Surah Ash-Sharh
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
“Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?”
Translation: Saheeh International
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Meaning of opening the Breast
Allah says,
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Commentary
It was mentioned at the end of the preceding Surah that twenty-two Surahs from Surah Ad-Duha to the end of the Qur'an are mainly concerned with Divine favours conferred upon the Holy Prophet ' and with his greatness. Only a few Surahs are concerned with the conditions of the Hereafter or some other subject. Surah Al-Inshirah is concerned with special favours that Allah conferred upon the Holy Prophet ﷺ . Its style is the same as that of the preceding Surah - the interrogative style. In the preceding Surah, the style was 'Did He not find you...?' [ Here the style is ]:
What does this verse bring up for you today?