Verses of Holy Quran on forgiveness:
We often hear that our mothers are too humble and
kind to us and they forgive all our faults and mistakes.
Whatever the child does whether he/she is right or
wrong but the mother in almost all cases tries to
forgive him/her.But have you ever thought that Allah
Almighty is most forgiving and many many more
times kind to us(seventy times more than a mother).
Allah always forgives the faithful person who does
sins but quickly repents and seeks forgivenessfrom
Allah the merciful of all the most beneficent the
forgiver. Below is a list of few selected verses from the
Holy Quran about forgiveness.
Quranic Verses on Forgiveness:
1) And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord
and then repent to Him, He will send you (from the
sky) abundant rain, and add strength to your strength,
so do not turn away as Mujrimoon (criminals,
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) [Hood 11:52]
2) And the men and the women who remember
Allaah much with their hearts and tongues. Allaah has
prepared for them f orgiveness and a great reward
(i.e. Paradise) [al’Ahzaab 33:35]
3) And let not those among you who are blessed with
graces and wealth swear not to give (any sort of help)
to their kinsmen, Al-Masakin (the poor), and those
who left their homes for Allah’s Cause. Let them
pardon and forgive. Do you not love that Allah
should forgive you? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. [An’Nur24:22]
4) And obey Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad
P.B.U.H) that you may obtain mercy. And march forth
in the way (which leads to) forgiveness from your
Lord, and for Paradise as wide as are the heavens and
the earth, prepared for Al-Muttaqun.
[Al’Imran3:132,133]
5) Hold to forgiveness, command what is right, and
turn away from the ignorant. [ Al-‘Araf 7: 199]
6) Whether you (mankind) disclose (by good words
of thanks) a good deed (done to you in the form of a
favour by someone), or conceal it, or pardon an evil,
… verily, Allah is Ever Oft-Pardoning, All-Powerful.
[Al’Nisa 4:149]
This is a brief description on forgiveness related
Quranic verses but if we read Quran and Hadith, we
come to know that they are full of teaching regarding
forgiveness and Allah has also promised to give lot of
rewards for a person who forgives his brother’s
mistakes and faults.
