Overview - Surah 94: ash-Sharh (The Expansion )
The Surah tells us that the Believers should not give up under difficulties and stress. There will be ease after difficulties. It takes its name after the first Ayat, أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ "Did We not expand for you, your chest?" [94:1].
There are 8 Ayat in this Surah.
Overview
Total Ayat | 8 |
Total Words * | 27 |
Root Words * | 18 |
Unique Root Words * | 0 |
Makki / Madani | Makki |
Chronological Order* | 12th (according to Ibn Abbas) |
Year of Revelation* | 4th year of Prophethood |
Events during/before this Surah*
Public Invitation to Islam - Persecution of Muslims; antagonism - ridicule - derision - accusation - abuse and false propaganda., Revelation begins - Private Invitation to Islam , Revelation begins - Private Invitation to Islam , Revelation begins - Private Invitation to Islam
| |
Events during/after still to occur*
Physical beating and torture of some Muslims - 1st Migration of Muslims to Abyssinia,2nd Migration to Abyssinia,Boycott of Banu Hashim Yr 1,Boycott of Banu Hashim Yr 2,Boycott of Banu Hashim Yr 3,Death of Abu Talib - Death of Khadijah - Stoning at Ta'if - al-Isra wal Mi'raj - Night Journey,1st Pledge of Aqabah,2nd Pledge of Aqabah,,Migration from Makkah to Madinah - Building of Masjid Nabi in Madinah - Treaty with Jews of Madinah - Marriage of Prophet to Aishah,Change of Qiblah from Jerusalem to Makkah - Battle of Badr,Battle of Uhud,,Battle of Ahzab - Expedition of Banu Quraydhah,Treaty of Hudaiybiyah - Letters to Kings and Rulers,,Conquest of Makkah - Battle of Hunain,Hajj led by Abu Bakr - Expedition of Tabuk,Farewell Hajj by Prophet - Death of Prophet - End of Divine Revelation
| |
Names of Prophets Mentioned
No Prophets names are mentioned in this Surah
| |
Surah Index
Data is awaiting to be uploaded
|
The aim and object of this Surah too is to console and encourage the Messenger. This was by itself a great revolution in his own life of which he had no idea in his life before Prophethood. No sooner had he started preaching the message of Islam than the same society which had esteemed him with unique honour, turned hostile to him. The same relatives and friends, the same clansmen and neighbours, who used to treat him with the highest respect, began to shower him with abuse and criticism. No one in Makkah was prepared to listen to him; he began to be ridiculed and mocked in the street and on the road; and at every step he had to face new difficulties. Although gradually he became accustomed to the hardships, even much severer ones, yet the initial stage was very discouraging for him. That is why first Surah 93: adh-Dhuha was sent down to console him, and then this Surah.
In it, at the outset, God says: “We have favoured you, O Prophet, with three great blessings; therefore you have no cause to be disheartened. The first is the blessing of ‘opening up of the breast’ (Sharh Sadr), the second of removing from you the heavy burden that was weighing down your back before the call, and the third of exalting your renown the like of which has never been granted to any man before."
After this, the Lord and Sustainer of the universe has reassured His Servant and Messenger that the period of hardships which he is passing through, is not very long, but following close behind it there is also a period of ease. This same thing has been described in Surah 93: adh-Dhuha, saying: “Every later period is better for you than the former period, and soon your Lord will give you so much that you will be well pleased.”
In conclusion, the Prophet has been instructed, so as to say, “You can develop the power to bear and resist the hardships of the initial stage only by one means, and it is this: ‘When you are free from your occupations, you should devote yourself worship, and turn all your attention exclusively to your Lord’.” This same instruction has been given to him in much greater detail in Surah 73: al-Muzzammil (The Enwrapped One) 1-9.
- Longing for Allah [وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب] is amongst the best ways for the chest to expand [أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ]
Manuscripts / Inscriptions
391 H (1001 CE)
1st Century Hijrah (7th Century CE)
123 Total Word Count per Ayat (shows how many words per Ayat) * | ||
Its subject matter so closely resembles that of Surah 93: adh-Dhuha (The Morning Brightness) that both these Surah seem to have been revealed in about the same period under similar conditions. According to Abdullah bin Abbas, it was sent down in Makkah just after Surah 93: adh-Dhuha.
-
Allah expanded the breast of the Prophet, relieved his burden and exalted his fame.
Tafsir Zone
Overview (Verses 1 - 4) “Have We not opened up your heart, and relieved you of your burden, which weighed heavily on your back? And have We not given you high renown?” (Verses 1-4) This suggests that the Prophet was troubled for some reason concerning the message he was entrusted with, and the obstacles in its way. These verses also suggest that the difficulties facing his mission weighed heavily on his heart, making him feel the need for urgent help and backing. Hence this comforting address. “Have We not opened up your heart,” so that it may warm to this message? Have We not facilitated it for you, endeared it to you, defined its path and illuminated it for you to see its happy end? Look into your heart! Do you not see it to be full of light, happiness and solace? Reflect on the effects brought about by all the favours bestowed on you! Do you not feel comfort with every difficulty, and find contentment with every kind of deprivation you suffer? “And relieved you of your burden, which weighed heavily on your back?” (Verses 2-3) Your burden was so heavy that it almost broke your back, but We relieved you of that. Relief took the form of giving your heart a lift so that you might feel your mission easier and your burden not so hard to shoulder. Another aspect of the relief was the guidance you received on how to discharge your mission and how to appeal to people’s hearts. Furthermore, there is relief for you in the revelation of the Qur’an which explains the truth and helps you to drive it home to people easily and gently. Do you not feel all this when you think of how heavy your burden was? Do you not feel it to be lighter after We opened up your heart? “And have We not given you high renown?” (Verse 4) We exalted you among those on high, on earth and in the whole universe. We raised your fame high indeed as we associated your name with that of God’s whenever it is pronounced. “No Deity but God, Muhammad is God’s Messenger.” Indeed, this is the highest degree of praise. It is a position granted only to Muhammad, with no share of it to anyone else. God has willed that one century should turn after another and generations succeed generations with millions and millions of people in all corners of the world honouring the blessed name of Muhammad with prayers for peace and blessings to be granted him, and with his profound love entrenched in their hearts. Your fame spread far and wide when your name became associated with this divine way of life. Certainly the mere fact that you were chosen for this task is an exaltation to which no one else in this universe can ever aspire. How can there remain any feeling of affliction or hardship after this favour which heals all such difficulties? |
Ibn Kathir (English)
Sayyid Qutb
Sha'rawi
Al Jalalain
Mawdudi
الطبري - جامع البيان
ابن كثير - تفسير القرآن العظيم
القرطبي - الجامع لأحكام
البغوي - معالم التنزيل
ابن أبي حاتم الرازي - تفسير القرآن
ابن عاشور - التحرير والتنوير
ابن القيم - تفسير ابن قيّم
السيوطي - الدر المنثور
الشنقيطي - أضواء البيان
ابن الجوزي - زاد المسير
الآلوسي - روح المعاني
ابن عطية - المحرر الوجيز
الرازي - مفاتيح الغيب
أبو السعود - إرشاد العقل السليم
الزمخشري - الكشاف
البقاعي - نظم الدرر
الهداية إلى بلوغ النهاية — مكي ابن أبي طالب
القاسمي - محاسن التأويل
الماوردي - النكت والعيون
السعدي - تيسير الكريم الرحمن
عبد الرحمن الثعالبي - الجواهر الحسان
السمرقندي - بحر العلوم
أبو إسحاق الثعلبي - الكشف والبيان
الشوكاني - فتح القدير
النيسابوري - التفسير البسيط
أبو حيان - البحر المحيط
البيضاوي - أنوار التنزيل
النسفي - مدارك التنزيل
ابن جُزَيّ - التسهيل لعلوم التنزيل
علي الواحدي النيسابوري - الوجيز
السيوطي - تفسير الجلالين
المختصر في التفسير — مركز تفسير
|
Overview (Verses 1 - 4) “Have We not opened up your heart, and relieved you of your burden, which weighed heavily on your back? And have We not given you high renown?” (Verses 1-4) This suggests that the Prophet was troubled for some reason concerning the message he was entrusted with, and the obstacles in its way. These verses also suggest that the difficulties facing his mission weighed heavily on his heart, making him feel the need for urgent help and backing. Hence this comforting address. “Have We not opened up your heart,” so that it may warm to this message? Have We not facilitated it for you, endeared it to you, defined its path and illuminated it for you to see its happy end? Look into your heart! Do you not see it to be full of light, happiness and solace? Reflect on the effects brought about by all the favours bestowed on you! Do you not feel comfort with every difficulty, and find contentment with every kind of deprivation you suffer? “And relieved you of your burden, which weighed heavily on your back?” (Verses 2-3) Your burden was so heavy that it almost broke your back, but We relieved you of that. Relief took the form of giving your heart a lift so that you might feel your mission easier and your burden not so hard to shoulder. Another aspect of the relief was the guidance you received on how to discharge your mission and how to appeal to people’s hearts. Furthermore, there is relief for you in the revelation of the Qur’an which explains the truth and helps you to drive it home to people easily and gently. Do you not feel all this when you think of how heavy your burden was? Do you not feel it to be lighter after We opened up your heart? “And have We not given you high renown?” (Verse 4) We exalted you among those on high, on earth and in the whole universe. We raised your fame high indeed as we associated your name with that of God’s whenever it is pronounced. “No Deity but God, Muhammad is God’s Messenger.” Indeed, this is the highest degree of praise. It is a position granted only to Muhammad, with no share of it to anyone else. God has willed that one century should turn after another and generations succeed generations with millions and millions of people in all corners of the world honouring the blessed name of Muhammad with prayers for peace and blessings to be granted him, and with his profound love entrenched in their hearts. Your fame spread far and wide when your name became associated with this divine way of life. Certainly the mere fact that you were chosen for this task is an exaltation to which no one else in this universe can ever aspire. How can there remain any feeling of affliction or hardship after this favour which heals all such difficulties? |
- Surah 94. Ash-Sharh - Saad al Ghamidi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVgz56SudUo&list=PLhM2xiAUdw2cAqW_o3zZkbhJNw0bnaBZN&index=94
- Surah 94. Ash-Sharh Mahmoud Khalil Al Hussaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T51uEV_0k5Q&index=94&list=PLxpAkjlGauHfMFWX22VZWOKpzjr-vH_BM
- Surah 94. Ash-Sharh Muhammad Al Luhaydan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cbcb8RcAAg&index=94&list=PLxpAkjlGauHfKAYuQLRNAZomoezhfhRZe
- Surah 94. Ash-Sharh Idris Akbar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7piSQhsSjk
- Surah 94. Ash-Sharh Muhammad Minshawi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npFVFuQLS_g&list=PLxpAkjlGauHdUcO_uc-8F8J2NUQRDZjPG&index=94