It Is Necessary To Seek Forgiveness From Allah For Evil Deeds

When a person thinks about the concept of forgiveness, two separate phenomena come into his or her mind. First of these two distinct concepts are man’s forgiveness from the Creator and the supplications and prayers to seek the mercy the second one is man’s forgiveness from another man. In this regard, you need to seek only mercy and forgiveness of Allah if you have done something wrong but have not harmed any other person in the process. On the other hand, if you have inflicted pains to anyone, you will have to pray to God as well as need to reconcile with the sufferer.Islam and the concept of forgiveness:According to Islamic beliefs, every infant is born with a clear mind and clean spirit devoid of sins and crimes but everyone has the innate tendency to commit these sins. Everyone who comes to this mortal world does sins, crimes, harms others and similar things at some point of his or her life. It is up to people to struggle against these evil deeds, be patient and constant in their abstinence to eventually defeat and overcome mistakes to attain the ultimate goal of heaven on judgment day. Even Prophets are to err:In the context of discussion, it is also important to mention that even the most beloved people of Allah that are Prophets also did some wrongful deeds that invited the wrath of Allah upon them. For example, Jonah was a Prophet of God but when his people rejected him, he was frustrated and abandoned the sacred mission and ran away, was swallowed by a whale, became ill and had to face all sorts of difficulties. However, once he repented, God forgave him and he resumed his sacred mission. As Allah describes in Holy Quran, “So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith.” (21:88)The darkness inside whale’s belly:Jonah remained in the literal darkness in the belly of whale and that darkness is the metaphor that he was devoid of any true guidance at that time and was in the abyss of ignorance for disobeying God. However, when he sought the forgiveness of Allah through the spiritual light, Allah forgave his sins and reinstated him to the status of His messenger.However, it is a big misfortune that not many people can associate that darkness with their dark periods. The periods in which they are immersed in impiety and the true guidance is a distant goal for them. How many people want to attain the forgiveness of Allah through their spiritual being and actually strive to attain this particular goal. In brief, how many people, actually try to experience the darkness experienced by Jonah and then long to get rid of this darkness through prayers. But the God forgives:However, no matter how, arrogant and ignorant a person is, God does forgives because He redeems and delivers. None of your sin is terrible enough that God cannot forgive.  You just need to fight with inner darkness and try to enjoy the light of instructions and teachings of God. If you feel that you are getting into a blind alley, you feel pain and frustration, you do not know what do to; you are ashamed of your deeds then revert to God. He is the only one who can provide sustenance and patience, who can make fires cold and turn heart around completely and unexpectedly. He can make mountains move and it is possible for him to resolve all of your issues and can forgive all of your sins except polytheism. Your condition cannot be worse than being in the belly of whale or about to be thrown in fire like Abraham. If God can save them from these seemingly insurmountable troubles, nothing is beyond his powers.  To know more about the concept of happiness in Islam, people especially in the west can resort to academies teaching Quran online or to learned and reputable Islamic scholars.