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by Nihal Khan<\/p>\n

The other day as I read this verse I had one of those \u201cOH MY All\u0101h!\u201d moments. I thought it would be beneficial to put it into a post to share with everyone.<\/p>\n

While we go about living our daily lives, many times we find ourselves at a loss of hope because of our sins. A lot of times this is because we decide to live our lives in a state of \u201cCarpe Diem,\u201d which in Latin means \u201clive in the moment.\u201d We find ourselves being halfhearted and insincere when we want to repent. We begin to lose faith in All\u0101h and His decree because we think \u201cI\u2019m in too deep to get out.\u201d We then gradually start slacking in our good deeds. Finally, we start thinking that we have reached a point of no return and cannot possibly receive guidance from All\u0101h because of our sins.
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