The nature of God the Merciful the Compassionate
FROM THE QURAN
Whoever does a bad deed, or wrongs himself, then asks God for forgiveness, will find that God is Forgiver, Merciful. Quran 4:110
God, there is no god except Him. To Him belong the Beautiful Names. Quran 20:8
Some of the beautiful names from the Quran: The One, The Merciful, The Compassionate, the Forgiver, The Guider, The Living, The Close One, the Pardoner, The Seer of all, The Responder to prayer, The Eternal, The Provider, The Appreciative , The Seer of all, The Reckoner.
FROM THE BIBLE - THE PARABLE OF THE LOST SON
The Parable of the Lost Son
Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.
The younger one
said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’
So he divided his property between them.
“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had,
set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild
living.
After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine
in that whole country, and he began to be in need.
So he went and hired
himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his
fields to feed pigs.
He longed to fill his stomach with the
pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my
father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here
I am starving to death!
I will set out and go back to
my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven
and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one
of your hired servants.’
So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and
was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son,
threw his arms around him and kissed him.
“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against
heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy
to be called your son.’
“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the
best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and
sandals on his feet.
Bring the fattened calf and kill it.
Let’s have a feast and celebrate.
For this son of mine was
dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.
“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When
he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.
So he called
one of the servants and asked him what was going on.
‘Your brother
has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father
has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
“The older brother became angry and refused to go in.
So his father went out and pleaded with him.
But he answered his father,
‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never
disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young
goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
But when this son
of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes
comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me,
and everything I have is yours.
But we had to celebrate
and be glad, because this brother of yours
was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
THE PRACTICE
There is no one best way to do this one. Pretty much any form of remembering God is fine. Some examples:
Practice is key. If you think about yourself you will see yourself in the world. If you think about the Divine (God/Allah) you will come to see a forgiven world.
They are the ones who believe and whose hearts are assured through the remembrance of God. Absolutely, through the remembrance of God do the hearts find rest. [Quran]
May the Lord shower you with His mercy and bless your affairs with His guidance.