المعنى
What is meant by "mercy" in this verse?
الجواب
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It refers to prophethood. [ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, Mujāhid, al-Zajjāj]
- It refers to Islam. [Ibn ʿAbbās, Muqātil]