Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 62
? SINS ARE FORGIVEN (11) Again, Allah the Supreme says in the Holy Quran: 55 55 إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا i. e. , On true repentence Allah doth indeed forgive all sins (Az-Zumar, 39:54). The Bible may hold the view that sins are never forgiven. We are not concerned here whether the Biblical thesis is correct or the Quranic thesis. What we are concerned with here is the Quranic stand on the point. The Quran holds that repentance is followed by forgiveness. Evidently, therefore, when sins have been forgiven, punishment is automatically waived. (12) The Holy Quran further says: وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَانِ i. e. , Whoso has in his heart awe of the station of His Lord is awarded two heavens, one in this world and the other in the next (Ar-Rahman, 55: 47). Now it that heaven in this world does not comprise worldly goods. If mundane goods were meant to be the award, there has been many a good man of God in a much inferior position in worldly circumstance than many a disbeliever. Even the common labourer in Europe today wears better and eats better than did the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah