The Guiding Light — Page 479
S u rah al-Inshir ah, Chapter 94 479 3. The Prophet sa never suffered from straitness of the heart and was endowed with patience and fortitude to such a degree that even the hardest tribulation could not disturb his peace of mind. $ u Ζ ÷ è | Ê u ρ u ρ š Ζ t ã x 8 u ‘ ø — Í ρ ∩∪ [94:3] And removed from thee thy burden ü “ Ï % © ! $ # u Ù s )Ρ r & x 8 t ô γ s ß ∩∪ [94:4] Which had well nigh broken thy back, Commentary The Holy Prophet sa had been saddled with such a nerve- racking and back-breaking task as had never been entrusted to a human being, i. e. , first to raise a degenerate people from the depths of moral turpitude to the peaks of spiritual excellence and, then through them to cleanse and purify the whole of mankind of the dross of iniquity, ignorance and superstition. This was indeed a very heavy responsibility, which had almost crushed the Prophet sa under its weight, but God lightened his burden in that He gave him devoted and