The Quest of a Curious Muslim — Page 89
89 How do I know that I have been forgiven for my sins? A tifl once asked Huzoor (may Allah be his Helper) a similar question and Huzoor responded by saying, “There is one way to know if you have been forgiven and that is if you abstain from wrong acts in the future. If you keep repeating your mistakes it means you are not forgiven but if you stop and have no desire to do that wrong thing again you can consider that Allah has accepted your repentance”. This demonstrates the fact that the true essence of repentance lies in never repeating the action again. God bestows His grace on those who repent with absolute sincerity and a longing to be forgiven. Huzoor further said: You should always have the habit of seeking forgiveness from Allah and doing Istighfar as much as possible. It is not necessary that Allah