“The recompense of an evil deed is an evil like it.” (Qur’an 42:40)

Then He invited people to what is nobler, saying:

“But whoever pardons and makes reconciliation—his reward rests with Allah. Indeed, He does not love the wrongdoers.” (Qur’an 42:40)

After urging forgiveness, He stated that no blame attaches to the one who vindicates himself—lest anyone imagine that pardoning is obligatory—so He said:

“Yet whoever defends himself after being wronged, such people incur no blame.” (Qur’an 42:41)

He next clarified that blame rests only upon the oppressors, declaring:

“Blame rests only upon those who wrong people and behave outrageously on earth without right; for such there is a painful punishment.” (Qur’an 42:42)

And when He removed blame from the avenger, He nonetheless encouraged patience and forgiveness, saying:

“But whoever is patient and forgives—indeed, that is among the matters requiring firm resolve.” (Qur’an 42:43)

Such is the finest and wisest of laws. It urges to patience, pardon, forgiveness, and reconciliation with the strongest encouragement, and it enumerates the virtues, merits, and praiseworthy