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The document defines "Ibad ar-Rahman" as those who willingly serve and worship the Most Merciful Allah. It explains that "Ar-Rahman" refers to Allah's all-encompassing mercy that includes both believers and disbelievers, while "Ar-Raheem" refers to Allah's exclusive mercy shown to believers. The ultimate "Ibad ar-Rahman" are exemplified by the Prophet Muhammad, who displayed mercy in all aspects of his personality, mission, and interactions with others. The document encourages readers to reflect on how to implement mercy in their own lives and communities.

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The document defines "Ibad ar-Rahman" as those who willingly serve and worship the Most Merciful Allah. It explains that "Ar-Rahman" refers to Allah's all-encompassing mercy that includes both believers and disbelievers, while "Ar-Raheem" refers to Allah's exclusive mercy shown to believers. The ultimate "Ibad ar-Rahman" are exemplified by the Prophet Muhammad, who displayed mercy in all aspects of his personality, mission, and interactions with others. The document encourages readers to reflect on how to implement mercy in their own lives and communities.

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EPISODE 1 Servants of

Introduction
The Most Merciful
“And the servants of the Most Merciful...” (25:63) ‫َو ِﻋ َﺒﺎ ُد اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺣ َﻤ ِٰﻦ اﻟ ِﱠﺬﻳ َﻦ‬

What is the definition of


1 ‘Ibad ar-Rahman (‫) ِﻋ َﺒﺎ ُد اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺣ َﻤٰﻦ‬
2 Why Ar-Rahman (‫? ) ِﻋ َﺒﺎ ُد اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺣ َﻤٰﻦ‬

Those who are willingly serving Relationships


and worshipping the Most Merciful. Manners Promises
When Allah gives you a title with His Speech Actions
name, it’s a means of honoring you. This title Only Allah can be called “Rahman” Every defined quality of
belongs only because no one can achieve the ‘Ibad ur-Rahman is an
to Allah. all-encompassing mercy but Him. implementation of mercy.

How is “Ar-Rahman”(‫)اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺣ َﻤٰﻦ‬ “The merciful will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful.
3 different from “Ar-Raheem”(ِ‫)ٱﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺣﻴﻢ‬
Be merciful to those on the earth and the One in the
heavens will have mercy upon you.”
[Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1924]

AR-RAHMAN AR-RAHEEM
Who are the Ultimate (‫) ِﻋ َﺒﺎ ُد اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺣ َﻤٰﻦ‬
Allah’s all-encompassing mercy. Allah’s exclusive mercy. 4 ‘Ibad ar-Rahman?
Includes believers and disbelievers,
the apparent and the Unseen, the Does not include everyone.
dunya and the akhirah.
Humans cannot achieve Humans can reflect The Prophet  AKA Rahmatan lil ‘Alameen
all-encompassing mercy. this type of mercy. Rahmatan lil ‘Alameen: Mercy to All the Worlds

‫َو َﻣﺎ أَ ْر َﺳﻠْ َﻨ َﺎك إِ ﱠﻻ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ًﺔ ﻟـﱢﻠْ َﻌﺎﻟَ ِﻤ َني‬


“We did not send you except as a mercy to the worlds.” (21:107)

How can we become


5 ‘Ibad ar-Rahman (‫) ِﻋ َﺒﺎ ُد اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺣ َﻤٰﻦ‬ Everything about him was mercy:

THINK What does it REFLECT How am I


mean to be merciful? What being merciful? How is His position as a beacon of
does rahmah look like in my presence merciful? His mission clarity and guidance
my life? In communities? Are my interactions done
In the little everyday with mercy? What does it
transactions of life? look like to show rahmah?

REMEMBER We don’t ACT Work towards Muhammad’s  Mercy


just meet standards of mercy becoming merciful in His personality
that other people set. We all aspects of your life.
redefine mercy, just like the Make rahmah part of His interactions with
Prophet  redefined mercy your identity.
and excellence in his time. friends and enemies
His prophethood

Adapted from Episode 1 of the series:


Servants of the Most Merciful at yaqeeninstitute.org

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