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In the Name of Allah,
The All-Merciful and Most Merciful

does not hold people responsible for what they
have forgotten or for their lapses. Nor does He saddle the

blind, the lame, or the sick with responsibility. He teaches
people to be patient and trusting, and removes the load from
their shoulders. These examples are given to help those who re-
ject His endless mercy and compassion realize their ungrate-
fulness. In this context, the Qur’an reveals His name Al-Haleem
(The All-Clement, The Lenient):

Those of you who turned their backs on the day the two
armies clashed – satan made them slip for what they had
done. But Allah has pardoned them. Allah is Ever-
Forgiving, Lenient. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 155)

Allah will not take you to task for inadvertent statements in
your oaths, but He will take you to task for the intention
your hearts have made. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Lenient.
(Surat al-Baqara, 225)

The seven heavens and Earth and everyone in them glorify
Him. There is nothing that does not glorify Him with
praise, but you do not understand their glorification. He is
Lenient, Ever-Forgiving. (Surat al-Isra, 44)

Allah keeps a firm hold on the heavens and Earth, prevent-
ing them from vanishing. And if they vanished, no one
could then keep hold of them. Certainly He is Lenient,
Ever-Forgiving. (Surah Fatir, 41)
Allah is eternal Justice and, in the world to come, will be
perfectly just in rewarding or punishing people for what they

have done. All anxiety, deprivation, and oppression in this
world are each a test from Him. His forgiveness is without
end, and He will reveal what every person has done and man-

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