Translate the following verses into English and comment on them.
Alam yajidka yatīman fa āwā
Wa wajadaka Ḑalan fahada.
Wa wajadaka ā‘ilan fa aghnā
Fa ammal-Yatima fa lā taqhar(Q.93:6-9).
Translation:
*Did He not find you an orphan and protected you?
*Did He not find you wandering and directed you?
*Did He not find you destitute and enriched you?
*Therefore the orphan oppress not.
Commentary
*The verses are the 6th – 9th of Sūratuḍ Ḑuḥā(Q.93).
*These verses highlight the favours Allah granted the Prophet (S.A.W.) in his formative years.
*At age six, the Prophet (S.A.W.) became a complete orphan.
*However, Allah protected him in the household of Abdul- Muṭṭalib and Abū Ṭālib.
*He was born during the dark period in the Arab history (Jāhilīyyah).
*However, he never participated in the vices of the era (idolatry, promiscuity etc.).
*He exhibited admirable excellent character traits acknowledged by his kinsmen hence, he was given the title al-Amīn.
*Allah brought him up and prepared him for the Divine message
*Allah revealed Himself to him when he was forty (40)
*Muhammad (S.A.W.) was poor but Allah empowered him to be content with his situation.
*To further make him comfortable, Allah inspired others to be kind towards him.
*Khadījah showed him much kindness especially after their marriage.
*Allah exhorts Muhammad (S.A.W.) and human kind generally to be generous to orphans.
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