A quiet moment with the Quran.
وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ أُمَّةًۭ وَٰحِدَةًۭ وَلَٰكِن يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ مَا لَهُم مِّن وَلِىٍّۢ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ
PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING
Had Allah willed, He could have made them one community, but Allah bringeth whom He will into His mercy. And the wrong-doers have no friend nor helper.
What did these words bring you?
Explore 285 more ayahs about mercy.
Ash Shura 42:8 draws attention to “Allah bringeth whom He will into His mercy” and gives a concrete setting for Allah’s mercy together with the responsibility to act justly and compassionately. Sit with this ayah after prayer and consider where mercy and justice need to shape your next response.
This is a personal reflection prompt, not tafsir. For interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the ayah’s wider Quranic context.
Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.
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