Message of the Holy Quran — Page 490
~ 490 ~ meaning of ¬ , 'And seek forgiveness of your Lord; then turn wholly to Him. Verily, my Lord is Merciful, Most Lov- ing. ' 11:91 Requital : good & evil Whoso does a good deed shall have ten times as much; but he who does an evil deed, shall be requited only with the like of it; and they shall not be wronged. 6:161 Respite : only to fixed time, And Allah will not grant respite to a soul when its appointed time has come… 63:12 opponent of Prophets And surely, Messengers were mocked at before thee; but I granted respite to those who disbelieved. Then I seized them and how terrible was My pun- ishment! 13:33 to debtors, And if the debtor be in straitened circumstances, then grant him respite till a time of ease…. . 2:281 to disbe- lievers, And let not the disbelievers think that Our granting them respite is good for them; in fact the result of Our granting them respite will only be that they will increase in sin; and they shall have an humiliating punishment. 3:179