March’s theme: Forgiveness

Forgiveness is very powerful. It brings inner peace and heals wounds of the past. No-one can function properly in life if they hold grudges and hatred against others. It can infect all they do in life and can make them miserable.  The Holy Prophet (s) says; Pardon each other, hatred between yourselves will be eliminated.

To love others includes being able to forgive their mistakes.. Allah loves His creatures and has kept the doors of repentance and forgiveness open for them. Without that, human beings would be doomed. In the same way, love for family, and friends means that we should be ready to forgive. Only then can we live in harmony and peace with them.

Forgiveness is a beautiful quality, but is difficult to achieve. Even when it comes, it is often accompanied with certain misgivings. People will forgive but still harbor resentment. They will forgive but they cannot forget. It is human to remember, as the faculty of memory is a part of all human beings, but it is how we remember that is important. True forgiveness means to cease feeling anger and negativity at the memory of the incident.