26 ­ Mercy and Guidance

In the Quran, the words “mercy” (rahmet) and “guide” (hüda) are used together in 13
verses. Actually only this is enough to show the relation between these words. God’s
guidance of mankind is the biggest mercy for them. These two words are used in the Quran
79 times each in the same format. The words “Rahman (Gracious), “Rahim” (Merciful) and
other derivatives which come from the same stem of the word “rahmet”, are all used in a
way that they all form a mathematical miracle. We shall examine the in the next chapter and
in the section 19. Below is an example of a verse where the words “mercy” and “guide” are
used together.

77- It is a guide and mercy for the believers.

27. The Ant, 77

The word
Number of occurrence

Mercy
79

Guide
79