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mercy of the true God. After many glimpses of Monotheism on Egyptian soil itself, the (gospel of Jesus reached them,
and eventually Islam.) (7.126)
7:149 - When they repented and saw that they had erred they said: "If our Lord have not mercy
upon us and forgive us we shall indeed be of those who perish."
7:151 - Moses prayed: "O my Lord! forgive me and my brother! admit us to Thy mercy! for Thou art
the Most Merciful of those who sow mercy!" 1119
1119 As Moses was convinced that his brother was guiltless, his wrath was turned to gentleness. He prayed for
forgiveness-for himself and his brother: for himself because of his wrath and for his brother because he had been
unable to suppress idolatry among his people. And like a true leader that he is, he identifies himself with his lieutenant
for all that has happened. Even more, he identifies himself with his whole people in his prayer in verse 155 below.
Herein, again, is a type of what the Holy Prophet Muhammad did for his people. (7.151)
7:155 - "O my Lord! if it had been Thy will Thou couldst have destroyed long before both them and
me: wouldst Thou destroy us for the deeds of the foolish one among us? This is no more than
Thy trial: by it Thou causest whom Thou wilt to stray and Thou leadest whom Thou wilt into the
right path. Thou art our protector: so forgive us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art the best
of those who forgive. 1121112211231124
1123 Moses was guiltless, but he identifies himself with his whole people, and intercedes with Allah on their behalf. He
recognises that it was a trial, in which some of his people failed to stand the test. Such failure was worthy of
punishment. But he pleads for mercy for such as erred from weakness and not from contumacy, and were truly
repentant, although all who erred were in their several degrees worthy of punishment. (7.155)
7:156 - "And ordain for us that which is good in this life and in the hereafter: for we have turned
unto Thee." He said: "with My punishment I visit whom I will; but My mercy extendeth to all
things. That (Mercy) I shall ordain for those who do right and practice regular charity and those
who believe in Our signs; 11251126
1125 Allah's mercy is in and for all things. All nature subserves a common purpose, which is for the good of all His
creatures. Our faculties and our understandings are all instances of His grace and mercy. Each unit or factor among
his creatures benefits from the others and receives them as Allah's mercy to itself: and in its turn, each contributes to
the benefit of the others and is thus an instance of Allah's mercy to them. His mercy is universal and all-pervasive;
while His justice and punishment are reserved for those who swerve from His plan and (to use a mediaeval juridicial
formula) go out of His Peace. (7.156)
1126 The personal grace and mercy-and their opposite-are referred to the singular pronoun "I" while the impersonal Law,
by which Allah's Signs operate in His universe, is referred to the plural pronoun of authority and dignity, "We". (7.156)
10:10 - (This will be) their cry therein: "Glory to Thee O Allah!" and "Peace" will be their greeting
therein! And the close of their cry will be: "Praise be to Allah the Cherisher and Sustainer of
the Worlds!" 1397
1397 A beautiful piece of spiritual melody! They sing and shout with joy, but their joy is in the Glory of Allah! The greetings
they receive and the greetings they give are of Peace and Harmony! From first to last they realise that it is Allah Who
cherished them and made them grow, and His rays are their Light. (10.10)
10:85 - They said: "In Allah do we put our trust. Our Lord! make us not a trial for those who practice
oppression; 1467
1467 A trial for those who practise oppression: the various meanings of Fitnat have been explained in n. 1198 to viii. 25.
The prayer is that the righteous people, being weak, should be saved from being used as objects of oppression or
punishment at the hands of powerful enemies. Weakness tempts Power to practise oppression, and is thus an
occasion of trial for the oppressors. (10.85)
10:86 - "And deliver us by Thy Mercy from those who reject (Thee)."
10:88 - Moses prayed: "Our Lord! Thou hast indeed bestowed on Pharaoh and his Chiefs splendor
and wealth in the life of the Present and so our Lord they mislead (men) from Thy Path.
Deface our Lord the features of their wealth and send hardness to their hearts so they will not
believe until they see the grievous Penalty." 14691470
1469 Moses's prayer, in which Aaron joined, for he was always with him, may be paraphrased thus: "O Allah! we
understand that the glitter and the wealth of the Egyptians are not to be envied. They are but the ephemeral goods of
this life. They are a disadvantage, in that in their pride of possessions the Egyptians mislead themselves and others.
Let their pride be their undoing! Turn their wealth into bitterness and their hearts into hardness, for they reject Thee,
and they will not believe until they actually see the Punishment of their sins!" (10.88)
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