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qul li-man mā fī s-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍi qul li-llāhi kataba ʿalā nafsihi r-raḥmata la-yajmaʿannakum ʾilā yawmi l-qiyāmati lā rayba fīhi lladhīna khasirū ʾanfusahum fa-hum lā yuʾminūna
Say, ‘To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth?’ Say, ‘To Allah. He has made mercy incumbent upon Himself. He will surely gather you on the Day of Resurrection, in which there is no doubt. Those who have ruined their souls will not have faith.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 12
12. "Say: 'To whom belongs what is in the heavens and the earth?" Say: 'To Allah , He has prescribed mercy on Himself: He will surely gather you on the Resurrection Day, of which there is no doubt. Those who have lost their own selves, they will not believe.' "
The phrase:
has occurred two times in the Qur'an, both of which are recited in this Holy Surah, verses 12 and 54. The phrase
has been mentioned about both the Qur'an and the Hereafter. As Allah has ordained and assigned some duties for us, He has prescribed some duties for Himself, too. Among them are those which are mentioned in the Qur'an such as 'guidance':
and Giving sustenance:
Bestowing mercy upon the servants:
But the condition of receiving the Divine mercy is that the servants themselves should have mercy upon others. A tradition says: "Whoever does not have mercy (upon others) will not be shown mercy on.3". The mercy of Allah is abundant. Salman has narrated a tradition from the Prophet (S) who said: "The mercy of Allah is one hundred degrees, one of which is the origin of all graces of Allah in this world. On the Day of Judgment, Allah will deal with people by the whole one hundred degrees of His mercy.”4
This fact should be noted that the great loss of the disbelievers lies in this that instead of reasoning they go after their delusions; and instead of taking the godly saints, they seek. for false deities; and instead of Faith and observing the Hereafter, they disbelieve; and instead of submitting to the Light, they submit to Hell Fire. But whatever comes forth from Allah upon the world of existence is based on Mercy, and Allah’s Mercy is spread over all things everywhere.
1. The Qur'an indicates that the Divine Mercy involves everything. In this regard, Surah Al-'A'raf, No.7, verse 56 says:
This mercy has many examples, including: Rain:
Wind:
Night and day:
The Prophet:
The Qur'an:
The Torah:
Delivery:
Love of spouse:
Plants and fruits:
Acceptance of Repentance:
"... do not despair of the mercy of Allah ..." (Surah Az-Zumur. No.39. verse 53).
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