As we have seen, the pages of the Old Testament are steeped in mercy, because they narrate the works that the Lord performed in favour of his people at the most trying moments of their history. Among the privileged names that Islam attributes to the Creator are “Merciful and Kind”.
Kama tulivyoona, kurasa za Agano la Kale zimejaa huruma, kwa sababu zinasimulia yaliyotendwa na Bwana kwa manufaa ya watu wake katika vipindi vigumu zaidi ya historia yake. Waislamu, kwa upande wao, kati ya majina ya Muumba wameliweka jina la Mwenye Huruma na Mpole. Majina hayo mara nyingi yanatumika na waamini Waislamu ambao hujisikia kama wanasindikizwa na kutegemezwa na huruma katika udhaifu wao wa kila siku.