Page 17 - In The Name Of Allah, The All-Merciful And Most Merciful

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

above all they associate with Him. He is Allah – the
Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him belong the
Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and
Earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.
(Surat al-Hashr, 22-24)

Allah, there is no deity but Him, the Living, the Self-
Sustaining. He is not subject to drowsiness or sleep.
Everything in the heavens and Earth belongs to Him.
Who can intercede with Him except by His permission?
He knows what is before and behind them, but they can-
not grasp any of His knowledge save what He wills. His
Footstool encompasses the heavens and Earth, and their
preservation does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the
Magnificent. (Surat al-Baqara, 255)

One of the names of Allah revealed in these verses is the
All-Merciful and Most Merciful. Of the Qur’an’s 114 surahs,
only one does not begin with this name. Believers are con-
stantly aware of this name’s manifestations, because it en-
compasses the universe and embraces each believer from
birth to death, in sickness and health, weakness and strength,
as well as permeates the matchless beauty of all animate and
inanimate beings. The divine mercy, compassion, love, help,
protection, grace and forgiveness of Allah toward all humans

is one of the most beautiful manifestations of our Lord. The
manifestations of this name deepens the way in which be-
lievers view the universe and all living things and adhere to
the Qur’an’s moral code. For this reason, when Muslims be-
gin to read the Qur’an, practice the morality within the

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