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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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! 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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Tesla’s Autopilot Vindicated With 40% Drop in Crashes

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-19/tesla-s-autopilot-vindicated-with-40-percent-drop-in-crashes

A U.S. crash investigation ends up suggesting the feature actually increases safety—significantly.

by

Tom Randall

20 January 2017, 2:57 AM MYT

Tesla’s driver-assistance features, known collectively as Autopilot, have been vindicated.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has closed its investigation into a May 7 collision with a tractor-trailer that killed a driver using Autopilot. The agency found no indication of a safety problem with it. In fact, the evidence provided by Tesla included crucial data that’s been missing from the safety debate surrounding automated cars: crash rates.
Tesla is in a unique position to determine the precise impact of Autopilot on crash rates, more so than any other car manufacturer. That’s because while all Tesla vehicles come with the hardware necessary for Autopilot, you need a software upgrade that costs thousands of dollars to make it work. Since buyers can add Autopilot features after purchase, this provides a perfect before-and-after comparison.
It turns out that, according to the data Tesla gave investigators, installing Autopilot prevents crashes—by an astonishing 40 percent. The chart below comes from the report NHTSA issued while concluding its investigation. Approximately one-third of the mileage on the cars was logged before the upgrade to Autosteer (the most controversial component of the driving suite), while the remaining miles were accrued after installation.

Crash rates in model years 2014-2016 Model S and Model X vehicles.

Source: NHTSA, Tesla

Tesla’s reputation took a hit after it disclosed the death that triggered the federal probe. It’s no exaggeration to say it changed the way people think about self-driving cars, despite the thousands of deaths annually tied to ordinary vehicles. Consumer Reports went so far as to call on Tesla to revoke the features until changes were made. What Tesla had initially designed to be a safety feature had suddenly become a liability.
The only statistic that Tesla offered in its public defense at the time was flimsy: Teslas had been driven on Autopilot for 130 million miles before the first fatal crash, compared with a national U.S. rate of 94 million miles per fatality. With only one death, this was hardly good statistical evidence, especially when one considers that the Tesla Model S has the highest safety rating to begin with and Autopilot is recommended only for highway driving.

Now—thanks to an investigation that initially hurt the company—there is finally some real data, and it’s good news for Tesla.
“Tesla is not under any active investigation after today,” said NHTSA spokesman Bryan Thomas.

Autopilot Evolves

A separate investigation into the fatal accident by the National Transportation Safety Board is ongoing and will present conclusions by early summer. The NTSB is an independent agency that has no regulatory power.

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Meanwhile Autopilot continues to evolve. Tesla rolled out a new version of its software in November, known as Tesla 8.0. The update requires drivers to touch the steering wheel more frequently and increases Autopilot's reliance on radar, in addition to cameras and ultrasonic sensors. Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said 8.0 would have been able to detect the truck that was involved in the fatal broadside accident. In October, the company began shipping new Autopilot hardware with enhanced sensors that it says will eventually enable fully autonomous driving. Every car now ships with eight cameras and a dozen sensors to give 360-degree visibility. The company is rolling out new features that make use of the sensor suite in regular over-the-air updates.
As the software matures to match the new hardware, Musk said on Thursday via a Tweet, Tesla is targeting a 90 percent reduction in car crashes. 

"top half class taking off well while others diabolically off", not rote learning

If you read this article you may think it is due to rote learning but actually it is not. Read the last sentence:

“Because again, there may be variations with the top half class taking off well. Some schools might pull through and others might be diabolically off.”

 Again:
Gaps between the rich and poor
He said in Malaysia, the system worked well for the middle class and the rich but the bottom half of the population was unable to catch up.

Why?
 "He said a study showed that 51% of those from the lower classes, who work in factories, were unable to read manuals or perform basic procedures."

 The reason is simple. In order to increase passing rates, where the requirement is 100%, whereas in Europe these students should have failed and will drop out of classes. No wonder the bottom 50% are the same as the dropouts in Europe. No dropouts in Malaysia. Everybody passes.

" Citing a recent research on literacy among Indonesian students, which among others found their level to be similar to junior high school dropouts in Denmark,"

Actually it started in Indonesia and Philippines. It was not like this during the British days. Nowadays, Malaysia has followed the Indonesian system. Everybody passes. How? Not really rote learning. Many questions are leaked out so students just memorise the answer during exams. The bottom 50% are just not interested to learn that they only aim for passing mark despite knowing all the questions.
After the exam, they just forget.

The worst are the polytekniks. Most will get A but they cannot even read any instruction. Cannot even remember what they had learned. There is nothing wrong with rote learning as long as they can still remember after the examinations. For example, multiplication tables and languages. If you cannot even remember any word or basic multiplications, how can you even master any language or any arithmetic at all?

The solution is just some decent ethics and honesty. At least in India, the teachers are requied to complete a syllabus. At least some good students can still learn by themselves. In Malaysia, the KPI is passing rate. The lesser the syllabus, the better the passing rate. Soon students can pass exams with flying colours but do not know anyting. It had already happened in school public examinations. Recently there was an attempt to correct it by making the cutoff rate much higher for those getting As. And now there are so many compliants that there are less students getting As. The KPI was in getting 100% and increasing number of students getting As, and it was achieveable every year without fail.
Soon there are so many students getting As, it has become meaningless to get an A grade. Getting an A is a passing grade.

In our days, in the 1970s, getting a C grade was already considered excellent and would allow you to get overseas scholarships. Despite the lack of overseas scholarships, unlike nowadays. Now, even with As, you cannot get any scholarship at all despite the thousands of scholarships on offer.

Rote learning a bane in tertiary education, Harvard professor warns

Minderjeet Kaur

 | January 18, 2017

Malaysia has great education policies but these could be hampered by rote learning and a lack of emphasis on critical thinking.

Professor Lant Pritchett

SUBANG JAYA: The Malaysian government may have invested sufficient funds in education complete impressive teaching tools in schools, but there is still a lot to be done to raise the quality of graduates from its tertiary institutions, according to a US academic.
Citing a recent research on literacy among Indonesian students, which among others found their level to be similar to junior high school dropouts in Denmark, Harvard professor Lant Pritchett said he feared the same could be true with Malaysia if its schools failed to prepare students for university-level education.
“The reason is because students leave primary school without mastering the subjects and the same with secondary (school students). By the time they reach the tertiary (level), they are left far behind,” he told FMT.
“There is no deep understanding of the materials. Instead, it is rote memorisation, applying theory and regurgitating it during exams,” he told FMT.
Pritchett was in Malaysia for the Asia Public Policy Forum 2016 co-hosted by Harvard Kennedy School and the Jeffrey Cheah Institute of Southeast Asia here.
He said the real measure of education should be mastery of the subject with practical application, and which was not confined to rote memorisation of the subject.

Professor Michael Woolcock

Redefine role of education
He added the system should redefine the role of education “to not just schooling that focuses on butts and seats but on ideas and hats so that children emerging out of the schooling system were adequate for the 21st century.”
Another Harvard University professor, Michael Woolcock, said the big challenge for Malaysia was making sure the system worked for everybody.
“(Take) the European system (for example). They have been doing it for 200 years and it has worked very well for them. They have developed a good traditional practice and a strong sense from the community and parents to help students learn critical thinking skills and apply what they learn.”
Gaps between the rich and poor
He said in Malaysia, the system worked well for the middle class and the rich but the bottom half of the population was unable to catch up.
“The needs of the rich, middle (class) and the poor in Malaysia are wide (ranging). The different layers and gaps need to be enriched to close the gap.”
Woolcock will return to Washington today after 18 months of researching the Malaysian education system.

He said a study showed that 51% of those from the lower classes, who work in factories, were unable to read manuals or perform basic procedures.
“They are unable to apply theory or understand English. It is not a geography issue. In Malaysia, it is a class issue. For a system to work really well, it has to work for everybody.
“The education system works fine for the top half but the big challenge is to make it work for everybody, including rural villagers and isolated communities.”
English a big barrier
One of the biggest barriers was proficiency in the English language. Woolcock said that just like in European countries, debates raged on whether using English would compromise use of the mother tongue.
“These debates always happen but they have figured out how to do both. They teach English very well. So much so Europeans are good at both (English and their native language).”
For instance, in Iceland, they take their mother tongue seriously. But they recognise that they are from a small country and if they could only speak Icelandic, their economy might not be functional and meet the needs of the world economy.
“Everyone (there) speaks Icelandic and English. They learn English to do deals with the Italians, Spaniards and others.”
He said in Malaysia, those who spoke English were from the upper and middle classes, and were the ones who attracted foreign investors into the country.
However, Woolcock said an education system should find ways to benefit all.
For instance, he said his study in Palestine showed that a school in the middle of a war zone, and located in a desert, scored high marks of international standard.
“That was a phenomenon. We later found out the community was coaching students to apply what they learnt. It worked for them.”
Better tracking system
He said Malaysia needed a system to track the reasons why a school performed better or worse than others so as to close the gap between schools.
He added Malaysia had all the right ingredients for an efficient education system but that the problem lay with policy implementation.
Woolcock added it was good that Malaysia spent large sums of money on education and on tools like the blackboard and smart boards. “All the raw materials and money are there but the implementation is not there.”
Teachers need space to work well
He pointed out that the state of education in the country was not the fault of individual teachers. “It is not that they are not smart or capable or diligent in doing their job. The problem is the system they are part of. If we want to change the system, you got to change the rules and practices.”
He said teachers needed space to try something different. This was because in some countries like India, a teacher was only considered good when he or she completed all the chapters of a textbook. They were not judged on whether the child had learnt anything.
“If a teacher has to show that all the subjects are completed to get a salary increase, then that is what the teacher will do. The prioritising is crucial.”
He praised the government for implementing higher order thinking skills as well as the dual language programmes in national schools and hoped these would be filtered down to the system.
“Because again, there may be variations with the top half class taking off well. Some schools might pull through and others might be diabolically off.”

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/01/18/local-grads-only-as-good-as-danish-high-school-dropouts/

MIsinterpretations of the Quran

Source:
 http://www.quran-islam.org/main_topics/misinterpreted_verses/the_pig_(P1240).html

I had studied these interpretations and they make more sense than the established interprestations. We should return to the quran, and interpret the meanings literally because Allah commands us. Anyone disobeying this command will go astray.

I may agree with the interpretations of the quran as explained in this website but it does not mean that I will change my practise. 

"To justify this alteration of God’s words, these interpreters claim that the Quran is not easy to understand, and that only they are able to decipher its mysteries!

Needless to say, this claim is totally in violation of God’s description of the Quran as a clear and easy to understand book:

"A.L.R. These are the signs of the clear book" 12:1

"We have made it (the Quran) easy to understand and in your own tongue (language) may you take heed." 44:58

With the above in mind, we inquire: what did God prohibit regarding the pig? Are we prohibited from eating any part of the pig? or just the meat of the pig?"

It makes sense that only edible parts are haram, but this website only indicate bones as no haram, so hair and skin are also haram. However, to be on the safe side, I shall not use any part of the pig but I cannot clain that dried bones are also haram after hundreds of years as fossils. Common sense dictates that the bone should be  harmless especially with special care.

 

Iran will just have to go nuclear

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-iran-idUSKBN13427E?il=0

Iran will just have to go nuclear. Just like South Korea and Japan.

TRUMP already demanded South Korea and Japan to go nuclear.

He does not care about them and will not protect them against North Korean nuclear bombs.

TRUMP is as anti-jew as anti-Islam so will not bother if Iran were to go nuclear. After all, he likes Russian Putin.

trump-foreign-policy

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-foreign-policy-community-reaction-230937

This is a good summary but not complete. Trump will implement what many Muslims have accused USA to be doing. Now their prayers will be answered.

1)TRUMP will demand IRAQ oil for free.

2)TRUMP will get out of Afghanistan and Iraq.

3)TRUMP will even abandon Saudi Arabia.

4)For ASEAN, especially the Philippines, TRUMP will get out of the Pacific Ocean and will allow China to control the entire South China Sea.

5) FTA will be abandoned. USA will tax all ASEAN goods. Many Malaysians, especially the oppostion will be happy but the implication is the reduction in world trade.

Hitler's acceptance speech is similar to Trump's speech.

"We feel convinced that the consequences of this really revolutionizing vision of truth will bring about a radical transformation in German life. For the first time in our history, The German people have found the way to a higher unity than they ever had before; and that is due to the compelling attraction of this inner feeling. Innumerable prejudices have been broken down, many barriers have been overthrown as unreasonable, evil traditions have been wiped out and antiquated symbols shown to be meaningless. From that chaos of disunion which had been caused by tribal, dynastic, philosophical, religious and political strife, the German nation has arisen "

http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/Hitler%20Speeches/Hitler%20Speech%201937.01.30.html

Hitler's acceptance speech is similar to Trump's speech.

"I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be President for all Americans and this is so important to me.

"For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so we can work together and unify our great country."

Both talked about Unity in a new vision of turth, but what a Unity.

Hitler talked about jewish unfairness.

Trump talked about unfair immigrants.

All are without any factual base and yet they were both voted in power in a bloodless revolution.