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Saturday 18 August 2012

Learning from the Surah of Al-Quran: Surah ad-Dhuha (93: The Morning Light)

This surah was revealed in the early days of the Prophet's mission (PBUH) during a period when he was worried and the angel did not come with any new revelations for some time. The unbelievers of Makkah started to tease the Prophet s.a.w., saying that his 'devil' had abandoned him. So, the first section begins by assuring him that everythig would turn out well in the end.

The second section reminds the Prophet (PBUH) that Allah had helped him out of many toubles before. The beloved Messenger of Allah was burdened by the death of his father, mother and grandfather in his early childhood; Allah provided for him through the care of his uncle and later through his marriage to the wealthy widow Khadijah, his first wife. From a difficult beginning Allah raised him to a position of fame, at first because of his honesty and good character and later through his mission to humanity.

It often happens that people with humble beginnings become corrupted when they rise to high positions of power or fame. Many wealthy businessmen who began their careers as poor shoe-shiners on the street or newspaper boys forget their simple origins after they join up with the rich crowd. They begin to look down on people whom they think are 'lower' than themselves, and treat them badly. This attitude comes from their thinking that they have made their own success, not realizing that they could never achieved anything without the support and grace of Allah.

This surah was revealed before the Prophet's mission became successful, but Allah was instructing him and all of the believers in advance to be very careful of their treatment of those more unfortunate than themselves. The blessed Prophet (PBUH) was the best example of good treatment; even during the busiest period in Madinah he would always take time to personally attend to the needs of women and children, and the weak and poor. He remained humble even when he was the leader of all Arabia, and his own family often went without food so that others could eat.

All of us face problems from day to day, but we should never forget Allah's kindness to us. Rather than comparing our lives to those of other people who have more than we do, we should compare our lives to those millions of people who have less, and be grateful. Even if we live in a place, where we never see a really poor person or ever know an orphan, still there are always things we can do to help others less fortunate than ourselves.

- Surah Makki(11 verses)

TRANSLATION:
Surah ad-Dhuha (93: The Morning Light)

In the name of Allah, the Kindest and Most Merciful One..

1. By the bright morning light,
2. and by the night  when all is still,
3. your Lord has not forgotten you, He is not displeased with you,
4. and the time to come will be better than the past!
5. Soon your Lord will give to you, and you will be satisfied.
6. Did He not find you as an orphan and gave you shelter?7. Did He not find you lost, and showed you the way?
8. did He not find you in need, and enriched you?
9. So, as for the orphan do not be harsh with him;
10.and the beggar, do not send him away (empty-handed);
11. and as for your Lord's beautiful gifts, speak of them (to others)

References:
i) http://quran.com/93
ii) http://www.quranexplorer.com/quran/ , go to Surah ad-Dhuha
iii) The Meanings of the Noble Quran with explanatory notes(pg 1174) by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Maktaba Ma'ariful Quran - Quranic Studies Publishers, Karachi, Pakistan)


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