“Oh, I Wish…” - Those Last Regrets You Don’t Want to Hear

Assalamu alaikum - these are some of the Qur’anic cries of regret: the “Oh, I wish…” moments when the truth hits and the heart aches for what was left undone. Read them slowly and let them wake you up. “Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.” (Surah Al-Furqan 25:27) “Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend.” (Surah Al-Furqan 25:28) “Oh, I wish I had not associated with my Lord anyone.” (Surah Al-Kahf 18:42) “Oh, I wish I had not been given my record and had not known what is my account.” (Surah Al-Haqqah 69:25–26) “Oh, I wish that I were dust!” (Surah An-Naba 78:40) “Oh, would that we could be returned [to life on earth] and not deny the signs of our Lord and be among the believers.” (Surah Al-An‘am 6:27) “Oh, [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allah and that I was among the mockers.” (Surah Az-Zumar 39:56) “Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life.” (Surah Al-Fajr 89:24) “I wish death was the end!” (Surah Al-Haqqah 69:27) If those lines make your chest tighten, let it be a mercy not a punishment. Repent while you can. Do the small acts today - pray, make dhikr, be kind to family, fix what’s broken with your spouse or relatives. Don’t wait until you have to say “Oh, I wish.”