The Guiding Light — Page 87
S u r a h a d - D u ha, Chapter 93 87 Commentary In view of different meanings of the word ﺿﻞ ﺿﻞ ﺿﻞ ﺿﻞ ( d alla ), the verse may be interpreted thus The Holy Prophet sa was an orphan in fact, as well as figuratively. His orphanhood was of the extreme kind. His father died before he was born, leaving no property. His mother died when he was hardly six years old and his grandfather ‘Abdul-Mu tt alib’ who took charge of him after his mother's death, died two years later, leaving him under the care of his uncle, a man of scanty means. Thus the Prophet sa was deprived of parental care and love in his early childhood. Yet he received love and affection from his juniors and seniors, his Companions and compatriots in a large measure such that no woman-born had ever received the like of it before or after him or is likely to receive in future. x 8 y ‰ y ` u ρ u ρ ~ ω ! $ | Ê 3 “ y ‰ y γ s ù ∩∪ [93:8] And He found thee wandering in search of Him and guided thee unto Himself. Commentary