he has turned with mercy to the three whose case was deferred when the earth for all its spaciousness closed in upon them and their own souls seemed straitened to them and they realised that there was no refuge from god except in him. he turned to them so that they might turn to him. god is the ever forgiving the most merciful.
وعلى الثلاثة الذين خلفوا حتى إذا ضاقت عليهم الأرض بما رحبت وضاقت عليهم أنفسهم وظنوا أن لا ملجأ من الله إلا إليه ثم تاب عليهم ليتوبوا إن الله هو التواب الرحيم