The pardon and its impact in the letter of moderation in the light of the book and the Sunnah

Abstract

Society sometimes undergoes times of disputes and conflicts when discourse directed to the masses lacks the element of forgiveness and turns into an instigative and displacing discourse leading at times to fight. Thus, the call for a moderate discourse that can secure societal peace is quite fruitless without the character of forgiveness which is quite necessary to establish a moderate discourse as its spread in society can prove positive on the common discourse at that society.This research addresses this problem through:•Showing the attractiveness of forgiveness by stating its meaning, importance, and effects on individual and community.•The call for a strong presence of forgiveness in the directed discourse through showing its effect on discourse. The method of investigation in this research is based on an analysis of selected texts from Quran and Sunnah to shed lights on the effect of forgiveness on enhancing the discourse of moderation. The major findings of the research are:•Foregiveness has positive effects on the individual as it is a source of spiritual solitude, certitude, and physical health.•Forgiveness has positive effects on society as it is a social behavior which elevates the ethical level of the whole community.•Texts from Quran and Sunnah demonstrate the impact of forgiveness on directed discourse.•The character of forgiveness is necessary to establish a moderate discourse up to the current state of Iraq. The research makes the following recommendations:•Use forgiveness as an honorable Prophetic trait and a human phenomenon.•Raising generations up after the character of forgiveness and incorporating it in educational texts to show its significance.•Activation of the role of the Mosque in the spread of a moderate discourse based on forgiveness.•Formation of guidance groups to spread the culture of forgiveness in community.•Conduct seminars and workshops to educate community on the culture of forgiveness.•The state should monitor the discourse directed to the masses and encourage the state institutions, especiall media, to adopt forgiveness as the basis of their work.