World Faiths – Atonement | The Review of Religions

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Say, ‘O My servants who have committed excesses against their own souls! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, surely Allah forgives all sins. Verily He is Most Forgiving, Merciful.’
Islam, The Holy Qur’an,  39:54.

Allah the Almighty has said: ‘O Son of Adam, as long as you invoke Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O Son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and you then asked forgiveness from Me, I would forgive you. O Son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the Earth, and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it [too].’
Islam, Saying of The Holy Prophet (sa), Al-Arba’In Al-Nawawi, Hadith 40.

By no contrivance can man discard sin and achieve nearness to God unless he is granted full comprehension. No atonement can be of help, nor is there any way of being purified from sin, except through that perfect comprehension which generates perfect love and perfect fear.

Islam, Saying of The Promised Messiah (as),  The Essence of Islam – Vol. III, p. 54.

For on this day [Yom Kippur] atonement shall be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins you shall be clean before the Lord…This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the people of Israel once in the year for all their sins.
Judaism, The Torah, Leviticus, 16:30-34.

But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God.

Christianity, The Bible, Romans 5:8-9.

Even if the vilest sinners worship Me with exclusive devotion, they are to be considered righteous because they have made the proper resolve. Quickly they become virtuous, and attain lasting peace. O son of Kunti, declare it boldly that no devotee of Mine is ever lost.

Hinduism, Bagavad Gita, 9:30-31.

The benefits of millions of charitable donations and cleansing baths, and countless ceremonies of purification and piety, O Nanak, are obtained by chanting the Name of the Lord, ‘Har, Har’ with one’s tongue; all sins are [thus] washed away.

Sikhism, Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 706.