When God is perfect, God’s bounties cannot be imperfect. It is not possible that God gives man a temporary existence in this world but deprives him of eternal life; that He gives man desires but deprives him of their fulfillment; that He gives man sorrow but deprives him of joy; that He gives man the experience of loss but keeps him deprived of the experience of gain; that He makes man an idealist but deprives him of an ideal world; that He creates man for the future but deprives man of a future. Such discrepancy in creation would go against the perfection of the Creator, God. It is simply impossible that there exists any imperfect element in the perfection of God. This is evidence of the fact that God’s bounties for man can never be imperfect. However, these bounties will reach their perfection only in Paradise. According to the Quran, God is Most Beneficent and Most Merciful. This implies that any deficiency in man’s entitlement or what man deserves is made up for by the mercy of God, in the Hereafter. Therefore, the Prophet has advised that man should never despair on seeing the shortcomings of his deeds. Instead, with hope in God’s mercy, he should pray: ‘O God, do not pass judgment on me on the basis of my deeds. Instead, give your verdict on the basis of Your mercy’.
Mercy of God