Ar-Rahim: The Merciful

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

There is no god but He, the All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate.

(2:163)

Rahim is another attribute, also in the intensive form derived from rahma (mercy). Here, mercy implies pity, patience and forgiveness, all of which sinners need. 

O My servants who have transgressed against their souls; do not despair of Allah's mercy; surely, He is the All-Forgiving, the All-Compassionate.

(39:53)

Allah is more merciful than vengeful. In a Hadith Qudsi, He says:

My mercy surpasses my wrath.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

In the Hereafter, Allah is All-Compassionate to the believers only.

My mercy embraces all things, and I shall prescribe it for those who are god-fearing.

(7:156)

Do you think this mother would throw her infant child in the fire? Allah is more merciful to His servants than she is to her child.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

To be merciful is essential for a Muslim. 

The merciful ones will be given mercy by the All-Merciful. Be merciful to those who are on this earth, and the One in heaven will have mercy on you.

(Al-Bukhari)

One who craves Allah's mercy shows compassion to others.

Wasalaam!

Ar-Rahman - The Compassionate

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

"Say: 'He is the All-Merciful'"
(67:29)

Rahman is a special intensive form derived from rahma (mercy). In human beings, rahma means 'tenderness of the heart'. Yet, when attributed to Allah, it means 'granting blessings and warding off evil, through grace, condescension and beneficence'.

For this reason, Rahman, like the Name Allah, is not applied to any but God.

Allah's mercy in this world is general: given to the believer and the non-believer. He provides for them and gives them health and what they ask for. 

"We bestow Our mercy on whoever We will, and shall never deny the righteous their reward".
(12:56)

"Allah created 100 mercies, then He put one of them among His creatures by which they love one another, and Allah has the other 99".
(Al-Bukhari)

We must always ask for Allah's mercy and grace, and call Him by this name; our deeds by themselves, do not qualify us to go to Jannah.

Also, we ought to begin any important action after saying these words:

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Believers are merciful to all creatures. A man was forgiven all his sins when he drew water out of a well in his shoe and gave it to a very thirsty dog.

Have compassion for all of Allah's creatures.

Wasalaam!

Allah

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Truly, I am Allah; there is no God but I; therefore, serve Me.

(20:14)

Allah is the most sacred Name that indicates the Being Most High, His oneness and His godly attributes.

Say: He is Allah, One: Allah, the Everlasting Refuge, who has not begotten, and has not been begotten, and to whom there is no equal.

(112:1-4)

No god is to be worshipped other than Allah. 

And call not upon another god with Allah; there is no god but He. All things perish, except Himself.

(28:88)

Things exist by the will of Allah.

When We decree a thing, We need only say: "Be", and it is.

(16:40)

He supervises their affairs:

Surely your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then ascended His throne, ordaining all things ..
(10:3)

And He is God; there is no god but He. His is the praise in this world and the hereafter; His too is the power supreme, and to Him you shall be recalled.
(28:70)

While other Names are attributes, Allah is the proper name of God, that has never been given to any other being in Islam or pre-Islamic times.

Do you want to experience the glory of Allah? Bow down and worship Him.

Wasalaam!