Ash-Sharh 94:8

<h2>Which was revealed in Makkah</h2><p>بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ</p><p>In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.</p><h2>The Meaning of opening the Breast</h2><p>Allah says,</p><p>أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ</p><p>(Have We not opened your breast for you) meaning, `have We not opened your chest for you.' This means, `We illuminated it, and We made it spacious, vast and wide.' This is as Allah says,</p><p>فَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلإِسْلَـمِ</p><p>(And whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam.) (6:125) And just as Allah expanded his chest, He also made His Law vast, wide, accommodating and easy, containing no difficulty, hardship or burden.</p><h2>A Discussion of Allah's Favor upon His Messenger Concerning Allah's statement,</h2><p>وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ</p><p>(And removed from you your burden.) This means</p><p>لِّيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ</p><p>(That Allah may forgive you your sins of the past and the future.) (48:2)</p><p>الَّذِى أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ</p><p>(Which weighed down your back) Al-Inqad means the sound. And more than one of the Salaf has said concerning Allah's saying,</p><p>الَّذِى أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ</p><p>(Which weighed down your back) meaning, `its burden weighed heavy upon you.'</p><h2>The Meaning of raising the Fame of the Prophet (Peace be upon him)</h2><p>وَرَفَعۡنَا لَكَ ذِكۡرَكَ</p><p>(And have We not raised high your fame?) Mujahid …

And strive to please thy Lord.

And to thy Lord turn (all) thy attention.

And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your intentions and hopes and) your invocations.

And to your Lord turn for everything.