Apologizing and accepting the apology Oh come on! Why should I be sorry? It wasn’t a big deal! I can’t say sorry, my fault wasn’t that much big, he/she must apologize first. Oh! It’s so embarrassing to be apologetic. So what if I did wrong! People make mistake, it doesn’t mean I must degrade myself by apologizing in front of her/him”. To accept mistake and apologize is as great virtue as accepting an apology. Both are equally difficult but rewarding for the Muslim. Seeking apology or saying sorry is one of the greatest hard jobs of world. It’s a human psychology, it never accepts inferiority. Same is the case with accepting apology, as taking revenge is also one of major intrinsic habits of a human being. There are a very few of human kinds, which are generous and kind hearted enough to say and accept sorry readily. That’s why Islam emphasizes on both of them. ALLAH subhana hu wa tala likes people who repent willingly and who are forgiving. The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. and The first to forget is the happiest. Often people are reluctant to apologize out of ego or hesitation, even though they know their mistake. And even worse case is when one is not even ready to accept his/her mistake. Such wrong attitudes are reason of sour relationships. We can’t have healthy relationships if we don’t learn how to handle mishaps and humbly ask for forgiveness. Islam greatly stresses upon essence of apology. It not only emphasizes verbally but we do find such practical examples at many places. One of the example is , when the brothers of prophet joseph apologized to their father prophet Yaqoob , saying that “oh our father, seek refuge for us, for verily we are in the wrong”. A good apology has 3 parts 1) I am sorry 2) It was my fault 3) How do I make it right? But a lot of people usually miss the 3rd part.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 07:16:08 +0000
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