Allah’s (s.w.t.) Favour upon Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) in Surah ash-Sharh
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Consider the following ayat : سُوۡرَةُ الشَّرح بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَمۡ نَشۡرَحۡ لَكَ صَدۡرَكَ (١) In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Have We not Expanded you your breast? ― (Surah ash-Sharh:1) The “expanded” here is straight forward, being both metaphorical and spiritual. The word “chest” refers to Prophet Muhammad’s ( s.a.w. ) heart. Sayyidina ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas ( r.a. ) explained that Allah ( s.w.t. ) Expanded his chest with the light of Islam. Imam Abu Muhammad Sahl ibn ‘Abdullah at-Tustari ( r.a. ) said it means with the light of Revelation. Shaykh Abu Sa’id ibn Abu al-Hasan Yasar al-Baswri ( q.s. ) said that Allah ( s.w.t. ) Filled it with judgement and knowledge. It has also been said to mean, “Did We not Purify your heart from the whispering of Shaythan ?” سُوۡرَةُ الشَّرح وَوَضَعۡنَا عَنكَ وِزۡرَكَ (٢) ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ...