The more I think about this form of an apology the more I like it. The saying has its roots in Islamic teachings which AlphaF made clear above but in my opinion it is also psychologically very authentic.
1. The speaker admits that the listener´s rights have been violated. Not just feelings or pride but rights. He/she had the right to be be treated better.
2. Because it is his/her rights we are talking about it is completely up to him/her if he/she wants to forgive or not.
3. It doesn´t say forget, leave it to the past, such things happen now and then. It says make it halal. What is halal is not forbidden, not a sin, not something one has to blaim him/herself about. The speaker is actually asking the listener to clear the air from all bitterness.
I wonder if this saying is translated from Arabic (I never heard it but maybe our Arab members did) or if it is a pure Turkish output.
In Islam you have a right on your friends, family members, etc. And they have rights on you. And if you want someone to make it halal, you want his blessing. Other person can want it from you too.
