Page 17 - The Mercy of Believers
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TO WHOM DO BELIEVERS
SHOW COMPASSION
AND MERCY?
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those who
are with him are fierce to the disbelievers, merciful to
one another. You see them bowing and prostrating,
seeking Allah's good favour and His pleasure. Their
mark is on their faces, the traces of prostration…
(Surat al-Fath: 29)
On every issue, the Qur'an, the only guide that "dis-
criminates between right and wrong" lays down the
mode of behaviour for believers. In the Qur'an, real com-
passion, and to whom and under which conditions be-
lievers are to show mercy are all made explicit. The
following section deals with these topics.
Mercy Shown Towards Believers
Allah clarifies in the Qur'an that Muhammad, may
