…And kill not yourselves…Do not destroy yourselves through transgressions (maʿāṣī) and persistence [in transgression], and by neglecting repentance (tawba) after returning to rectitude (istiqāma). Surely God is ever merciful to you [4:29] in that He forbade transgression to you, so that you might not perish, which is further expounded in His words, Exalted is He: