Ash-Sharh الشرح

Makki · 8 ayat · 8 with pondering

• Ayah 1Your chest is not too tight for Him: He opens hearts, and before you ask, He asks you to remember that He already has.
• Ayah 2The weight you thought you had to carry forever can be set down, and here Allah says He set it down Himself.
• Ayah 3The load was so heavy his back creaked under it, and Allah heard the creak.
• Ayah 4No one can raise their own name for long; He raised His Prophet's, and joined it to His own.
• Ayah 5Ease does not only come after hardship; it is already travelling with it.
• Ayah 6It is said again, because a frightened heart needs to hear it twice, and because one hardship is outnumbered.
• Ayah 7When one task is done, do not collapse into nothing: empty yourself of it, then stand up for your Lord.
• Ayah 8Your effort belongs to the task, but your longing belongs to your Lord alone.