Forgiveness leaves a telling tale in the hearts of believers as believing in God entails that God will forgive our wrongdoings, if we ask forgiveness. And God provides these special 10 days to go ahead and repent from our sins in order to be forgiven.

When is this doctrine of turning the other cheek to be applied? How practical is it in the world we live in? If one always turns the cheek, what then is the role of justice and ending oppression and tyranny.

Even if you repent sincerely and say you will never do it again but fall into the same sin the next day, you should still turn to Allah again and ask for forgiveness again and be determined again not to do it after. This does not mean you use the fact that Allah…

The Prophet’s compassion with the humorous “donkey” is an example for all of us. We should never curse or abuse the habitual sinner. Do we even know how hard he or she is trying to give up their sin? Do we know how much love for Allah and His messenger they harbor in their hearts?

Maggie still doesn’t feel healed. Instead, sometimes the hurt feels as fresh as it used to be when she was first wounded. Why? Because Maggie won’t let it heal. She keeps picking at her hurt. She picks at it every time she tells herself that she should forgive them…

One thing that really helps me in forgiving others is to remind myself of my own shortcomings, and the times that I’ve messed up by hurting others or my own self. Yet I still hope and expect that Allah will forgive me, because He is the Most Merciful.

The Prophet’s exemplary character and his personal example left a deep impression on his companions. No one exemplified the gentleness and the generosity of the Prophet in life more than his closest companion, Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq.