Ramadan Reminder Day 12 – #Alhamdulillah for Forgiveness. As we enter the second 10 days of Ramadan our minds and hearts turn towards seeking Allah’s forgiveness during this time. This is based on the hadith of our beloved Prophet ﷺ said: “The first part of Ramadan is mercy, the second part is forgiveness, and the third part is emancipation from the Fire.” 
For all the sins we have performed during the year and our lives, this is the chance to beesech Allah swt for His infinite mercy and forgiveness. Allah has promised us that if we ask, that He will answer.

“O son of Adam, so long as you call upon 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 were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you”. (Hadith al Qudsi).

The above Hadith shows clearly how Merciful our Lord is. Even if our sins reached sky high, Allah has promised us forgiveness. Alhamdulillah.

These are the days that we should look into the depths of our soul, and reflect each misdemeanor we have carried out, whether small or big and ask Allah to be  Merciful upon us. Don’t just ask with words, but beg for repentance with your heart. Be sincere in your request to Him and have Imaan (faith) that Allah will surely forgives us, like a father forgives his child.

Allah, Our Creator, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. The Lord of the Heavens and the Earth – if HE can be so forgiving and merciful, how can us mere mortals made from clay not do the same? Many a time our hearts are so hard that we cannot forgive each other for injustices done to us. We hold grudges for years on end and in our arrogance we forget to emulate the beautiful trait of our Lord of being Oft-Forgiving. Instead we follow in the steps of Iblis, and fuel the fire of egoistic pride. This fire of unforgivingness can be so intense that it burns ties of kinship and love between siblings, friends and even parent and child.

During these days of Forgiveness – ask Allah for Repentance. But open your own hearts and try to forgive that person you should have all those years ago. If we show mercy on others, surely Allah will show mercy on us. A person may be the most pious person there is – perfom all their prayers, do so much Nawaful (voluntary) prayers. Do EXTRA Nawaful prayers! Give all the charity in the world. Perfoms numerous Hajj and Umrahs. And yet the one thing that could stand between them and Jannah on the Day of Reckoning is – they did not soften their hearts and show forgiveness to others.

I am grateful to Allah for His promise to forgive us if we ask. Alhamdulillah for His Mercy towards us. I pray that Allah swt instills this forgiving nature in all of us and enable us to show mercy to others. Even if injustice may have been done to us, know that Allah is the Most Just. We can forgive in the knowledge that Allah will show justice to that person accordingly. I end by asking you to forgive me for anything that I may have said or done to you, unintentionally or willing and may Allah swt reward you for forgiving me.

The Prophet ﷺ said that: “Whoever suffers an injury and forgives (the person responsible), God will raise his status to a higher degree and remove one of his sins” (Al-Tirmidhi).

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