Growing up we are told that Allah SWT\nhas 99 names. As we grow older we understand that these are more like\nattributes of Allah SWT. And when we contemplate the Quran and Allah SWT we\nrealize that these attributes are there so that we can grow to understand who\nour Creator is through the 99 names or attributes He has taught us about\nHimself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the attributes, Al-Ghaffar is\ntranslated to be the Most Forgiving and the Repeatedly Forgiving. Allah SWT\nmentions this attribute of His in various places in the Quran. The imam\nreminded us of His attribute in the 133rd<\/sup> ayat of Sura Imran which\nis translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide\nas the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear\nbrothers and sisters, todays reminder addresses one of the primary attacks of\nShaitaan in that he is consistently trying to convince us that we are\nunforgivable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By\naddressing the attribute of the Most Forgiving, we are able to recognize that\nthe thoughts or feelings that Allah SWT won\u2019t forgive us is not accurate. To\nthink and feel this way is falling to feelings of despair which are all tactics\nemployed by Shaitaan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Despair then\nleads to hopelessness which inevitably leads to the Son of Adam moving away\nfrom asking Allah SWT for mercy and help. This is the reason why we must be\nwary of this tactic and steer clear of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the\nlevel of mercy and forgiveness shown by Allah SWT is for the whole of mankind.\nThe imam reminded us of the following hadith in which the Prophet SAWS is\ntranslated to have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n None, or nothing, is more patient about the\noffensive statements he hears than Allah. Verily, they ascribe a\nson to Him, yet He still grants them good health and\nsustenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear\nbrothers and sisters, we can see from this that the level of blessings and mercy\nshown to each and every one of us is greater than what we can ever repay in our\ngood deeds and worship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However,\nthis lesson on Allah SWT\u2019s forgiveness is both a lesson on His mercy on us but\nalso a lesson on how our conduct ought to be with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The imam\nreferenced the 40th<\/sup> ayat from Sura As-shura to highlight this point.\nIt is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it,\nbut whoever pardons and makes reconciliation \u2013 his reward is [due] from Allah.\nIndeed, He does not like wrongdoers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alongside\nthis the imam also mentioned the following hadith to highlight this point. It\nis translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSadaqah does not decrease\nproperty and Allah increases the honor of him who forgives and no one will\nhumble himself for Allah\u2019s sake except that Allah raises his status.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear\nbrothers and sisters, we should make the most of this lesson and learn to\nforgive those who have wronged us. Let us be of those who can forgive so that\nwe can earn our reward and forgiveness in turn from Allah SWT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And so with\nthe month of Ramadan approaching us, we are looking for ways to achieve the\nmost from this blessed month. One of the greatest achievements we can hope for\nis for our sins to be forgiven by Allah SWT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And so, this reminder concludes with the following hadith\nfrom Aisha, may Allah SWT be pleased with her who narrated, \u2018I asked the\nMessenger of Allah (\ufdfa) \u2018O Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa), if I know what night the night\nof Qadr is, what should I say during it?\u2019 He said, \u201cSay: \u201cAllahumma\ninnaka \u2018afuwwun tuhibbul \u2018afwa fa a\u2018fu anni\u201d<\/strong> Dear\nbrothers and sisters, the month of Ramadan is nearly here. This is the month by\nthe end of which we can aspire to have the sins of a new-born. We can achieve\nthis by asking the One who is Most Forgiving and Repeatedly Forgiving so let us\nuse this month to achieve this for ourselves by asking it of Him regularly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Growing up we are told that Allah SWT has 99 names. 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\nO Allah, You are the Pardoner and You love to pardon, so pardon me.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n