Al-Anfál 8:38 قل للذين كفروا ان ينتهوا يغفر لهم ما قد سلف وان يعودوا فقد مضت سنت الاولين ٣٨
قُل
لِّلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُوٓاْ
إِن
يَنتَهُواْ
يُغۡفَرۡ
لَهُم
مَّا
قَدۡ
سَلَفَ
وَإِن
يَعُودُواْ
فَقَدۡ
مَضَتۡ
سُنَّتُ
ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
٣٨
[O Prophet!] Tell the unbelievers that if they desist from evil, their past shall be forgiven and if they revert to their past ways, then it is well known what happened with the people of the past.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Encouraging the Disbelievers to seek Allah's Forgiveness, warning Them against Disbelief
Allah commands His Prophet Muhammad ,
قُل لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِن يَنتَهُواْ
(Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease...) the disbelief, defiance and stubbornness they indulge in, and embrace Islam, obedi
…Encouraging the Disbelievers to seek Allah's Forgiveness, warning Them against Disbelief
Allah commands His Prophet Muhammad ,
قُل لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ
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