In Islam, Allah's mercy (Arabic: رحمة, rahmah) is central to the understanding of His attributes and relationship with His creation. The concept of Allah's mercy is profound and multifaceted, permeating every aspect of Islamic belief and practice. Here's an explanation of the Islamic view regarding Allah's mercy:
Mercy as a Fundamental Attribute of Allah:
Mercy is regarded as one of Allah's most important qualities. Muslims hold that everything in the cosmos is covered in Allah's mercy. "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" (Arabic: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ) opens the Quran, emphasizing Allah's mercy as the first quality specified.
Comprehensive and All-Encompassing:
Allah is merciful and all-pervasive; it is extended to all of creation, believers and unbelievers alike. It can take many different forms, such as support, forgiveness, protection, guidance, and compassion.
Mercy in Creation and Providence:
Muslims hold that both creation and providence demonstrate Allah's kindness. He shows His love and concern for His animals by giving them food, wisdom, and blessings.
Mercy in Guidance and Revelation:
Allah's direction for humanity is a clear indication of His mercy. The Quran is considered to be the pinnacle of Allah's kindness, providing insight, direction, and answers to all of life's problems.
Mercy in Forgiveness:
The most obvious manifestation of Allah's mercy is His forgiveness. Muslims hold that Allah is always prepared to pardon those who really repent. If someone truly approaches to Allah in repentance, then no sin is too big for His mercy to pardon.
Mercy in Trials and Tests:
Muslims believe that Allah's mercy is present even in the midst of difficulties and afflictions. Difficulties are chances for spiritual growth and purification as well as tests of faith. Lessons learnt and fortitude gained from overcoming adversity are frequent manifestations of Allah's kindness.
Mercy in the Hereafter:
Islam holds that Allah's kindness continues into the Hereafter, past this life. On the Day of Judgment, believers anticipate that Allah would show more mercy than justice, bringing salvation and eternal pleasure to those who led moral lives.
All things considered, Islamic ethics and theology are centered around the idea of Allah's kindness. It encourages believers to treat others with kindness, forgiveness, and compassion in order to reflect the qualities of God that they wish to imitate.
Prayer's from the Quran:
Here are some Quranic verses that mention prayers for Allah's mercy along with their respective verse numbers:
"Our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself and provide for us guidance in our affair." (18:10)
"And those who believed and did righteous deeds will be admitted to gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein by permission of their Lord; and their greeting therein will be, 'Peace!'" (14:23)
"Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision." (7:89)
"Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful." (23:109)
"Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers." (7:23)
"And they say, 'Our Lord, let our spouses and offspring be a comfort to our eyes, and make us leaders of the righteous.'" (25:74)
"And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allah] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great flood." (21:76)
"And they say, 'Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.'" (3:8)
"Our Lord, make us not [objects of] torment for the disbelievers and forgive us, our Lord. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise." (60:5)
"Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people." (2:250)
"Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the excess [committed] in our affairs and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people." (3:147)
"Our Lord, make us not [objects of] torment for the disbelievers and forgive us. Our Lord, indeed You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise." (60:4)
"Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination." (60:4)
"Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire." (2:201)
"Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people." (2:286)
These verses reflect various prayers for mercy, forgiveness, guidance, and protection from Allah.
According to Hadiths:
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "If Allah wants to do good to somebody, He afflicts him with trials." (Sahih al-Bukhari 5645)
Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "Allah, the Exalted, has said: 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved thing with which My slave comes nearer to Me is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him. When I love him, I become his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My protection (Refuge), I will protect him; and I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him.'" (Sahih al-Bukhari 6502)
Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "Allah says: 'When My slave intends to commit a sin, do not record it against him until he actually commits it; if he acts upon it, then write it as one evil deed, but if he refrains from it for My sake, then write it as one good deed, for I am nearer to him than his jugular vein.'" (Sahih al-Bukhari 6491)
Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "Allah says: 'O son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and put your hope in Me, I have forgiven you for what you have done and I do not mind. O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky and then you would seek My forgiveness, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, if you were to come to Me with sins that are close to filling the earth and then you would meet Me without ascribing any partners with Me, I would certainly bring to you forgiveness close to filling it.'" (Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3540)
Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "Allah says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if he remembers Me.
If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and
if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and
if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and
if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and
if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.'" (Sahih al-Bukhari 7405)
This hadith demonstrates how Allah is willing to show mercy and forgiveness to His servants who honestly seek Him out. It emphasizes Allah's intimacy with His creation and His readiness to welcome people who come to Him in search of direction and pardon.
In conclusion, here is a legend of a person who learned about Allah's favor while residing on Earth:
A man became stranded in an ocean storm and found himself on a barren island. Because of his strong religious beliefs, he made the decision to live out his days on the island, dedicating himself to Allah. According to the legend, Allah will ask this devout guy on the day of judgment, how he would want to enter Heaven. Man will respond, Allah, I would like to enter heaven as it weigh based on how much I used pray and praise you on Earth. In response, Allah would say, the favor of your Allah for that one eye is much more heavier than all your prayers on Earth, and command Angels to transport him to the Hellfire. As they drag, angels will advise the man to approach Allah for forgiveness. In his prayer, the guy will beseech Allah for forgiveness and express his desire to enter heaven out of His mercy. The man will subsequently be permitted by Allah to ascend to heaven and live there forever.
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