In the sound Hadith of the Beloved, Al Mustafa (PBUH), it is mentioned that: "The beginning of Ramadan is mercy, its middle is forgiveness, and its end is release from Hell Fire".
We are still in the first ten days of Ramadan, namely, the ten days of mercy. In the previous week, I talked about the causes of mercy, and before we bid farewell to these ten days, let us plunge into its results, because talking about the results of mercy makes man inquire, in the end of these days: Does any of the results of mercy happen?
In this concern, we should not present an invention, nor should we suggest, from our minds, what pleases us. We had better plunge into the sea of the Qur'an to extract some pearls that may be useful, beneficial, and instructive to us. Mercy could not be manufactured by man. Its effects may be seen in man, but revelation of mercy is one of the acts of Allah.
I have deduced to you ten results from the Illuminated Book:
1-Release from the Domination of the Soul that Instigates Evil:
In this headline, we can benefit from the Exalted Allah's words: "The {human} soul is certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow his mercy" (Yusuf, 53).
When mercy is revealed to man's heart, he will be released from his servitude to himself and to his passion.
Sorrowfully, most often, people's hearts are engaged in material objects in this month of mercy, forgiveness and release from fire. The Exalted Allah makes this month a great opportunity for man so that he may be set free from slavery to other than Allah alone.
Hence, the first ten days of Ramadan have passed, and we have to ask ourselves about their results: do these results take place in us or not?
They are ten days during which the believer fasts, recites the Qur'an, and trains himself to be obedient and avoid wrongdoing. According to the people of understanding, this guarantees release of the soul from slavery to material objects.
If man belongs to those whose souls instigate evil, and if he blames and scolds his soul, he will get the first result, namely, release from the domination of the soul that instigates evil.
2-Release from the Domination of the Devil:
In this headline, we can benefit from the Exalted Allah's words: "Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of Allah unto you, all but a few of you would have followed Satan" (An Nisa', 83).
Going through the path of Satan is following him, and Satan's headline is disobedience to Allah and His instructions, in addition to the 'ego', pride and vanity: "{Iblis} said: I am better than him" (sad, 76).
If man finds himself in these ten days humble and obedient, he will have got the second result.
3-Separation from the People of Aberration:
In this headline, we can benefit from the Exalted Allah's statement: "But for the Grace of Allah to you and his mercy, a party of them would certainly have plotted to lead you astray. But {in fact} they will only lead their own souls astray, and to you, they can do no harm in the least" (An Nisa', 113).
The Exalted Allah makes us understand that by means of His mercy, He protects His good slaves, saints and the privileged from the aberration of the deviated.
Do differentiate between temporary compliments and reliance that includes love and inclination. If one finds himself incline to and rely on the people of aberration, one should know that he is deprived of this result: "And incline not to those who do wrong, or the fire will seize you" (Hud, 113).
But if one finds that his heart feels intimacy only with the people of Allah and the people of faith, and that he loves and hates for the sake of Allah, then he has to regard this result as auspicious.
4-Safety from Worldly Punishment:
The Exalted Allah usually sends punishment to man in the form of confusion, above or under him, because of man's sins. As a result, man finds the universe hostile to him.
In this concern, we get benefit from the following two verses in the Holy Qur'an, when the Exalted Allah said: "So when our decree issued, we saved Hud and those who believed with him, by {special} Grace from ourselves; we saved them from a severe penalty" (Hud, 58).
And: "When our decree issued, we saved Salih and those who believed with him, by {special} Grace from ourselves" (Hud, 66).
Objects respond to the obedient, because the Exalted Allah makes the earth and the sky serviceable to man. Consequently, when man disobeys Allah, everything disobeys him. Do distinguish between the whole universe and mankind, because the universe reacts obligatorily to the orders of Allah, whereas human beings have free choice in obligations.
The harm you receive from mankind might be mercy to you, and when you are obedient to Allah, the universe becomes serviceable to you.
Do not mind human beings, because their harm may befall on your body, but it does not affect your heart. So do not turn to them and direct your heart to Allah.
5- The Exalted Allah Blesses You with a True Friend who Helps You in Doing Right:
In this concern, we can benefit from the headline mentioned in the Exalted Allah's following words: "And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, {also} a prophet" (Mariam, 53).
True brotherhood, void of any flattery, lying, deviation or deception, is a great mercy from the Exalted Allah.
The one who rejoices in having many flatterers around him is light-minded, but the one who rejoices in having true friends around him who offer him true advice, is a prudent one.
Omar (ABPWH) used to be pleased when one criticized him. He used to say: "Peace be upon the one who draws my attention to my own faults".
But those who flatter and play the hypocrite to make somebody pleased (though they rejoice in seeing him perish), have influence only upon the naïve. The least we can say about them is that they are idiots, for, this life is a mere passage, and the benefit in the Everlasting Settlement is far better than what pleases in this transient passage.
6- Gentle Manners:
If you find that your manner has become gentle and your qualities enlightened in the end of these ten days, then you should know that you belong to the group of good results, the results of mercy. This issue is referred to in the following Exalted Allah's statement: "It is part of the mercy of Allah that you deal gently with them" (Al Imran, 159). When mercy descends on you, it will be conspicuous in your manner.
7-Exchange of Mercy among the People of Faith:
In this concern, We can benefit from the following statement of the Exalted Allah: "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those who are with him are strong against Unbelievers, {but} compassionate amongst each other" (Al Fath, 29).
When the Mercy of Allah shines from heaven on the earth, its effect appears in the fiducial behavior of the people of faith, and mutual mercy spreads among them.
"The merciful will get the Mercy of Allah"
There is a relationship between the sent mercy and its effect on the people of faith. If our society is fiducial, we would have seen the results of mercy in our markets and in our industry. Moreover, we would have seen lowering of prices on the occasion of the beginning of Ramadan so that merchants sell their goods nearly at the same price of their buying them out of mercy, and we would have found the believer seek the benefit of his brother and what is good for the others.
8-Settlement of Society away from the Harm of the Enemy:
In this concern, we can make use of the story of Zul Qarnain, as related in the Holy Qur'an. After building the dam that prevented Gog and Magog from waging attacks against those whom Zul Qarnain built the dam for: "He said: this is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes to pass, He will make it into dust; and the promise of my Lord is true" (Al Kahf, 98).
Consequently, domination of the enemy is punishment, and his inhibition is mercy.
9- Financial Sufficiency:
We can make use of this headline from the Exalted Allah's statement: "So your Lord desired that they should attain their age of full strength and get out their treasure a mercy {and favor} from your Lord" (Al Kahf, 82).
Do not have the illusion that means can provide you with livelihood, and that they can supply you with financial sufficiency, for the Provider is One. He is the Exalted Allah "Who created me, and it is He Who guides me; Who gives me food and drink; And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me" (Ash Shu'ara', 78-80).
"Has not the time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truth which has been revealed {to them}" (Al Hadid, 16).
When will certainty that the Provider is one be settled in our hearts?
It will be settled when we do not humble ourselves to the creatures, and when we humiliate ourselves only to Allah. It is when we know that what has happened to us will not have missed us, and what has not missed us will not have happened to us.
10-The Heart's Understanding of the Secrets of Qur'an and its Truths:
If you read the Qur'an and find in your heart recognition of its connotations and truths, then you should know that the results of mercy has appeared in you. The Exalted Allah said: "We send down {stage by stage} in the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe" (Al Isra', 82).
When this mercy enters into the heart, it will be cured of its maladies that are caused by its interest in other than its Lord. The Exalted Allah said: "The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail, But only he {will prosper} that brings to Allah a sound heart " (Ash Shu'ara', 88-89).
Describing the people of hypocrisy, the Exalted Allah said: "In their hearts is a disease; and Allah has increased their disease" (Al Baqarah, 10).
Consequently, the healing revealed by the Exalted Allah in the Holy Qur'an is healing of the hearts. Moreover, when mercy is sent to the hearts, they become cured of their maladies, and they restore their natural disposition and turn to monotheism. But when they are occupied with the corporeal, they become sick.
"In their hearts is a disease" because they are interested in the corporeal and depend on it, "and Allah has increased their disease", because the one who relies on the corporeal will never be satiated. The corporeal is like drinking from the seawater; the more you drink from it, the thirstier you become. The soul is like the baby. If you neglect its weaning, it will become more interested in suckling, but if you wean it, it will be weaned.
Healing of the believer's heart is realized by the Qur'an. When the heart in not interested in the objects, it will turn only to Allah, it will be interested only in Allah, and it will be occupied only with Allah. When the heart reaches this stage, it will become healthy and safe from all maladies.

But if the heart is excited by the aspects of the corporeal, it will not attain this result.
Oh Allah…, make us safe for Ramadan, and safe Ramadan for us. Oh Allah, accept our fasting Ramadan, and make us among those who are pitied by You, among those who are forgiven and released from fire. Make us listen to wisdom and follow the best of it.
I say my words and ask Allah's forgiveness.