Joseph
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[12:87]
[Hence,] O my sons, go forth and try to obtain some tidings of Joseph and his brother; and do not lose hope of God’s life-giving mercy: verily, none but people who deny the truth can ever lose hope of God’s life-giving mercy."

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* v.87 : According to most of the commentators, especially Ibn ‘Abbās (as quoted by Tabarī and others), the term rawh is here synonymous with rahmah (“grace” or “mercy”). Since it is linguistically related to the noun rūh (“breath of life” or “spirit”), and has also the metonymic significance of “rest” (rāhah) from grief and sadness (Tāj al-‘Arūs), the most appropriate rendering would seem to be “life-giving mercy.”