Why mercy and the womb share one root in Arabic

In Arabic, raḥmah (mercy) and raḥim (womb) are built on the same three letters: rā, ḥā, mīm. The Prophet ﷺ said the womb is a branch of ar-Raḥmān, and that Allah made mercy one hundred parts, sending down just one.

Sources
• Al-Aʿrāf 7:156 — wa raḥmatī wasiʿat kulla shayʾ
• Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5988 — the raḥim is a branch (shijnah) from ar-Raḥmān
• Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6000; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2752 — mercy in 100 parts, one sent down, the mare lifts her hoof, 99 kept for Yawm al-Qiyāmah

Rulings and meanings: always ask a qualified scholar for your own case.

One word of the Qur'an · episode 1 · Bahr ul-Midad (@bahr.ulmidad)

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