How many times is mercy mentioned in the Quran?
Counted in the Arabic text and in Pickthall‘s English, with the rule beside each number and every verse below. Then search any other word.
In the Arabic
115
times, in 113 verses, as رحمة
Counted: The noun rahmah (mercy) and its forms: his mercy, my mercy, our mercy, also in the spelling رحمت. The names ar-Rahman and ar-Rahim and the verb (to have mercy) come from the same root and are counted below.
In Pickthall‘s English
159
times, in 151 verses
Counted: The word mercy or mercies. Another translation would give another number.
Related words, counted on their own
- 57 ar-Rahman, the Most Merciful
- 115 ar-Rahim and rahim, the Most Kind
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114 surahs
6,236 verses
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The first verses with mercy
2:64 Al-Baqarah
ثم توليتم من بعد ذلك فلولا فضل الله عليكم ورحمته لكنتم من الخاسرين
Then, even after that, ye turned away, and if it had not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy ye had been among the losers.
2:105 Al-Baqarah
ما يود الذين كفروا من أهل الكتاب ولا المشركين أن ينزل عليكم من خير من ربكم والله يختص برحمته من يشاء والله ذو الفضل العظيم
Neither those who disbelieve among the people of the Scripture nor the idolaters love that there should be sent down unto you any good thing from your Lord. But Allah chooseth for His mercy whom He will, and Allah is of Infinite Bounty.
2:157 Al-Baqarah
أولئك عليهم صلوات من ربهم ورحمة وأولئك هم المهتدون
Such are they on whom are blessings from their Lord, and mercy. Such are the rightly guided.
2:178 Al-Baqarah
يا أيها الذين آمنوا كتب عليكم القصاص في القتلى الحر بالحر والعبد بالعبد والأنثى بالأنثى فمن عفي له من أخيه شيء فاتباع بالمعروف وأداء إليه بإحسان ذلك تخفيف من ربكم ورحمة فمن اعتدى بعد ذلك فله عذاب أليم
O ye who believe! Retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the murdered; the freeman for the freeman, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. And for him who is forgiven somewhat by his (injured) brother, prosecution according to usage and payment unto him in kindness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. He who transgresseth after this will have a painful doom.
2:218 Al-Baqarah
إن الذين آمنوا والذين هاجروا وجاهدوا في سبيل الله أولئك يرجون رحمت الله والله غفور رحيم
Lo! those who believe, and those who emigrate (to escape the persecution) and strive in the way of Allah, these have hope of Allah's mercy. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
3:8 Al Imran
ربنا لا تزغ قلوبنا بعد إذ هديتنا وهب لنا من لدنك رحمة إنك أنت الوهاب
Our Lord! Cause not our hearts to stray after Thou hast guided us, and bestow upon us mercy from Thy Presence. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Bestower.
3:74 Al Imran
يختص برحمته من يشاء والله ذو الفضل العظيم
He selecteth for His mercy whom He will. Allah is of Infinite Bounty.
3:107 Al Imran
وأما الذين ابيضت وجوههم ففي رحمة الله هم فيها خالدون
And as for those whose faces have been whitened, in the mercy of Allah they dwell for ever.
3:157 Al Imran
ولئن قتلتم في سبيل الله أو متم لمغفرة من الله ورحمة خير مما يجمعون
And what though ye be slain in Allah's way or die therein? Surely pardon from Allah and mercy are better than all that they amass.
3:159 Al Imran
فبما رحمة من الله لنت لهم ولو كنت فظا غليظ القلب لانفضوا من حولك فاعف عنهم واستغفر لهم وشاورهم في الأمر فإذا عزمت فتوكل على الله إن الله يحب المتوكلين
It was by the mercy of Allah that thou wast lenient with them (O Muhammad), for if thou hadst been stern and fierce of heart they would have dispersed from round about thee. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult with them upon the conduct of affairs. And when thou art resolved, then put thy trust in Allah. Lo! Allah loveth those who put their trust (in Him).
All 113 verses are in the search above, with the count by surah.
How this was counted
The Arabic count goes through all 6,236 verses of the Tanzil text without vowel marks and counts each written word that is one of the forms named above. Wa (and), fa (so), bi (with), li (for), ka (like) and al (the) are written joined to the next word, so they are allowed in front. The basmala at the top of each surah is not counted; the one that is verse 1 of Al-Fatiha is.
The English count looks for whole words in Pickthall‘s translation. Words he put in brackets are his explanations, not the Arabic, so they are left out. A translation count is a count of the translator‘s choices: use the Arabic number when you quote one.
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Arabic: Tanzil Quran Text (Simple Clean, Hafs), copied verbatim under its terms. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, from Project Gutenberg eBook #16955.
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How many times is mercy mentioned in the Quran?
In the Arabic, 115 times, in 113 verses. Counted: The noun rahmah (mercy) and its forms: his mercy, my mercy, our mercy, also in the spelling رحمت. The names ar-Rahman and ar-Rahim and the verb (to have mercy) come from the same root and are counted below. In Pickthall's English translation the count is 159 times.
Why do other sources give a different number?
Because they count other forms of the word, or count in a translation. Arabic joins words such as "and" and "the" to the next word and adds endings for his, their and plurals, and translators use different English words for the same Arabic word. Every number is right for its own rule; this page tells you its rule and lists every verse, so you can check it.
Where is mercy first mentioned in the Quran?
In mushaf order, the first 10 verses are 2:64, 2:105, 2:157, 2:178, 2:218, 3:8, 3:74, 3:107, 3:157, 3:159. The full list is on this page, each verse in Arabic and in English.