Faith · Collection 03
99 Names of Allah
One name a week, with the moment in my own life where I first understood it.
Ar-Rahim — the Especially Merciful
There is a mercy reserved for the moment you are certain you have earned the opposite.
“Mercy that arrived on schedule would only have been wages.”
Ar-Razzaq — the Provider
Not the provider of comfort, but of what is required. Some days those are very different things, and noticing the difference has steadied me more than any answer has.
