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Surah: Hud (58)
When Our Command Came We Saved Hud and Those Who Believed With Him
نَجَّيۡنَا هُودٗا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحۡمَةٍ مِّنَّا
— هود الآية 58
Verse: "When Our command came We saved Hud and those who believed with him — by a mercy from Us." (11:58) — Salvation "by a mercy from Us" — not a reward for perfection but Allah's mercy. The believing survivors weren't infallible — they were faithful and steadfast. Lesson: faith is not a guarantee of permanent comfort but a guarantee of ultimate salvation.
Source: Ibn Kathir (4/315); Al-Sadi
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Why does the Quran say "by mercy from Us" not "by their right"?
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