Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Rahmat

रहमत
said rah-mat
also written: Rahmah, rahmat, rahma, rehmat
Meaning

The mercy and compassion of God towards His creation.

Literally: mercy; compassion

Usage & notes

The mercy of God — His all-encompassing compassion, named at the head of nearly every Quranic chapter (al-Rahman, al-Rahim) and declared to embrace all things. Iqbal holds the divine mercy in view alongside the divine majesty (jalal), and reads the Prophet as "a mercy to the worlds." Mercy, for him, grounds the believer's hope and the dignity conferred on the human vicegerent.