In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Assalam alaikum [May peace be upon you].
As humans we all are bound to make mistakes and it is a part of our nature to commit mistakes and also learn from them. Some are wise to learn from other’s mistakes and wrong doings. We all deviate from the right path in greater or lesser degree and commit sins, sometimes knowingly and at times unknowingly. Thus we as humans will inevitably make mistakes.
Allah says in the Noble Qur’an-
"Do not despair of God's mercy; He will forgive you of all your sins". [Al-Qur'an 39:53]
"Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then turn in repentance to Him..." [Al-Qur'an 11:3]
The verse above is absolutely clear. Allah, our Creator, fully apprehends the inducements and temptations that come in the way of every one. He also knows that many of us fall for them. Allaah is Ar-Rahmaan, Ar-Raheem [The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful], Allah is Most forgiving. It is He who has bestowed His mercy and kindness upon us through the innumerable favors which we enjoy every day. He gives us chances over chances and grants us respite for our wrong doing until we realize, repent and rectify. It is obvious by the fact that He doesn’t punish us immediately for our acts of carelessness, mistakes or sins.
Just imagine, if He were to account us for everything we did at the very moment, what would be the state?
Truly, one can erase sins and previous misdeeds through Tawbah (Repentance) and by humbling oneself before His Lord. The Arabic word Tawbah literally means 'To return'. When spoken of in Islamic context, it refers to the deed of shunning what Allah has prohibited and returning to what He has ordained.
Acknowledging one’s mistake, repenting for it and seeking forgiveness are deeds most noble and beloved in the sight of God All Mighty. Also remember, that Allah raises high the status of those who humble themselves.
On the contrary, we must bear in our minds the outcome of those people and nations who turned arrogant and rejected faith. History has been a great lesson for those who think and understand how civilizations, empires and nations were destroyed and forgotten owing to their state of arrogance, thanklessness, mischief and corruption on earth.
The Noble Qur’an has recorded a number of civilizations which were humiliated and punished which lead to their collapse.
http://nisaaryusuf.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/when-nations-fall-lessons-from-the-history/
Pharoah, the King of Egypt is a classic example of sheer arrogance. Consider what happened to him.
http://islamgreatreligion.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/pharaoh-ramesses-firaun-with-professor-maurice-story/
Allah says in the Noble Qur'an:
"Except those who repent, have faith and good deeds, those Allah will charge their sins for good deeds. Certainly Allah is most forgiving and merciful." [Al-Qur'an 25:70]
Here is a heart softener for all my brothers and sisters. This narration goes back to the time of Prophet Moses who was sent as a guide for the Children of Israel.
It was narrated that in the days that Prophet Moses [Musa] [pbuh] wandered with Bani Israel [Children of Israel] in the desert, an intense drought befell them. Together, they raised their hands towards the heavens praying for the blessed rain to come.
Then, to the astonishment of Prophet Moses [Musa] [pbuh] and all those watching, the few scattered clouds that were in the sky vanished, the heat poured down, and the drought intensified.
It was revealed to Prophet Moses [pbuh] that there was a sinner amongst the tribe of Bani Israel [Children of Israel] who had disobeyed Allah for more than forty years of his life.
"Let him separate himself from the congregation,"
Allah told Prophet Moses [pbuh]. "Only then shall I shower you all with rain."
Prophet Moses [pbuh] then called out to the throngs of humanity, "There is a person amongst us who has disobeyed Allah for forty years. Let him separate himself from the congregation and only then shall we be rescued fromthe drought."
That man waited, looking left and right, hoping that someone else would step forward, but no one did. Sweat poured forth from his brow and he knew that he was the one. The man knew that if he stayed amongst the congregation all would die of thirst and that if he stepped forward he would be humiliated for all eternity.
He raised his hands with a sincerity he had never known before, with humility he had never tasted, and as tears poured down on both cheeks he said, "O Allah, have mercy on me! O Allah, hide my sins! O Allah, forgive me!"
As Prophet Moses [pbuh] and the people of Bani Israel [Children of Israel] waited for the sinner to step forward, the clouds hugged the sky and the rain poured.
Prophet Moses [pbuh] asked Allah, "O Allah, you blessed us with rain even though the sinner did not come forward."
And Allah replied, "O Musa, it is for the repentance of that very person that I blessed all of Bani Israel [Children of Israel] with water."
Prophet Moses [pbuh], wanting to know who this blessed man was, asked, "Show him to me O Allah!"
Allah [SWT] replied, "O Musa, I hid his sins for forty years, do you think that after his repentance I shall expose him?"
Such Is Allah, The most High, the Most forgiving!
Brothers and sisters, repent before it is too late, for you never know when you will die, wishing at the last minute that you had done good deeds, and repented for the bad.
May Allah make us humble and not insolent towards everything in life.
May we be thankful for all the favors of Allah!
Ameen
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