Re: How do you forgive and move on?
Ameen.
As a Muslim i believe we are among the most mercifull people on this planet… but Mercy itsself is only Allah’s perogative… and truly comes from him not us.
In my life things have happened i wouldn’t wish on another but sadly you must learn to live with these burdens. Personally many of the friends i grew up with have passed on at an early age, few due to naturall illnesses.
However if thier blood was shed deliberately and for little or no reason, then i could never forgive that deed. I would once naturally have desired revenge but sometimes that is not possible, revenge is something that consumes you utterly and you can often win the fight but lose your soul…
I used to believe revenge was a great thing and i admit it’s comforting but ultimately to me it is only worth the trouble if it prevents another tragedy happening, in many cases it works backwards and hence i am not in favour of it anymore.
In my heart i still bleed but the comfort i have is from my faith which i have come to realise is full of sacrifice and forgivness.
Alas Rasool Allah did not deny the Quraish water at Badr, yet his beloved grandsons and thier fammilies were deprived a drop at Karbala.
Oh in this world is there any greater lesson for a Mard e Momin!
We must work to prevent this sort of tragedy and if one must raise the sword so that it does not happen again, then be it so… but if the sword does not stop it and deen does not permit you to take your own life… you have no choice but to live on… only a better afterlife will heal you.
Truly for a generation like mine it is very painfull, your reduced to dead men walking…
Still there hope springs eternal… hence i try my utmost to change what i can and live with what i cannot change.
CP bhai if you feel hatred i do not blame you, sure i too would rend and tear to pieces those who bomb my fammily… but what then would i be?
Alas we stand in this world like we shall upon sirat… we know not what the outcome may be… but be it here or upon sirat, we can be sure our Lord and his messenger are with us. 