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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari.

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Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil Ibn Salim al-Shammari.

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Surah al-Sharh.

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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“Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate,” (94:1)

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"And We removed from you your burden,"

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"Which weighed upon your back,"

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"And raised high for you your repute."

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“But lo! with hardship goeth ease,” (94:5)

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"So when you have finished, then stand up [for worship],"

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"And to your Lord direct your longing."

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Have We not expanded your chest, O Muhammad, for guidance,

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And for faith in Allah and the knowledge of the truth?

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We softened your heart and made it a vessel for wisdom.

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We forgave you your past sins,

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And we removed from you the burden of the days of ignorance in which you lived,

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Which weighed upon your back and weakened it.

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And We raised high for you your repute,

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So that you are never mentioned except that I am mentioned with you.

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For with the hardship you are experiencing, there is hope and relief,

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In that He will grant you victory over them until they submit to the truth you brought them, whether willingly or unwillingly.

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Then He commanded His Prophet to devote his leisure time away from all that had occupied him,

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Whether of worldly or otherworldly affairs that had previously engaged him.

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He commanded him to occupy himself with exertion in His worship,

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And to busy himself with that which draws him closer to Him and to ask Him for his needs.

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And to your Lord, O Muhammad, direct your longing,

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Rather than to anyone else among His creation,

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Since those polytheists among your people

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Had directed their longing for their needs toward idols and false deities.