A way of forgiveness in the Qur’an

Abstract

A way of forgiveness in the Qur’anThe “tekfir” that is located in the Qur’an as a way of forgiveness, also means the (covering and) forgiveness of sins is considered in this article. Other similar concepts which have the same meanings with this concept such as (Tebdil/change and İzhâb/remove) are also examined in detail in the context of the relevant verses. The common basic point emphasized in these verses is the case that bad activities (seyyie) are covered, changed and removed with good activities (hasene). Thus, the answers will be sought for the following questions in this article: What kinds of actions are meant by “hasenât” and “seyyiât” in the Qur’an in the context of the coverage/removal of badness? In which way can bad acts be removed? Will the badness be turned into the goodness in the world or the after the life? Will the badness be removed spontaneously or with repentance?

Özet

ÖZBu makalede, bağışlamanın bir yolu olarak Kur’ân’da yer alan ‘tekfîr/tekfîru’sseyyiât’yani, günahların örtülmesi ve affedilmesi ele alınmaktadır. Konu ‘tekfîr’kavramı üzerinde yoğunlaşmaktadır. Bu kavram ile aynı manaya gelen diğerbenzeri kavramlarda (tebdil/değiştirmek ve izhâb/gidermek, silmek) ilgili ayetlerçerçevesinde detaylıca işlenmektedir. Bu ayetlerde vurgu yapılan ortak temelnokta, kötü eylemlerin (seyyie) iyi eylemler (hasene) ile örtülmesi, değiştirilmesi vesilinmesi hadisesidir. Böylece bu makalede, aşağıdaki şu sorulara cevap aranacaktır.Kur’an’da kötülüklerin iyiliklerle örtülmesi/silinmesi bağlamında ‘hasenât’ ve‘seyyiât’ ile hangi tür eylemler kastedilmektedir? Kötü amellerin silinme keyfiyetinedir? Kötülüklerin iyiliklere çevrilmesi dünyada iken mi yoksa ahirette mi vukubulacaktır? Kötülüklerin silinmesi kendiliğinden mi yoksa tevbe ile mi gerçekleşir?Anahtar Kelimeler: Tekfîr, Tebdîl, İzhâb, Seyyiât, Hasenât. ABSTRACTA way of forgiveness in the Qur’anThe “tekfir” that is located in the Qur’an as a way of forgiveness, also meansthe (covering and) forgiveness of sins is considered in this article. Other similarconcepts which have the same meanings with this concept such as (Tebdil/changeand İzhâb/remove) are also examined in detail in the context of the relevant verses.The common basic point emphasized in these verses is the case that bad activities(seyyie) are covered, changed and removed with good activities (hasene). Thus,the answers will be sought for the following questions in this article: What kindsof actions are meant by “hasenât” and “seyyiât” in the Qur’an in the context ofthe coverage/removal of badness? In which way can bad acts be removed? Willthe badness be turned into the goodness in the world or the after the life? Will thebadness be removed spontaneously or with repentance?Keywords: Cover, Change, Remove, Bad activities, Good activities.