Arabic vocabulary
رَحْمَة is how you say “mercy” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وَغَشِيَتْهُمْ الرَّحْمَةُ،
and mercy envelops them,
الرَّحْمَةُ — mercy. This is the doer of 'envelops,' even though it stands after its verb; the final -u is what flags a word as the subject rather than the object. The 'the' presents it as a known, specific thing — the divine mercy already in view, not mercy in general.
From: Easing a Believer's Hardship →هكذا يتحولُ الخلافُ من معركةِ أنا إلى تمرينٍ على الصدق والرحمة، ومن صخبِ الأصوات إلى فنٍّ رفيعٍ في موازنة الحجّة بالخلق
Thus, the disagreement transforms from a battle of egos to an exercise in honesty and mercy, from the noise of voices to a refined art in balancing argument with character.
وَالرَّحْمَةِ — and mercy. 'and mercy / compassion,' joined by 'and,' in the -i form. The second virtue exercised: kindness toward the one who differs. Disagreement becomes a school of honesty AND mercy.
From: Mercy in Disagreement →فاختصمت فيه ملائكة الرحمة وملائكة العذاب
Then the Angels of Mercy and the Angels of Punishment disputed over him.
الرَّحْمَةِ — of Mercy. This completes 'the angels of mercy', in the genitive as owner. The owner-noun closes the possessive begun by 'angels'. It marks one of the two contending camps.
From: Righteous Company →فقالت ملائكة الرحمة جاء تائبا مقبلا بقلبه إلى الله تعالى،
The Angels of Mercy said, 'He came repenting, turning with his heart to Allah, the Almighty.'
الرَّحْمَةِ — of Mercy. This completes 'the angels of mercy', in the genitive as owner — the camp now speaking in his favour. The owner-noun closes the possessive.
From: Righteous Company →فقبضته ملائكة الرحمة
So the Angels of Mercy took him.
الرَّحْمَةِ — of Mercy. This closes 'the angels of mercy', in the genitive as owner — the camp that wins him in the end. The owner-noun ends the possessive. So mercy claims the repentant murderer.
From: Righteous Company →وخضع لربه وخاف عقابه، ورجا رحمته
and becomes humble before his Lord, fears His punishment, and hopes for His mercy.
رَحْمَتَهُ — His mercy. A noun 'mercy' with an attached 'his' fused on, pointing back to the Lord: His mercy. It is the object of 'hoped for', the possessor carried by the suffix alone.
From: A Path to Mercy →وأرحم من أمر ، وأعلم من أوحى ، وأكرم من هدى ،
And more merciful than those who command, more knowledgeable than those who have revealed, and more generous than those who guide,
وَأَرْحَمُ — and more merciful. This is the bound wa- 'and' plus a superlative, 'and more merciful', continuing the praise of God. The superlative pattern carries 'more/most' inside the word, and the wa- coordinates this attribute with the previous one; it heads a comparison filled in by the following 'than those who'.
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