Ash-Sharh 94:1

<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 …

Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,

Have We not expanded thee thy breast?-

Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him))?

Did We not soothe your heart?