https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/ Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/#comment-36305 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:57:13 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=22364#comment-36305 […] gutsy parental love that creates and sustains. Scholars of comparative religion (both Christian and Muslim) have argued that rahmah should then not be translated as mercy, but as agape, the Greek word used […]

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/#comment-36304 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:40:59 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=22364#comment-36304 […] Both these names of God center on the Arabic quality of raḩmah1 . […]

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/#comment-36303 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:38:41 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=22364#comment-36303 […] See original post here […]

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/#comment-36302 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:35:47 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=22364#comment-36302 […] See original post here […]

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/#comment-36301 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:50:22 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=22364#comment-36301 SubhanAllah, this article speaks to me so profoundly I am moved to tears with awe and gratitude for God’s grace. I have also sent it to my mother, who is a devout Christian (I’m a convert). Thank you for writing something so well researched that gives really good support for interfaith dialogue and understanding. May Allah bless you in this life and the next, Ameen.

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/#comment-36300 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:29:30 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=22364#comment-36300 This has really increased my understanding of the term Rahmah, JazakAllah Khair!

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/#comment-36299 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:03:22 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=22364#comment-36299 I really appreciated this. Jazak Allah Khair!

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/#comment-36298 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:55:33 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=22364#comment-36298 This article is profound! mashaAllah, may Allah bless you!

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/#comment-36297 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:59:57 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=22364#comment-36297 Brilliant piece masha Allah. I find myself reconsidering using the word mercy so casually.

]]> https://www.virtualmosque.com/relationships/withthedivine/ra%e1%b8%a9mah-not-just-mercy/#comment-36296 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 14:43:01 +0000 http://www.virtualmosque.com/?p=22364#comment-36296 Subhanallah what an interesting article! It opens a whole new range of meanings for me in reading the Quran.

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