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اَلْحَلِيم
al-Ḥalīm
The Forbearing
Who is patient, not hasty to punish.
The tongue
From ḥ-l-m; ḥilm (حِلْم) is self-mastery before what irritates, the absence of haste to react.
The reason
He defers the chastisement, grants the guilty time, opens the door of return until the last breath.
The Sufi meaning
How many of us, had we been punished on the spot for every fault, would no longer be here to repent of it? Ḥilm is the great reprieve that makes the way possible.
The servant's portion
Learn to defer your reaction; between the offence and the response, leave a space — it is there that your freedom dwells.