"Then [it was] by a mercy from God that thou wert gentle with them. Hadst though been severe [and] hard-hearted they would have scattered from about thee. So pardon them, ask forgiveness for them, and consult them in affairs. And when thou art resolved, trust in God; truly God loves those who trust."
Quran 3:159
This verse is drawn from the third surah, Al Imran, here rendered as "The House of Imran." While it specifically references the Prophet treating believers who had failed to uphold their obligations during a famous battle, it can also be read more generally as a call to kindness and gentleness.
Nasr tells us, "On the subject of gentleness, al-Razi quotes a saying attributed to Ali: 'God has been so good to us! We were idolaters, and if the Messenger of God has come with this entire religion all at once, and with the Quran all at once, the responsibilities would have weighed heavily upon us, and we would not have entered Islam. Rather, he called us to a single word, and when we accepted it and tasted the sweetness of faith, we accepted what came after it, word upon word, in a gentle way, until the religion was completed and the law was perfected.'"
Quran 3:159
This verse is drawn from the third surah, Al Imran, here rendered as "The House of Imran." While it specifically references the Prophet treating believers who had failed to uphold their obligations during a famous battle, it can also be read more generally as a call to kindness and gentleness.
Nasr tells us, "On the subject of gentleness, al-Razi quotes a saying attributed to Ali: 'God has been so good to us! We were idolaters, and if the Messenger of God has come with this entire religion all at once, and with the Quran all at once, the responsibilities would have weighed heavily upon us, and we would not have entered Islam. Rather, he called us to a single word, and when we accepted it and tasted the sweetness of faith, we accepted what came after it, word upon word, in a gentle way, until the religion was completed and the law was perfected.'"
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