Mercy For The Whole World

The mercy of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is extremely vast; all aspects of it cannot be covered by the human intellect. His mercy is not limited to only humans, but it also covers all the worlds. Allah Almighty has said:

وَ مَاۤ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ اِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ۱)

And We did not send you (O Beloved) but as a mercy for all the worlds

In this blessed Ayah ‘اَلْعٰلَمِیْنَ’ is for Umoom (universality) which has been used to represent the whole universe that includes everything. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Aalam means everything except Allah Almighty. It includes Ambiya, angels and all. That’s why pious saints have stated that the blessing and wealth a person got, gets or will get from (ازل) beginning to (ابد) the end, in the heavens and the earth, in the world and the Hereafter, in the Deen and the world, in the soul and the body, big or small, much or little all were distributed are distributed and will always be distributed from the blessed court of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. (Fatawa-e-Razawiyyah, vol. 30, pp. 141)

He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is mercy for Ambiya, Rasools and angels, mercy in the religion and the world, mercy for all – humans and jinns, believers and disbelievers, animals, plants and non-living things. In short, whatever things are included in the universe; all of them are getting benefits from the blessings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Mercy for blessed Ambiya

Blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام have got the following benefits from the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and his Ummah bear witness to them and, on the Judgment Day, they will not only bear witness and testify for them, but they will also prove their enemies to be liars.

Mercy for angels

From the blessed mercy of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم the angels have got the benefit of sending Salat upon him and by virtue of which they deserve Divine mercy. (Suroor-ul-Quloob, pp. 90) Sayyiduna Jibra’eel عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم has especially got a special share from his mercy because when the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked Sayyiduna Jibra’eel عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم: Allah Almighty has made me mercy for the whole universe, what benefit have you got from my mercy? He عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم humbly replied: Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! I used to be frightened of my end. When the Holy Quran was revealed on you and Allah Almighty praised me in it, my fear also went away and I have been satisfied with a good end. (Ash-Shifa, vol. 1, pp. 17)  

Mercy for Muslims

It is stated in Tafseer-e-Khaazin that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is mercy for the believers in the world and the Hereafter both. (Khaazin, Part-17,  Al-Ambiya, under Ayah:107,  vol. 3, pp. 297 summarized) It has become obvious that the person who believes in him in the world will receive his mercy in both the worlds and will succeed in the world and the Hereafter.

Mercy for disbelievers

He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is mercy for disbelievers in the world because by his virtue their worldly torment has been postponed and the torment of making them sink into the earth, and disfiguring their faces have been removed. (Khaazin, Part-17, Al-Ambiya, under Ayah:107, vol. 3, pp. 297 summarized)

Mercy for hypocrites

His blessed mercy for hypocrites is that by reciting his Kalimah they save their lives and wealth as well as stay safe from the massacre. (Ash-Shifa, vol. 1, pp. 17)

Mercy on the Day of Judgement

When on the Day of Judgement everybody will be thinking of themselves, the mercy of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will be at its peak. People will be looking for an intercessor here and there after being distressed by troubles. They will be flatly refused by blessed Ambiya’. Blessed Ambiya will say: This is not our status; we cannot do it; you go to someone else and they will go to everyone and then will go to the blessed court of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم will say ‘اَنا لھا انا لھَا’: I am for intercession, I am for intercession. (Fatawa-e-Razawiyyah, vol. 29, pp. 574)

The Zikr of the mercy of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is so vast that it is far beyond our reach. It has been done very briefly here. May Allah Almighty bless us with abundant mercy of this merciful Aaqa (Master) صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم!