THE CRUX OF OUR LIFE HAVE BEEN THE INCULCATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IN US.

THE CRUX OF OUR LIFE HAVE BEEN THE INCULCATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS  IN US.

I am calling upon the Muslim Youth in particular; men and women to practice intolerance ,the outcome of  (forgiveness) in light of the verses in their Holy Scripture in their everyday life with one and all. Verses in Holy Quran emphasise forgiveness, even to enemies. If such mercy is granted by Him to erring sinners, how much more is it incumbents  on us ,poor sinners to refrain from oppressing our fellow beings in need, in matters of  material and ephemeral wealth. We are told to cover the sins of others .He hides our wickedness. Alas! We are fond of disclosing the sins of fellow being.

One of the divine attributes have always been the strength of  one possessing the courage of  forgiving to the erring fellow being which of late is disappearing fast .We don’t even think of forgiving to our family members, parents, relatives  and vice versa and are quick to apply the revenge formulae at the earliest. As a result one notices rampant vendetta in all sphere of life. Where as the crux of our life has been the inculcation of righteousness in us. This if expanded may include: virtue, morality, decency, justice, uprightness, rectitude and honesty.

Forgiveness, among other attributes is a weapon which transforms the forgiver and the forgiven. All the great persons have had this virtue in them. The followers of Islam are ordained to race for this .The rewards in lieu of their forgiveness is a Garden (heaven) whose width is that of the whole of the heavens and of the earth(verse :133 of Surah Al – imran). You may see and understand the following verses:

Surat-ul-Al-imran:verse;133-136.

133.Be quick in the race

For forgiveness from your Lord

And for a garden whose width

Is that of (the whole?)

Of the heavens

And of the earth

Prepared for the righteous.-

134. Those who spend (freely)

Whether in prosperity

Or in adversity;

Who restrain anger.

And pardon all men:

For Allah loves those

Who do good:-

135.

And those having done an act of indecency

Or wronged their own souls.

Remember Allah

And ask for forgiveness

For their sins;

And who can forgive?

Sins except Allah?-

And are never obstinate

In persisting knowingly

In (wrong) they have done.

136.

For such the reward

Is forgiveness from their Lord

And gardens with rivers

Flowing underneath,-

An eternal dwelling:

How excellent a recompense

For those who work and strive.