Man, no matter how holy or faithful to Allah he may be, at some point in time of his life succumbs to negativities around him and gets into a state of despair, losing all hope of standing on one's feet again. Such negativities or propaganda can even effect the prophets of Allah, though specially chosen. Such was the case in point when our revered Prophet Muhammad ﷺ suddenly stopped getting the Divine revelations. This created a lot of stir and happiness among the disbelievers of Makkah who mocked him that he has been abandoned by Allah and that is prophethood is finally over.
Obviously, for Prophet Muhammad ﷺ it was a big setback for suddenly he felt all alone and abandoned since there were no Divine revelation in sight. Under such trying and testing times, Sūrah Aḍ-Ḍuḥā " الضحى " the 93rd sürah part of the 30th Juzʼ of Qur'ān was revealed reassuring Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that indeed Allah has not abandoned His servant and that he should recall the days when he was an orphan and yet he was placed at a very high pedestal of prophethood.
In fact, in this sūrah, the vicissitude of human life is referred to, and a message of hope and consolation is given to man's soul from Allah's past mercies, and he is bidden to pursue the path of goodness and proclaim the bounties of Allah.
We have already presented the verse by verse exegesis / tafsir of this surah which our readers can access from the link given below:
However, today we share an incredible explanation of Surah Ad Duha by one of the most eminent scholars of present times, Nouman Ali Khan, making the understanding of the Surah much more easier and understandable. Please watch the video:
About Nouman Ali Khan: Born to a Pakistani family, Nouman Ali Khan is an American Muslim speaker and Arabic instructor who founded the Bayyinah Institute for Arabic and Qur’anic Studies, after serving as an instructor of Arabic at Nassau Community College. He has been named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan.
While this Surah was specially revealed to console the restless Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, desperately waiting for the continuation of the Divine revelations, this should also serve as a guideline and Divine reassurance for all Muslims that if we are sincere and faithful in our religion and seek help only from Allah alone, we shall never be abandoned or left alone, In sha Allah.
May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is embodiment of commandments of Allah contained in the Qur'ān. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others' lives miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
وَمَا عَلَيۡنَاۤ اِلَّا الۡبَلٰغُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
(36:17) and our duty is no more than to clearly convey the Message.”
That is our duty to convey only to you the message that Allah has entrusted us with. Then it is for you to accept it or reject it. We have not been made responsible for making you accept it forcibly, and if you do not accept it, we shall not be seized in consequence of your disbelief, you will yourselves be answerable for your actions on Day of Resurrection.
May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and help us to act upon the commandments of Allah contained therein. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others' lives miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
May Allah forgive me if my posts ever imply a piety far greater than I possess. I am most in need of guidance.
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