Forgiveness in Islam

Forgiveness in Islam

One of the Most important and salient features of the holy religion of Islam is that , in its teachings,it has paid attention to all aspects of human life. Contrary to single dimensional schools of thought, Islam has taken all dimensions of human, existence into consideration; moreover, it has equally met the material and spiritual needs of man.

An attribute which has received due attention in Islam and which has been extensively discussed in the Holy Quran, hadiths ( Islam traditions), and narrations relates to the issue of “ Forgiveness.”

“ Forgiveness” signifies overlooking the offense and sin of a person who has purposefully or mistakenly done you wrong, such as insulting you by his words, beating you up or exacting your property . Ignoring all these issues and not castigating the person who has committed this wrong is called “ forgiveness”.