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Mercy of Allah

The Qur'an

Shifa wa Rahma

Healing and mercy. The lens the Qur'an names for itself.

Allah named the Qur'an, in the Qur'an's own words, a healing and a mercy. And We send down of the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy for the believers (Surah Al-Isra 17:82). This section of the site is being built around that line.

The Qur'an section here is not a sequential read of the Book. The Book itself, in Arabic and in translation, is best read on quran.com. What you will find here is a slow walk through themes the Qur'an names about itself. Healing. Mercy. Guidance. Protection. The opening conversation. The refuge. Each essay is anchored to verses and to the classical tafsir tradition, in the same voice as the Prophets section.

The first essay is on shifa wa rahma, the healing and the mercy. The rest will come slowly. Six essays are listed below as they are written.

  • الشفاء والرحمة

    Shifa wa Rahma

    The Qur'an names itself a healing and a mercy in one verse. Everything in this section is read through that line.

    Healing and mercy

  • أسماء القرآن

    The Names of the Qur'an

    Al-Furqan, Al-Dhikr, Al-Huda, Al-Shifa, Al-Kitab. Each name reveals what the Qur'an does for the reader.

    Coming soon

  • الفاتحة

    Al-Fatiha — The Opening

    The seven verses recited in every rakah. The first conversation in Islam.

    Coming soon

  • آية الكرسي

    Ayat al-Kursi — The Throne Verse

    Baqarah 2:255. The most-recited single ayah of protection in the ummah.

    Coming soon

  • المعوذات

    The Mu'awwidhat — The Three of Refuge

    Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas. The three the Prophet ﷺ recited over himself every night before sleep.

    Coming soon

  • سورة الرحمن

    Surah al-Rahman

    Which of the favours of your Lord will you deny. The surah that names Allah by mercy and counts His gifts in front of two worlds.

    Coming soon

  • آية النور

    Ayat an-Nur — The Verse of Light

    Nur 24:35. Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The verse the classical tradition returned to whenever it tried to describe presence.

    Coming soon

Where this all goes

Read the thesis that holds these themes together

Healing and mercy. The Mercy essay names the thread that runs through every line of the Book.

Read /mercy