Power of Forgiveness
استغفار کی طاقت
تَعَطَّرُوا بِالاسْتِغْفَارِ، لَا تَفْضَحْكُمْ رَوَائِحُ الذُّنُوبِ.
استغفار (طلبِ بخشش) کے ذریعے اپنے آپ کو معطر کرو، کہیں گناہوں کی بدبو تمہیں رسوا نہ کر دے۔
“Perfume yourselves with seeking forgiveness (Istighfar), lest the odors of sins disgrace you.”
Reflections: Imam Ali ؑ uses a striking sensory metaphor here. He describes sins not just as moral failures, but as something that emits a spiritual “foul odor” which can disgrace a person’s character and soul. **Istighfar** is presented as the divine perfume that neutralizes this effect. This wisdom teaches that sincere repentance restores a person’s dignity and spiritual beauty, protecting them from the internal and external decay that follows unrepented wrongdoing.