Following from Part 1, Khalil Andani explains the Qur’anic foundation of the forgiveness granted by Mawlana Hazar Imam in Part 2. While it is often thought that “only God alone can forgive sins”, the Qur’an also uses a second term to denote forgiveness – ‘afwa – and attributes this act of forgiveness to both God and the Prophet Muhammad. This concluding piece demonstrates how contemporary Isma’ili Muslim supplications for the Imam’s forgiveness are rooted in the Holy Qur’an and how Mawlana Hazar Imam does indeed have the right and prerogative to forgive the sins of his murids.
Click to read: Seeking the Forgiveness of the Imam of the Time: A Short Explanation (II)
