Page 45 - The Mercy of Believers

EXEMPLARY VALUES OF

BELIEVERS REFLECTING

THEIR MERCY

So far, we have explained to whom believers should
show mercy and the criteria the Qur'an lays down on this
subject. We have also stressed that believers' compassion
is a natural consequence of their fear of Allah and their el-
evated morality. That is also the reason why they adopt a
compassionate attitude, irrespective of the circumstances.
In this section, we shall deal with how mercy perme-
ates believers' lives, the elevated values arising from a
correct understanding of mercy and how believers live by
this morality. No doubt the attributes that reflect the be-
liever's understanding of mercy are legion; yet, in this
section, we have to limit ourselves to the most significant
ones.
At this juncture, there is an important point to re-
member: believers display moral perfection as described
in the Qur'an only because Allah commands so and be-
cause they fear Allah. "Mercy" is, therefore, an extremely
important and fundamental value that enables them to