Forgiveness:
Prophet Muhammad never took
revenge for any personal injury to himself. He did not take revenge even on his
deadly enemies and when they were all standing before him defeated and at
his mercy after the victory of Meccah, he asked them:“What do you think I am
going to do with you?” They said “a generous brother and a son of a generous
brother” he forgave them all “Go you are all free”. He was a true reflection of the Qur’anic
verse as he exemplified the teachings that were all therein stated. It is said
that the Prophet’s mercy was seen in its most glorious and most magnanimous form
in his forgiveness of his enemies at the height of his power and glory,
when he had the power to take full revenge on them and would have been fully
justified in doing so. But he forgave all his enemies and did not take
revenge on any of them. His most admirable and praiseworthy act, and it is
without parallel in human history, is that he never took revenge on anyone for
personal injuries to himself. It was reported by ‘A’ishah that the Prophet
that he never took revenge on anyone, on his own behalf, for anything(Muslim, 2327).It is easy to teach high
morals and lofty principles of love and mercy but quite another thing to practise
them. The most distinctive quality of the Prophet was that he not only
taught high principles to his people but also practiced them at a time when, as
mentioned above, he was at the height of his power,something no man had ever
done before him.He forgave those who had injured him, beaten him, abused him and
done everything to destroy him and his faith. He even forgave the man who had
injured his daughter, Zainab when she was leaving Meccah, an injury from which
she later died. All his deadly enemies, including Abu Sufyan, lkramah (son
of Abu Jahl)and many other chiefs of Meccah, were among those who benefited from
his forgiveness.
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Source: "Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), The Forgiving" by Ali Zohery (PhD)
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