As news of her resurrection spread throughout Joppa, many became believers. Through her extraordinary kindness, Dorcas herself may have had a share in helping some of them.
فَكَمَا هُوَ وَاضِحٌ ،‏ ٱعْتَادَتْ أَنْ تَصْنَعَ أَرْدِيَةً كَثِيرَةً لِلْأَرَامِلِ وَغَيْرِهِنَّ ،‏ ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِي حَبَّبَهَا إِلَيْهِنَّ كَثِيرًا .‏