Islam
Let them pardon and overlook. Would you not love for God to forgive you? The Prophet ﷺ forgave the people of Makkah who had driven him out.
Qur'an 24:22; 42:40
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Forgiveness
Forgiveness
Every faith asks us to let go of wrongs done to us, and to make things right when we have done wrong.
activity
Hold a 'fresh start' circle: each person says sorry for one thing and forgives one thing from the week.
talk
Is it harder to say sorry or to forgive someone? Why?
teachings
Christianity
Forgive not seven times but seventy times seven. Jesus taught his followers to pray: forgive us as we forgive others.
Matthew 18:21–22; 6:12
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Judaism
Before Yom Kippur, people ask forgiveness from anyone they have wronged, because God forgives wrongs against others only once those people are reconciled.
Mishnah Yoma 8:9
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Hinduism
Forgiveness (kshama) is named among the divine qualities a person can grow.
Bhagavad Gita 16:1–3
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Buddhism
Those who keep thinking 'he insulted me, he hurt me' never end their hatred. Those who let such thoughts go find peace.
Dhammapada 3–4
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Sikhism
Where there is forgiveness, there is God Himself.
Kabir, Guru Granth Sahib, ang 1372
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sermons
Sikhism · en
Forgiveness
Where there is forgiveness, there is God
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Guru Granth Sahib, ang 1372
outline
- Kabir's teaching on forgiveness
- Anger and ego as the enemies within
- Forgiveness in families and communities
Christianity · en
Forgiveness
Seventy times seven
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Matthew 18:21–35
outline
- Forgiveness without limits
- The unforgiving servant
- Forgiveness and healing
Judaism · en
Forgiveness
Teshuvah: the way back
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Mishnah Yoma 8:9; Maimonides, Laws of Repentance 2
outline
- Admit the wrong, regret it, resolve to change
- Wrongs against people need their forgiveness
- Seeking out those we have hurt before Yom Kippur
Islam · en
Forgiveness
Pardon and overlook
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Qur'an 24:22; 3:134; the conquest of Makkah
outline
- Abu Bakr forgives a relative who had hurt his family
- The Prophet ﷺ pardons the people of Makkah
- Forgiving others as we hope God forgives us