Glossary Term
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- النعمة
- Transliteration
- al-ni'mah
- Rejected alternatives
- الفضل, الرحمة
Grace
الفضل (Allah’s bounty) and الرحمة (mercy, one of Allah’s 99 names) both function in Islamic theology as favor responsive to obedience, not favor totally apart from merit. النعمة must always be qualified in context as unearned, given apart from works (Romans 4:4-5, 11:5-6).
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