All the people of the previous epochs had the doors of repentance open for them. But the conditions for acceptance of their penitence were very severe. It is the felicity of the presence of the Last of Prophets (a.s.) that his people, who are called the ummat-e-Marhooma, have a very wide door for repentance available to them. This concession is because their Prophet (a.s.) is Rehmat lil Aalameen ( the Blessing for All the Worlds) and Tauba, and its acceptance, too is one of the aspects of blessing.

Bihar al Anwaar, volume three, quotes a tradition of the Prophet of Islam (a.s.)," Every person who repents for his past sins one year before his death, will be pardoned." Then said," One year is too long a period. If a person repents for his sins a month before his death, he may be pardoned." The Prophet (a.s.) further added, " One month too is rather a long period. If the person repents a day prior to his death, his sins might be pardoned." The Prophet (a.s.) then said, " A day too is a long time. If the person repents at the moment of death, in the Barzaq (the interregnum) or before Izraell looks into his eyes, the person might be pardoned by Allah." It proves that if a Muslim repents even while he is dying, he stands a chance of getting pardoned for his sins.

Blessed is the heart that is busy in the Remembrance of Allah. Can the Blessing be more encompassing than what the Ummat-e-Marhooma has been endowed with. Despite the evil presence of Satan and his temptations to men to commit sins, Allah's Blessings are unfathomable!