Page 2 - The Mercy of Believers

hen you ask the people around you, "What is mercy?”" or "How
would you define mercy?", you would, most probably, receive a
W variety of responses and illustrations. Some say that a neigh-
bour feeding stray dogs on the street is the most compassionate person
they have ever met. Others illustrate mercy with the interest and sincerity
shown by a relative when they were sick. Others, on the other hand, regard
a friend weeping for someone who has passed away as a "symbol of
mercy". These definitions largely resemble one another. However, none of
them offers the definition of mercy in its real sense.
The source of true compassion is love of Allah. An individual's love of
Allah leads him to feel an intimacy towards all these beings to whom Allah
has given life. Someone who loves Allah feels a direct link with and close-
ness to His creatures; he feels compassion and mercy towards them. Out of
this profound love and attachment to Allah, Who created him, he behaves
towards others in accordance with good morals as set forth in the Qur'an.
He fulfils Allah's orders regarding mercy.
This book provides an account of the believers' understanding of
mercy, which depends on the love of Allah, their practicing this goodness at
every moment of human life, in accordance with the injunctions of the
Qur'an, and the persons to whom they show mercy.

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he author, who writes under the pen-name Harun
T Yahya, was born in Ankara in 1956. He studied
arts at Istanbul's Mimar Sinan University, and philos-
ophy at Istanbul University. Since the 1980s, the au-
thor has published many books on political,
faith-related and scientific issues. Greatly appreciated
all around the world, these works have been instru-
mental in helping many to return their faith in Allah,
and, in many others, to gain a deeper insight into their
faith. Harun Yahya's books appeal to all kinds of readers, regardless of their
age, race, or nationality, for they focus on one objective: to broaden the readers'
perspective by encouraging them to think about a number of critical issues, such
as the existence of Allah and His unity, and to live by the values He prescribed
for them.