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Sūra Ed-Duhā: najava uspjeha
Sūra Ad-Duhā: Announcing the Success

Author(s): Almir Fatić
Subject(s): History of Islam, Hermeneutics, Qur’anic studies
Published by: Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini
Keywords: Al-Ḍuḥā; 93rd sūrah; tafseer; consolation; the announcement of success; the announcement of success; Muhammad s.w.s.;

Summary/Abstract: Sūra Ad-Duhā (Al-Ḍuḥā) is 93rd sura of the Qur’an. It comprises of eleven āyāts and it is the eleventh surah revealed in chronological order of the Revelation of the Qur’an. It was revealed in the earliest stage of the mission of the Messenger Muhammad s.w.s., in Mecca. Qur’an commentators agree that it was revealed after a certain period of break in the sequence of Revelation to Muhammad s.w.s. However, their opinions vary regarding the length of that period and regarding the reasons as to why the Revelation ceased then. There is a number of different accounts regarding the occasion/ circumstances (asbābu al’nuzlul), nonetheless, it is evident that to Muhammad s.w.s., this pause in Revelation was difficult to endure and he worried that it may have been caused by some mistake that he might have committed. That is why the basic theme of this surah Ad -Duha is consolation (al-tasliya) of Muhammad, s.w.s. with the aim to ease the pain and sorrow in his heart that was caused by the halt in Revelation. This surah also reveals the blessings the Almighty bestowed upon His Messenger a.s., and it points out the way for him to show his gratitude for these blessings. The surah also brings glad tidings revealing that the adversities in the path of the Messenger a.s. would not last much longer. It is also a harbinger of the success of Muhammad s.w.s.’s mission in This World. The author here interprets this surah using the method of one by one ayah exegeses and in the final part of the article, he derives some tafseeri points.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 89
  • Page Range: 41-47
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Bosnian