قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِأَخِى وَأَدْخِلْنَا فِى رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ١٥١
[Moses] said, "My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the most merciful of the merciful."
Quran verses about Mercy
الرحمة
61 verses in 23 surahs · 11 subtopics
These verses speak of the mercy of Allah, the Most Merciful of the merciful, who has prescribed it for Himself and whose mercy encompasses all things; they also speak of compassion (ra’fah). They show that Allah revealed the Quran and sent the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as a mercy, mention what would have happened without it, and forbid despairing of His mercy.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 61
- His mercy encompasses all things 2
- Your Lord has prescribed mercy upon Himself 2
- Allah is the Most Merciful of the merciful and the best of them 6
- Despairing of Allah’s mercy is not permitted 1
- What would have happened without Allah’s mercy 8
- Allah’s mercy to His servants: sending down the Quran as a mercy 6
- Allah’s mercy to His servants: sending Muhammad ﷺ as a mercy to them 2
- Mercy, a trait of Muhammad ﷺ and those with him 1
- He singles out for His mercy whom He wills 4
- Allah’s mercy 21
- Compassion (ar-ra’fah) 10
- Allah is the Most Kind (ar-Ra’uf) to His servants 8
- The prohibition of pity for those punished for fornication 1
- Compassion, a trait of the Messenger ﷺ 1
Allah is the Most Merciful of the merciful and the best of them · 6 verses
قَالَ هَلْ ءَامَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا كَمَآ أَمِنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبْلُ فَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَٰفِظًا وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ٦٤
He said, "Should I entrust you with him except [under coercion] as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allāh is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful."
قَالَ لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ يَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ٩٢
He said, "No blame will there be upon you today. May Allāh forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful.
وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ٨٣
And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful."
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِى يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ١٠٩
Indeed, there was a party of My servants who said, 'Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful.'
وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ١١٨
And, [O Muḥammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful."
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.