The Dawn of Mercy
Oil on stretched canvas · 18 × 24 inches · Original · One of one
$400.00
وَالضُّحَىٰ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
By the morning brightness — your Lord has not forsaken you, nor does He hate you." — Surah Ad-Dhuha 93:1–3
This painting was born from one of the darkest times in my life.
I was failing the standard I had set for myself. It felt extremely lonely. In that despair, I turned to Tahajjud and to Surah Ad-Dhuha.
وَالضُّحَىٰ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ "
By the morning brightness, and by the night when it grows still — your Lord has not forsaken you, nor does He hate you." — Surah Ad-Dhuha 93:1–3
These words were revealed to the Prophet ﷺ during a period of silence — when the revelation had paused and his enemies were saying Allah had abandoned him. And then the dawn broke. And Allah said: I have not left you.