How do we ask for forgiveness from someone who is no longer in our midst...
Thy Lord hath decreed
That ye worship none but Him,
And that ye be kind
To parents. Whether one
Or both of them attain
Old age in thy life,
Say not to them a word
Of contempt, nor repel them
But address them,
In terms of honour.
Al-Isra (the Children of Israel), verse 23
And we have enjoined on man
To be good to his parents:
In travail upon travail
Did his mother bear him.
And in years twain
Was his weaning: (hear the command),
Show gratitude
To Me and to thy parents:
To Me is thy final Goal.
Luqman (the Wise), verse 14
We have enjoined on man
Kindness to his parents:
In pain did his mother
Bear him, and in pain
did she give him birth.
The carrying of the child
To his weaning is
A period of thirty months.
At length, when he reaches
The age of full strength
and attains forty years,
He says, "Oh my Lord!
Grant me that I may be
Grateful for Thy favour
Which Thou hast bestowed
Upon me, and upon both
My parents, and that I
May work righteousness
such as Thou mayest approve;
And be gracious to me
In my issue. Truly
Have I turned to Thee
and truly do I submit
to Thee in Islam.
Al-Ahqaf (Winding Sand-tracts), verse 15
