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-...

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Translation and commentary on Suratud-Duha, Q.93:6-9

English translation:

6. Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter?
7. And He found you wandering (unaware), and guided you?
8. And He found you in need, and made you rich (self-sufficient)?
9. So as for the orphan, do not oppress (him).

Commentary:

These verses were revealed to comfort the Prophet (S.A.W.) after a pause in revelation had caused his enemies to claim that his Lord had forsaken him. Allah reminds him of the favours already granted to him:

1. "He found you an orphan and sheltered you": The Prophet lost his father before birth and his mother in early childhood, yet Allah cared for him through his grandfather 'Abdul-Muttalib and his uncle Abu Talib. This is a reminder that Allah never abandoned him.
2. "He found you wandering and guided you": Before prophethood he was seeking the truth amid a society of idolatry; Allah guided him to the true faith and made him the bearer of divine guidance.
3. "He found you in need and enriched you": He grew up poor, but Allah made him self-sufficient, partly through the wealth of Khadijah and above all through contentment of the heart, the true richness.
4. "So do not oppress the orphan": In gratitude for having been an orphan who was cared for, he is commanded to be kind to orphans and never to wrong them. This establishes an enduring moral duty in Islam to protect the weak and vulnerable.

The passage teaches gratitude for Allah's blessings and the obligation to show compassion to the needy in return for the mercy one has received.