich Beyond Need, All-Forbearing. (Surat Al-Baqara, 263)

Shaytan promises you poverty and commands you to avarice. Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and abundance. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing. (Surat Al-Baqara, 268)

If you make your sadaqa public, that is good. But if you conceal it and give it to the poor, that is better for you, and We will erase some of your bad actions from you. Allah is aware of what you do. (Surat Al-Baqara, 271)

Everything in the heavens and everything in the earth belongs to Allah. Whether you divulge what is in yourselves or keep it hidden, Allah will still call you to account for it. He forgives whoever He wills and He punishes whoever He wills. Allah has power over all things. (Surat Al-Baqara, 284)

The Messenger has iman in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers. Each one has iman in Allah and His angels and His Books and His Messengers. We do not differentiate between any of His Messengers. They say, ‘We hear and we obey. Forgive us, our Lord! You are our journey’s end.’ (Surat Al-Baqara, 285)

Allah does not impose on any self any more than it can stand. For it is what it has earned; against it, what it has merited. Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake! Our Lord, do not place on us a load like the one You placed on those before us! Our Lord, do not place on us a load we have not the strength to bear! And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy on us. You are our Master , so help us against the people of the kafirun. (Surat Al-Baqara, 286)

‘Our Lord, do not make our hearts swerve aside after You have guided us. And give us mercy from You. You are the Ever-Giving. (Surat Al ‘Imran, 8)

those who say, ‘Our Lord, we believe, so forgive us our wrong actions and safeguard us from the punishment of the Fire.’ (Surat Al ‘Imran, 16)

The steadfast, the truthful, the obedient, the givers, and those who seek forgiveness before dawn. (Surat Al ‘Imran, 17)

Say, ‘If you love Allah, then follow me and Allah will love you and forgive you for your wrong actions. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (Surat Al ‘Imran, 31)

Except for those who, after that, repent and put things right. Truly Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al ‘Imran, 89)

Everything in the heavens and everything in the earth belongs to Allah. He forgives whoever He wills and punishes whoever He wills. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al ‘Imran, 129)

those who give in times of both ease and hardship, those who control their rage and pardon other people – Allah loves the good-doers – (Surat Al ‘Imran, 134)

those who, when they act indecently or wrong themselves, remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their bad actions (and who can forgive bad actions except Allah?) and do not knowingly persist in what they were doing. (Surat Al ‘Imran, 135)

Their recompense is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing under them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever. How excellent is the reward of those who act! (Surat Al ‘Imran, 136)

All they said was, ‘Our Lord, forgive us our wrong actions and any excesses we went to in what we did and make our feet firm and help us against these kafir people.’ (Surat Al ‘Imran, 147)

Allah fulfilled His promise to you when you were slaughtering them by His permission. But then you faltered, disputing the command, and disobeyed after He showed you what you love.* Among you are those who want the dunya and among you are those who want the akhira. Then He turned you from them in order to test you – but He has pardoned you. Allah shows favour to the believers. (Surat Al ‘Imran, 152)

If you are killed in the Way of Allah or if you die, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are better than anything you can acquire. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 157)

It is a mercy from Allah that you were gentle with them. If you had been rough or hard of heart, they would have scattered from around you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them, and consult with them about the matter. Then when you have reached a firm decision, put your trust in Allah. Allah loves those who put their trust in Him. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 159)

Our Lord, we heard a caller calling us to iman: “Believe in your Lord!” and we had iman. Our Lord, forgive us our wrong actions, erase our bad actions from us and take us back to You with those who are truly good. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 193)

Haram for you are: your mothers and your daughters and your sisters, your maternal aunts and your paternal aunts, your brothers’ daughters and your sisters’ daughters, your foster mothers who have suckled you, your foster sisters by suckling, your wives’ mothers, your stepdaughters who are under your protection: the daughters of your wives whom you have had sexual relations with (though if you have not had sexual relations with them there is nothing blameworthy for you in it then), the wives of your sons whom you have fathered, and marrying two sisters at the same time – except for what may have already taken place. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nisa, 23)

If any of you do not have the means to marry free women who are believers, you may marry slavegirls who are believers. Allah knows best about your iman; you are all the same in that respect. Marry them with their owners’ permission and give them their dowries correctly and courteously as married women, not in fornication or taking them as lovers. When they are married, if they commit fornication they should receive half the punishment of free women. This is for those of you who are afraid of committing fornication. But being patient is better for you. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nisa, 25)

You who believe! do not approach the prayer when you are drunk, so that you will know what you are saying, nor in a state of major impurity – unless you are travelling – until you have washed yourselves completely. If you are ill or on a journey, or any of you have come from the lavatory or touched women, and you cannot find any water, then do tayammum with pure earth, wiping your faces and your hands. Allah is Ever-Pardoning, Ever-Forgiving. (Surat An-Nisa, 43)

Allah does not forgive anything being associated with Him but He forgives whoever He wills for anything other than that. Anyone who associates something with Allah has committed a terrible crime. (Surat An-Nisa, 48)

We sent no Messenger except to be obeyed by Allah’s permission. If only when they wronged themselves they had come to you and asked Allah’s forgiveness and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them they would have found Allah Ever-Returning, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nisa, 64)

high ranks conferred by Him as well as forgiveness and mercy. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nisa, 96)

It may well be that Allah will pardon them. Allah is Ever-Pardoning, Ever-Forgiving. (Surat An-Nisa, 99)

Those who make hijra in the Way of Allah will find many places of refuge on the earth and ample sustenance. If anyone leaves his home, making hijra to Allah and His Messenger, and death catches up with him, it is Allah Who will reward him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nisa, 100)

And ask Allah’s forgiveness. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nisa, 106)

Anyone who does evil or wrongs himself and then asks Allah’s forgiveness will find Allah Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nisa, 110)

Allah does not forgive anything being associated with Him but He forgives whoever He wills for anything other than that. Anyone who associates something with Allah has gone very far astray. (Surat An-Nisa, 116)

You will not be able to be completely fair between your wives, however hard you try. But do not be completely partial so as to leave a wife, as it were, suspended in mid-air. And if you make amends and have taqwa, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nisa, 129)

As for those who believe and then return to kufr, and then again believe and then return to kufr, and then increase in kufr, Allah will not forgive them or guide them on any path (Surat An-Nisa, 137)

Whether you reveal a good act or keep it hidden, or pardon an evil act, Allah is Ever-Pardoning, All-Powerful. (Surat An-Nisa, 149)

Those who believe in Allah and His Messengers and do not differentiate between any of them, We will pay them their wages. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nisa, 152)

Allah will not forgive those who are kafir and do wrong or guide them on any path, (Surat An-Nisa, 168)

Haram for you are carrion, blood and pork, and what has been consecrated to other than Allah, and animals which have been strangled, and animals which have been killed by a blow, and animals which have fallen to their death, and animals which have been gored, and animals which wild beasts have eaten – except those you are able to slaughter properly – and animals which have been sacrificed on altars, and deciding things by means of divining arrows – that is deviance. Today the kuffar have despaired of overcoming your deen. So do not be afraid of them but be afraid of Me. Today I have perfected your deen for you and completed My blessing upon you and I am pleased with Islam as a deen for you. But if anyone is forced by hunger, not intending any wrongdoing, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 3)

Allah has promised those who believe and do right actions forgiveness and an immense reward. (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 9)

The Jews and Christians say, ‘We are Allah’s children and His loved ones.’ Say: ‘Why, then, does He punish you for your wrong actions? No, you are merely human beings among those He has created. He forgives whoever He wills and He punishes whoever He wills. The kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything between them belongs to Allah. He is our final destination.’ (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 18)

except for those who repent before you gain power over them. Know that Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 34)

But if anyone repents after his wrongdoing and puts things right, Allah will turn towards him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 39)

Do you not know that the kingdom of the heavens and earth belongs to Allah? He punishes whoever He wills and forgives whoever He wills. Allah has power over all things. (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 40)

Why do they not turn to Allah and ask for His forgiveness? Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 74)

You who believe! do not kill game while you are in ihram. If one of you kills any deliberately, the reprisal for it is a livestock animal equivalent to what he killed, as judged by two just men among you, a sacrifice to reach the Ka‘ba, or expiation by feeding the poor, or fasting commensurate with that, so that he may taste the evil consequences of what he did. Allah has pardoned all that took place in the past; but if anyone does it again Allah will take revenge on him. Allah is Almighty, Exactor of Revenge. (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 95)

Know that Allah is fierce in retribution and that Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 98)

If You punish them, they are Your servants. If you forgive them, You are the Almighty, the All-Wise.’ (Surat Al-Ma’ida, 118)

When those who believe in Our Signs come to you, say, ‘Peace be upon you!’ Allah has made mercy incumbent on Himself. If anyone among you does evil out of ignorance and then afterwards repents and puts things right, He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-An‘am, 54)

Say: ‘I do not find, in what has been revealed to me, any food it is haram to eat except for carrion, flowing blood, and pork – for that is unclean – or some deviance consecrated to other than Allah. But if anyone is forced to eat it, without desiring to or going to excess in it, your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (Surat Al-An‘am, 145)

It is He who appointed you khalifs on the earth and raised some of you above others in rank so He could test you regarding what He has given you. Your Lord is Swift in Retribution; and He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-An‘am, 165)

They said, ‘Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If you do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will be among the lost.’ (Surat Al-A‘raf, 23)

When they took full stock of what they had done and saw they had been misled, they said, ‘If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will certainly be among the lost.’ (Surat Al-A‘raf, 149)

He said, ‘My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy. You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.’ (Surat Al-A‘raf, 151)

But as for those who do evil actions and then subsequently repent and believe, in that case your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-A‘raf, 153)

Musa chose seventy men from his people for Our appointed time and when the earthquake seized them he said, ‘My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them previously and me as well. Would you destroy us for what the fools among us did? It was only a trial from You by which You misguided those You willed and guided those You willed. You are our Protector so forgive us and have mercy on us. You are the Best of Forgivers. (Surat Al-A‘raf, 155)

When they were told: ‘Live in this town and eat of it wherever you like and say, “Relieve us of our burdens!” and enter the gate prostrating. Your mistakes will be forgiven you. We will grant increase to good-doers.’ (Surat Al-A‘raf, 161)

Then your Lord announced that He would send against them until the Day of Rising people who would inflict an evil punishment on them. Your Lord is Swift in Retribution. And He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-A‘raf, 167)

An evil generation has succeeded them, inheriting the Book, taking the goods of this lower world, and saying, ‘We will be forgiven.’ But if similar goods come to them again they still take them. Has not a covenant been made with them in the Book, that they should only say the truth about Allah and have they not studied what is in it? The Final Abode is better for those who have taqwa. Will you not use your intellect? (Surat Al-A‘raf, 169)

They are in truth the believers. They have high ranks with their Lord and forgiveness and generous provision. (Surat Al-Anfal, 4)

You who believe! if you have taqwa of Allah, He will give you discrimination and erase your bad actions from you and forgive you. Allah’s favour is indeed immense. (Surat Al-Anfal, 29)

Allah would not punish them while you were among them. Allah would not punish them as long as they sought forgiveness. (Surat Al-Anfal, 33)

Say to those who are kafir that if they stop, they will be forgiven what is past; but if they return to it, they have the pattern of previous peoples in the past. (Surat Al-Anfal, 38)

Remember when Allah showed them to you in your dream as only a few. If He had shown you them as many, you would have lost heart and quarrelled about the matter; but Allah saved you. He knows what your hearts contain. (Surat Al-Anfal, 43)

That is because Allah would never change a blessing He has conferred on a people until they had changed what was in themselves. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Surat Al-Anfal, 53)

So make full use of any booty you have taken which is halal and good; and have taqwa of Allah. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Anfal, 69)

O Prophet! say to those you are holding prisoner, ‘If Allah knows of any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you and forgive you.’ Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Anfal, 70)

Those who believe and have made hijra and done jihad in the Way of Allah and those who have given refuge and help, they are the true believers. They will have forgiveness and generous provision. (Surat Al-Anfal, 74)

Then, when the sacred months are over, kill the mushrikun wherever you find them, and seize them and besiege them and lie in wait for them on every road. If they repent and establish prayer and pay alms, let them go on their way. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat At-Tawba, 5)

Then after that Allah will turn to anyone He wills. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat At-Tawba, 27)

Do not try to excuse yourselves. You have become kafir after having iman. If one group of you is pardoned, another group will be punished for being evildoers.’ (Surat At-Tawba, 66)

You can ask forgiveness for them, or not ask forgiveness for them. Even if you asked forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah still would not forgive them. That is because they have rejected Allah and His Messenger. Allah does not guide deviant people. (Surat At-Tawba, 80)

Nothing is held against the weak and sick nor against those who find nothing to spend, provided they are true to Allah and His Messenger – there is no way open against good-doers, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful – (Surat At-Tawba, 91)

And among the desert arabs there are some who believe in Allah and the Last Day and regard what they give as something which will bring them nearer to Allah and to the prayers of the Messenger. It does indeed bring them near. Allah will admit them into His mercy. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat At-Tawba, 99)

But others have acknowledged their wrong actions and mixed a right action with another which is wrong. It may well be that Allah will turn towards them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat At-Tawba, 102)

It is not right for the Prophet and those who believe to ask forgiveness for the mushrikun – even if they are close relatives – after it has become clear to them that they are the Companions of the Blazing Fire. (Surat At-Tawba, 113)

If Allah afflicts you with harm, no one can remove it except Him. If He desires good for you, no one can avert His favour. He bestows it on whichever of His slaves He wills. He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surah Yunus, 107)

Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then repent to Him. He will let you enjoy a good life until a specified time, and will give His favour to all who merit it. But if you turn your backs, I fear for you the punishment of a Mighty Day. (Surah Hud, 3)

… except for those who are steadfast and do right actions. They will receive forgiveness and a large reward. (Surah Hud, 11)

He said, ‘Embark in it. In the name of Allah be its voyage and its landing! Truly my Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (Surah Hud, 41)

He said, ‘My Lord, I seek refuge with You from asking You for anything about which I have no knowledge. If You do not forgive me and have mercy on me, I will be among the lost.’ (Surah Hud, 47)

My people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. He will send heaven down to you in abundant rain, and increase you with strength upon strength. Do not turn away as evildoers.’ (Surah Hud, 52)

To Thamud We sent their brother Salih. He said, ‘My people, worship Allah! You have no god apart from Him. He brought you into being from the earth and made you its inhabitants. So ask His forgiveness and then repent to Him. My Lord is Close and Quick to Respond.’ (Surah Hud, 61)

Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then repent to Him. My Lord is Most Merciful, Most Loving.’ (Surah Hud, 90)

Yusuf, ignore all this, and you, my wife, should ask forgiveness for your evil act. There is no doubt that you are in the wrong.’ (Surah Yusuf, 29)

I do not say my self was free from blame. The self indeed commands to evil acts – except for those my Lord has mercy on. My Lord, He is Forgiving, Merciful.’ (Surah Yusuf, 53)

He said, ‘No blame at all will fall on you. Today you have forgiveness from Allah. He is the Most Merciful of the merciful. (Surah Yusuf, 92)

They said, ‘Our father, may we be forgiven for all the many wrongs that we have done. We were indeed greatly mistaken men.’ (Surah Yusuf, 97)

He said, ‘I will ask my Lord to pardon you. He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (Surah Yusuf, 98)

They want you to hasten the bad rather than the good when examples of punishment are there before them in the past. Your Lord has forgiveness for people for their wrongdoing; but your Lord is also severe in retribution. (Surat Ar-Ra‘d, 6)

Their Messengers said, ‘Is there any doubt about Allah, the Bringer into Being of the heavens and the earth? He summons you to forgive you for your wrong actions and to defer you until a specified time.’ They said, ‘You are nothing but human beings like ourselves who want to debar us from what our fathers worshipped; so bring us a clear authority.’ (Surah Ibrahim, 10)

My Lord! They have misguided many of mankind. If anyone follows me, he is with me but if anyone disobeys me, You are Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surah Ibrahim, 36)

Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the Reckoning takes place.’ (Surah Ibrahim, 41)

Tell My slaves that I am the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful, (Surat Al-Hijr, 49)

If you tried to number Allah’s blessings, you could never count them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nahl, 18)

But to those who made hijra after they were persecuted and then did jihad and remained steadfast, to them your Lord is All-Compassionate, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nahl, 110)

He has forbidden you carrion, blood and pork and anything consecrated to other than Allah. But if someone is forced to eat it, without desiring to or going to excess in it, your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nahl, 115)

But to those who do evil in ignorance and then after that repent and put things right, to them your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nahl, 119)

Your Lord knows best what is in your selves. If you are salihun, He is Ever-Forgiving to the remorseful. (Surat Al-Isra, 25)

The seven heavens and the earth and everyone in them glorify Him. There is nothing which does not glorify Him with praise but you do not understand their glorification. He is All-Forbearing, Ever-Forgiving. (Surat Al-Isra, 44)

When guidance came to the people nothing prevented them from having iman and asking for forgiveness from their Lord but the fact that the pattern of previous peoples did not happen to them or that the punishment did not appear before their eyes. (Surat Al-Kahf, 55)

Your Lord is the Ever-Forgiving, the Possessor of Mercy. If He had taken them to task for what they have earned, He would have hastened their punishment. Instead, they have a promised appointment and they will not find any refuge from it. (Surat Al-Kahf, 58)

He said, ‘Peace be upon you. I will ask my Lord to forgive you. He has always honoured me. (Surah Maryam, 47)

We endowed them with Our mercy and made them highly honoured. (Surah Maryam, 50)

We have had iman in our Lord so that He may forgive us for our mistakes and for the magic which you forced us to perform. Allah is better and longer lasting.’ (Surah Ta Ha, 73)

But I am Ever-Forgiving to anyone who repents and has iman and acts rightly and then is guided. (Surah Ta Ha, 82)

As for those who believe and do right actions, they will have forgiveness and generous provision. (Surat Al-Hajj, 50)

That is so. And if anyone inflicts an injury the same as the one done to him and then is again oppressed, Allah will come to his aid. Allah is All-Pardoning, Ever-Forgiving. (Surat Al-Hajj, 60)

There was a group of My slaves who said, “Our Lord, we believe, so forgive us and have mercy on us. You are the Best of the Merciful.” (Surat Al-Muminun, 109)

Say: ‘My Lord, forgive and be merciful! You are the Best of the Merciful.’ (Surat Al-Muminun, 118)

…except for those who after that repent and put things right. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nur, 5)

Those of you possessing affluence and ample wealth should not make oaths that they will not give to their relatives and the very poor and those who have made hijra in the way of Allah.* They should rather pardon and overlook. Would you not love Allah to forgive you? Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nur, 22)

Corrupt women are for corrupt men and corrupt men are for corrupt women, Good women are for good men and good men are for good women. The latter are innocent of what they say. They will have forgiveness and generous provision. (Surat An-Nur, 26)

Those who cannot find the means to marry should be abstinent until Allah enriches them from His bounty. If any slaves you own want to make a contract to free themselves, write it for them if you know of good in them and give them some of the wealth Allah has given you. Do not force your slavegirls to prostitute themselves if they desire to be virtuous women out of your desire for the goods of the dunya. If anyone forces them, then after they have been forced, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nur, 33)

The believers are those who believe in Allah and His Messenger and who, when they are with him on a matter of common concern, do not leave until they have asked him for permission. Those people who ask you for permission are the ones who truly believe in Allah and His Messenger. If they ask your permission to attend to their own affairs, give permission to any of them you please; and ask Allah’s forgiveness for them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Nur, 62)

Say: ‘The One Who sent it down is He Who knows all hidden secrets in the heavens and earth. He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (Surat Al-Furqan, 6)

…except for those who repent and believe and act rightly: Allah will transform the wrong actions of such people into good – Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful – (Surat Al-Furqan, 70)

He who I sincerely hope will forgive my mistakes on the Day of Reckoning. (Surat Ash-Shu‘ara, 82)

…and forgive my father – he was one of the misguided; (Surat Ash-Shu‘ara, 86)

…except for one who did wrong and then changed evil into good – for I am Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat An-Naml, 11)

He said, ‘My people, why are you so anxious to hasten the bad before the good? If only you would ask for forgiveness from Allah, so that mercy might perhaps be shown to you.’ (Surat An-Naml, 46)

He said, ‘My Lord, I have wronged myself. Forgive me.’ So He forgave him. He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Qasas, 16)

Call them after their fathers. That is closer to justice in Allah’s sight. And if you do not know who their fathers were then they are your brothers in the deen and people under your patronage. You are not to blame for any honest mistake you make but only for what your hearts premeditate. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ahzab, 5)

So that Allah might recompense the sadiqun for their sincerity and punish the munafiqun, if He wills, or turn towards them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ahzab, 24)

Men and women who are Muslims, men and women who are believers, men and women who are obedient, men and women who are truthful, men and women who are steadfast, men and women who are humble, men and women who give sadaqa, men and women who fast, men and women who guard their private parts, men and women who remember Allah much: Allah has prepared forgiveness for them and an immense reward. (Surat Al-Ahzab, 35)

O Prophet! We have made halal for you: your wives to whom you have given dowries and any slavegirls you own from the booty Allah has allotted you and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts and the daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal aunts who have made hijra with you and any mumin woman who gives herself to the Prophet if the Prophet desires to marry her: exclusively for you as opposed to the rest of the believers – We know very well what We have prescribed for them regarding their wives and any slavegirls they possess – in order that there be no restriction on you. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ahzab, 50)

O Prophet! Tell your wives and daughters and the women of the believers to draw their outer garments closely round themselves. This makes it more likely that they will be recognised and not be harmed. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ahzab, 59)

He will put your actions right for you and forgive you your wrong deeds. All who obey Allah and His Messenger have won a mighty victory. (Surat Al-Ahzab, 71)

This was so that Allah might punish the men and women of the munafiqun, and the men and women of the mushrikun, and turn towards the men and women of the believers. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Ahzab, 73)

He knows what goes into the earth and what comes out of it, and what comes down from heaven and what goes up into it. And He is the Most Merciful, the Ever-Forgiving. (Surah Saba, 2)

There was also a sign for Saba in their dwelling place: two gardens – one to the right and one to the left. ‘Eat of your Lord’s provision and give thanks to Him: a bountiful land and a forgiving Lord.’ (Surah Saba, 15)

Those who are kafir will suffer a harsh punishment. But those who believe and do right actions will receive forgiveness and an immense reward. (Surah Fatir, 7)

And mankind and beasts and livestock are likewise of varying colours. Only those of His slaves with knowledge have fear of Allah. Allah is Almighty, Ever-Forgiving. (Surah Fatir, 28)

…that He will pay them their wages in full and give them more from His unbounded favour. He is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful. (Surah Fatir, 30)

They will say, ‘Praise be to Allah who has removed all sadness from us. Truly our Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful: (Surah Fatir, 34)

Allah keeps a firm hold on the heavens and earth, preventing them from vanishing away. And if they vanished no one could then keep hold of them. Certainly He is Most Forbearing, Ever-Forgiving. (Surah Fatir, 41)

You can only warn those who act on the Reminder and fear the All-Merciful in the Unseen. Give them the good news of forgiveness and a generous reward. (Surah Yasin, 11)

… how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honoured ones!’ (Surah Yasin, 27)

Or do they possess the treasuries of your Lord’s mercy, the Almighty, the Ever-Giving? (Surah Sad, 9)

He said, ‘He has wronged you by asking for your ewe to add to his ewes.Truly many partners are unjust to one another –except those who believe and do right actions, and how few they are!’Dawud realised that We had put him to the test. He begged forgiveness from his Lord and fell down prone, prostrating, and repented. (Surah Sad, 24)

So We forgave him for that and he has nearness to Us and a good Homecoming. (Surah Sad, 25)

He said, ‘My Lord, forgive me and give me a kingdom the like of which will never be granted to anyone after me.Truly You are the Ever-Giving.’ (Surah Sad, 35)

We gave him back his family and the same again with them as a mercy from Us and a reminder for people of intellect. (Surah Sad, 43)

Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything between them,the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving.’ (Surah Sad, 66)

He created the heavens and the earth with truth.He wraps the night around the day and wraps the day around the night, and has made the sun and moon subservient, each one running for a specified term. Is He not indeed the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving? (Surat Az-Zumar, 5)

Say: ‘My slaves, you who have transgressed against yourselves,do not despair of the mercy of Allah.Truly Allah forgives all wrong actions.He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.’ (Surat Az-Zumar, 53)

The Forgiver of wrong action, the Accepter of repentance, the Severe in retribution, the Possessor of abundance. There is no god but Him. He is the final destination. (Surah Ghafir, 3)

You call me to reject Allah and to associate something with Him about which I have no knowledge,while I call you to the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving. (Surah Ghafir, 42)

Hospitality from One who is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (Surah Fussilat, 32)

The heavens are all but rent asunder from above when the angels glorify their Lord with praise and ask forgiveness for those who are on the earth. Allah is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. (Surat Ash-Shura, 5)

That is the good news which Allah gives to His slaves who believe and do right actions.Say: ‘I do not ask you for any wage for this –except for you to love your near of kin.If anyone does a good action,We will increase the good of it for him.Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful.’ (Surat Ash-Shura, 23)

…those who avoid major wrong actions and indecencies and who, when they are angered, then forgive; (Surat Ash-Shura, 37)

But if someone is steadfast and forgives,that is the most resolute course to follow. (Surat Ash-Shura, 43)

Tell those who believe that they should forgive those who feel no fear about the Days of Allah, when He will repay people according to what they earned. (Surat Al-Jathiyya, 14)

Or do they say, ‘He has invented it’? .Say: ‘If I have invented it, then you possess no power to help me against Allah in any way. He knows best what you hold forth about. He is witness enough between me and you.He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.’ (Surat Al-Ahqaf, 8)

Our people, respond to Allah’s caller and believe in Him. He will forgive you some of your wrong actions and save you from a painful punishment. (Surat Al-Ahqaf, 31)

But as for those who believe and do right actions and believe in what has been sent down to Muhammad – and it is the truth from their Lord –He will erase their bad actions from them and better their condition. (Surah Muhammad, 2)

…so that Allah may forgive you your earlier errors and any later ones and complete His blessing upon you, and guide you on a Straight Path. (Surat Al-Fath, 2)

…so that He may admit the men and women of the believers into Gardens with rivers flowing under them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever, and erase their bad actions from them; and in Allah’s sight that is a mighty victory. (Surat Al-Fath, 5)

The kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah. He forgives those He wills and punishes those He wills.Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Fath, 14)

If they had only been patient until you came out to them, it would have been better for them.But Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Hujurat, 5)

The desert Arabs say, ‘We believe.’ Say: ‘You do not believe. Say rather, “We have become Muslim,” for iman has not yet entered into your hearts.If you obey Allah and His Messenger,He will not undervalue your actions in any way. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (Surat Al-Hujurat, 14)

You who believe! have taqwa of Allah and iman in His Messenger. He will give you a double portion of His mercy and grant you a Light by which to walk and forgive you.Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Hadid, 28)

You who believe! when you consult the Messenger privately precede your private consultation by giving sadaqa –that is better for you and purer.But if you cannot find the means, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Mujadala, 12)

Those who have come after them say, ‘Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in iman and do not put any ancour in our hearts towards those who believe.Our Lord, You are All-Gentle, Most Merciful.’ (Surat Al-Hashr, 10)

You have an excellent example in Ibrahim and those with him,when they said to their people, ‘We wash our hands of you and all that you worship apart from Allah, and we reject you.Between us and you there will be enmity and hatred for ever unless and until you believe in Allah alone.’Except for Ibrahim’s words to his father: ‘I will ask forgiveness for you but I have no power to help you in any way against Allah.’‘Our Lord, we have put our trust in You. and have repented to You. You are our final destination. (Surat Al-Mumtahana, 4)

Our Lord, do not make us a target for those who are kafir and forgive us. Our Lord, You are the Almighty, the All-Wise.’ (Surat Al-Mumtahana, 5)

It may well be that Allah will restore the love between you and those of them who are now your enemies. Allah is All-Powerful. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Mumtahana, 7)

O Prophet! When women who believe come to you pledging allegiance to you on the grounds that they will not associate anything with Allah or steal or fornicate or kill their children or give a false ascription of paternity – making up lies about their bodies –or disobey you in respect of anything right,then accept their pledge and ask forgiveness for them.Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Mumtahana, 12)

He will forgive you your wrong actions and admit you into Gardens with rivers flowing under them,and fine dwellings in the Gardens of Eden.That is the Great Victory. (Surat As-Saff, 12)

When they are told, ‘Come, and the Messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness for you,’ they turn their heads and you see them turn away in haughty arrogance. (Surat Al-Munafiqun, 5)

You who believe! some of your wives and children are an enemy to you, so be wary of them.But if you pardon and exonerate and forgive,Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat At-Taghabun, 14)

If you make a generous loan to Allah He will multiply it for you and forgive you. Allah is All-Thankful, Most Forbearing. (Surat At-Taghabun, 17)

O Prophet! Why do you make haram what Allah has made halal for you,seeking to please your wives?Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat At-Tahrim, 1)

You who believe! Repent to Allah. It may be that your Lord will erase your bad actions from you and admit you into Gardens with rivers flowing under them on the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who had iman along with him.Their light will stream out ahead of them and on their right.They will say, ‘Our Lord, perfect our light for us and forgive us! You have power over all things.’ (Surat At-Tahrim, 8)

He who created death and life to test which of you is best in action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving. (Surat Al-Mulk, 2)

Those who fear their Lord in the Unseen will have forgiveness and an immense reward. (Surat Al-Mulk, 12)

He will forgive you your wrong actions and defer you until a specified time. When Allah’s time comes it cannot be deferred, if you only knew.’ (Surah Nuh, 4)

Indeed, every time I called them to Your forgiveness,they put their fingers in their ears, wrapped themselves up in their clothes and were overweeningly arrogant. (Surah Nuh, 7)

I said, “Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Truly He is Endlessly Forgiving. (Surah Nuh, 10)

My Lord! forgive me and my parents and all who enter my house as believers,and all the men and women of the believers. But do not increase the wrongdoers except in ruin!’(Surah Nuh, 28)

Your Lord knows that you stay up nearly two-thirds of the night – or half of it, or a third of it – and a group of those with you. Allah determines the night and day. He knows you will not keep count of it,so He has turned towards you.Recite as much of the Qur’an as is easy for you. He knows that some of you are ill and that others are travelling in the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and that others are fighting in the Way of Allah.So recite as much of it as is easy for you.And establish salat and pay zakat and lend a generous loan to Allah.Whatever good you send ahead for yourselves you will find it with Allah as something better and as a greater reward.And seek forgiveness from Allah. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat Al-Muzzammil, 28)

But they will only pay heed if Allah wills. He is entitled to be feared and entitled to forgive. (Surat Al-Muddaththir, 56)

…a recompense from your Lord, a commensurate gift. (Surat An-Naba, 36)

He is the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Loving, (Surat Al-Buruj, 14)

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Views of Ir. Hj. Othman bin Hj. Ahmad