In a guest post on Kafila, Indian blogger Yug Mohit Chaudhry discussed the power of mercy in the context of Kasab s hanging. Echoing the least optimistic voices, he writes

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The Quality of Mercy

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This is not the same as compassion, but it's conducive to compassion. It opens the channels for compassion.

And then let's think how compassion informs wisdom, and that vulnerability is our greatest strength, and that emotions have inherent logic, which lead to radical, appropriate, saving action.

Be ruthless.

Mercy to you and peace and love be multiplied.

Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Mercy and truth are met together righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

Mercy and truth preserve the king and his throne is upholden by mercy.

Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf Lose your ego, find your compassion

For 40 years, compassion in politics receded.

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Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

Israel, hope in Yahweh, for with Yahweh there is loving kindness. With him is abundant redemption.

Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.

Let Israel hope in the LORD for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

Therefore turn thou to thy God keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

And because God Himself said that the primary attribute of his is compassion in fact, the Koran says that God decreed upon himself compassion, or, reigned himself in by compassion therefore, our objective and our mission must be to be sources of compassion, activators of compassion, actors of compassion and speakers of compassion and doers of compassion.

So observe your devotional obligations , pay the zakat , and obey the Apostle so that you may be shown mercy .

And keep the prayer established and pay the obligatory charity and obey the Noble Messenger , in the hope of attaining mercy .

Perform the prayer , and pay the alms , and obey the Messenger haply so you will find mercy .

And establish the prayer and give the poor rate and obey the apostle , haply ye may be shewn mercy .

And perform As Salat ( Iqamat as Salat ) , and give Zakat and obey the Messenger ( Muhammad SAW ) that you may receive mercy ( from Allah ) .