Lesson thirty one :Delight of forgiveness

Islam's Prophet( S. A. )said:

إذا قَدَرْتَ عَلى عَدُوِّكَ فَاجْعَلِ الْعَفْوَ شُكْرا لِلقُدْرَةِ عَلَيْهِ‌

Translation

When you overcome your enemy, put forgiveness and pardon as the gratitude for this victory..

Brief description

In Islam's view, any favor and grace, without any exception, needs gratitude, and gratitude for power is forgiveness. Seeming victories would become rooted only when enemy's heart is purified from the spite, and the main cause of opposition is cut.

Paying alms of power that is pardon, is the only alternative for this purpose. In this way, the enemy will be touched heartily and previous enemy becomes today's friend, and victory is completed outwardly and inwardly. But in contrary, those who seek vengeance after victory, not only deprive themselves from a great human virtue, but also endanger their victory.