The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 94
94. Essence of Islam-1 couraged to believe that the power of God Almighty is vast and that for man's benefit He can bring into being all types of resources. . The second excellence of God Almighty, which is His beneficence in the next degree and which is called general grace, is Raḥmāniyyat, by virtue of which God is named. Raḥmān in Surah Fatihah. In the idiom of the Holy. Qur'an, God Almighty is called Raḥmān because He bestowed upon every living thing, which includes man, its appropriate shape and qualities. That is to say, man was bestowed all faculties and powers and was given a shape and limbs which were needed by the type of life which had been designed for him and to which they were suited. . Whatever was needed for his maintenance was provided. . Birds, animals and man were all bestowed powers that were suited to them. Thousands of years before their coming into being, God Almighty by virtue of His attribute of Raḥmāniyyat, created the heavenly and earthly bodies so that all living things might be safeguarded. No one's action has anything to do with the Raḥmāniyyat of. God Almighty. It is pure mercy which came into operation before the coming into being of living things. Man is the principal beneficiary of the Raḥmāniyyat of God Almighty, inasmuch as everything is sacrificed for his success. Therefore, he is reminded that God is Raḥmān. . The third excellence of God Almighty, which is His beneficence in the third degree, is Raḥīmiyyat, by virtue of which God has been named Raḥīm in Surah Fātiḥah. In the idiom of the Holy Qur'an, God is called Raḥīm when accepting the prayers, supplications and righteous actions of people, He safeguards them against calamities, misfortunes and waste of effort. This beneficence is described