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Forgiveness is good for both sides of a wrong.
The last ten days of Ramadan are considered to be the most powerful days of the entire holiday. It is during these ten days that the most extraordinary things happen. Muslims say that any actions taken during the last ten days and nights of Ramadan, have more merit than those of a thousand different days.
One of the lessons of Ramadan is that Allah (God) is forgiving and merciful no matter what it is that we have done provided that we are willing to change our ways and recognize the error of our ways. Why is it that Allah would choose to be so merciful and forgiving to those who willingly go against him?
It is because the Creator is a perfect being and recognizes that in order for us to learn the lessons of this
existence, we must have a perfect example of those lessons.
Forgiveness is not only good for the person who has done wrong, it is also good for the person who has been wronged. Carrying grudges, injustices, and hatreds for those who have injured us doesn’t do any favors for us. It is these small things that destroy our ability to trust, our ability to love, and our ability to grow.
Just because you forgive someone doesn’t mean that you need to allow them to wrong you again though. Until that person has sincerely recognized why they have done wrong and acknowledged that they will not do it again, they will carry their misdeeds with them. The point here is that you don’t need to carry their misdeeds as well. Let them bear the burden of their own sins…and you can carry your own.
Ramadan is a time of apologizing for the wrongs we have done others and a time of forgiving the wrongs that have been done to us. Both actions will uplift your soul and allow you to heal yourself and those you love.
