ALLAH DECLARES: "My Mercy Embraces All Things."

 

Allah Declares:

"My Mercy Embraces

All Things!”

It's Ordained For

Faithful Believers

(M. Javed Naseem)

A believer is a true believer only when he/she remains faithful and sincere to his/her Creator and Sustainer, Allah the Almighty. He/she starts everything and begins every task in the name of Allah – Allah, Who is Rahman (Gracious, Beneficent) and Raheem (Merciful).

Allah is Infinite Mercy. His kindness and mercy encompasses everything. It’s boundless. He created us and He loves us more than anybody. He put us (Adam) on a high pedestal and commanded angels to bow down in prostration in front of Adam – the first man. He prescribed laws and rules for us to guide us on how to live on this earth with peace and prosperity. He does not want us to go to Hell as He proudly created Paradise for us faithful believers. His mercy knows no bounds. He says in the Holy Quran:

“When those who believe in Our signs

come to you, say: "Peace be on you!

Your Lord has inscribed for Himself

(the rule of) mercy. Verily, if any of you

did evil in ignorance, and thereafter

repented, and amend (his conduct), lo!

He is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.”

(al-Quran 6:54)

Another translation says: ‘...Your Lord has prescribed for Himself mercy’. There is also a traditional saying attributed to the Prophet (s.a.w.) that says, “If you are not merciful to others, you will not be treated with mercy on the Day of Judgment. It's godly virtue.

There are no limits to Allah's Mercy. It covers the universe, the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them. But it is preferably bestowed upon those who are pious; who give Zakat; who believe in His verses, revelation, signs, lessons and evidences. But those who defy Him; and don’t believe in Him and His revelations, they face His anger.

“He said: I smite with My punishment

whom I will, and My mercy embraces

all things. Therefore, I shall ordain it for

those who ward off (evil) and pay the

poor-due, and those who believe

Our revelations.”

(al-Quran 7:156)

There are disbelievers, unfaithful and disobedient in the world but Allah is still merciful to them and provides them with food to eat, water to drink, air to breathe and an environment that sustains. Imagine that certain people don’t even believe in Him the way they should; they don’t even thank Him but He still gives them provision and grants them life. That is Rahman and Raheem, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. His mercy is much greater than His anger.

The Almighty Rahman reminds all human beings that He is the sole Creator, the One Who has the right to be worshiped, the One Who bestows mercy, the One Who guides us to the right path to Paradise. Without His mercy and forgiveness, nobody would enter the Garden of Paradise. One-third of the population of this planet (over two billion people) don’t believe in One God. But God is there for them too. Despite all our sins and wrong-doing, He takes care of us, gives us the food and good health. But we humans are always ungrateful. He asks:

“Or who is there that can provide you

with sustenance if He were to withhold

His provision? Nay, they obstinately

persist in insolent impiety and aversion.”

(al-Quran 67:21)

And to all of us who are unmindful and ungrateful to Allah, the Most Merciful asks again:

“Say: Have you thought, if (all) your water

were to disappear into the earth, who then

could bring you clean flowing-water?”

(al-Quran 67:30)

Nobody, of course. He is the Lord of the lords, the King of the kings and the Owner of the heavens and the earth. He is the Sole Provider, the Sustainer. His mercy embraces all things. His mercy overcomes His anger. When Rahman practices or bestows His mercy on mankind, He becomes Raheem. In other words Rahman in action is Raheem. His mercy is so vast that He has prohibited believers to despair. As long as there is hope, His mercy will be there. No matter how big, serious or great the sin, Allah’s mercy is greater than that and covers it. The only thing needed is the sincere repentance.

On the Day of Judgment, everybody would be sweating with fear, anxiety and sweltering heat. But the Merciful will shelter those who were His faithful servants in this world. He will show His extreme mercy to the sinful and will forgive them. His pardon and mercy will win Paradise for many who would otherwise be fuel of the Hellfire. Our so-called 'good deeds' may not be good enough to get us into the Garden but His mercy will. He will save many from the punishment of Hell. He will be the Most Merciful Judge to the sinning believers.

                                   

As believers we should appreciate His blessings and bounties; and we should always be grateful to Him. It is due. The Most Merciful promises us that He will give us more if we remain thankful to Him for all His favors to us.

“He may bring you out from darkness

(of disbelief and polytheism) into light

(of belief and Islamic monotheism). And

He is ever Most Merciful to the believers.”

(Quran 33:43)

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