Almighty God says in the Qur’an,

“And let not those amongst you who have been blessed with abundance refuse to give to the relatives, and the needy, and those who have immigrated in the cause of God. Let them pardon and forgive. Would you not like God to forgive you? And God is Forgiving, Merciful”. (Qur’an; 24:22)1

Everyone has been hurt, offended, betrayed and mistreated at some point. Sometimes those wounds are small and easy to move past, but other times, they are deep and take time to heal. The important thing is that we choose to forgive so that we can open the door to God’s forgiveness and healing in our own lives. The Qur’an says,

“And hasten towards your Lord's forgiveness and a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the God wary; the one who spend in ease and adversity, and suppress their anger, and excuse the faults of the people, and God loves the virtuous”. (Qur’an; 3: 133-134)2 ‏

Forgiveness is such a powerful tool. Forgiveness sets you free and draws you closer to your Lord.

“If you excuse, forbear and forgive, then God is indeed all-forgiving, all-merciful”. (Qur’an; 64:14)3

So whenever you pray, invite the Lord to search your heart. Choose to forgive anyone that has hurt you. God Almighty says,

“The recompense for evil is evil like it, but whoever forgives and makes right, then his reward is upon God. He does not like the wrongdoers”. (Qur’an; 42:40)4 As you walk in forgiveness, you will experience His hand of blessing in ways you never thought possible, and you will move forward in the abundant life He has in store for you.

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  وَ لَا يَأْتَلِ أُوْلُواْ الْفَضْلِ مِنكمُ‏ْ وَ السَّعَةِ أَن يُؤْتُواْ أُوْلىِ الْقُرْبىَ‏ وَ الْمَسَاكِينَ وَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فىِ سَبِيلِ الله‏ وَ لْيَعْفُوا وَ لْيَصْفَحُوا أَ لا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَ اللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحيم.
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  وَ سارِعُوا إِلى‏ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَ جَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّماواتُ وَ الْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقين. الَّذينَ يُنْفِقُونَ فِي السَّرَّاءِ وَ الضَّرَّاءِ وَ الْكاظِمينَ الْغَيْظَ وَ الْعافينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ وَ اللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنين.
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  وَ إِن تَعْفُواْ وَ تَصْفَحُواْ وَ تَغْفِرُواْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيم. ‏
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  وَ جَزَ ؤُاْ سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِّثْلُهَا فَمَنْ عَفَا وَ أَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلىَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَا يحُِبُّ الظَّالِمِين‏.