Ash-Sharh (The Relief)

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Ash-Sharh (The Relief) is a short Meccan chapter of the Qur’an that offers consolation and reassurance by emphasizing that ease and divine support accompany hardship.

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Ash-Sharh (The Relief) canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Meccan surah
Quranic surah
addresses Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad
chronologicalRelationTo often considered revealed after Surah Ad-Duha
emphasizes gratitude for divine favors
that with hardship comes ease
trust in Allah during difficulties
hasAlternativeName Al-Inshirah
Ash-Sharh (The Relief)
Have We Not Expanded
linked to: Have We Not Opened

Surat al-Inshirah
linked to: Surah Ash-Sharh

The Expansion
The Relief
hasArabicName سورة الشرح
linked to: Surah Ash-Sharh
hasCanonicalStatus part of the standard 114 surahs of the Qur’an
hasGenre consolatory revelation
hasKeyVerse “Indeed, with hardship [comes] ease”
hasKeyVerseRepetition the statement about hardship and ease is repeated twice
hasNumberOfVerses 8
hasPlaceOfRevelation Mecca
hasPrimaryTheme consolation and reassurance
divine support
ease accompanying hardship
hasRevelationPeriod early Meccan period
hasShortLength yes
hasSurahNumber 94
hasVerseCountClassification among the shortest surahs
instructs to direct longing and hope to Allah
to turn to worship after completing tasks
isFrequentlyRecitedIn daily prayers
isIncludedIn the 30th juz’ of the Qur’an
isMemorizedBy many Muslims worldwide
isRecitedFor seeking relief from distress
spiritual comfort
strengthening patience
isSubjectOf classical Quranic exegesis (tafsir)
contemporary Quranic studies
isUsedIn Islamic education for children
mentions elevation of the Prophet’s renown
removal of burden from the Prophet
opensWith “Have We not expanded for you your breast?”
partOf Qur’an
linked to: Quran
relatedTo Surah Ad-Duha in theme
revealedInLanguage Arabic
teaches continuous striving followed by worship
optimism in the face of trials
recognition of past divine favors

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Surah Ash-Sharh name Ash-Sharh (The Relief)
Ash-Sharh hasAlternativeName Ash-Sharh (The Relief)
subject linked to: Ash-Sharh (The Relief)