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وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
The Sun • 15 verses • Medinan
الشمس
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا
Ash-Shams opens with eleven oaths — by the sun, the moon, the day, the night, the sky, the earth, and the soul — building to one truth: he has succeeded who purifies his soul, and he has failed who corrupts it (91:9–10). Thamud stands as the warning: they hamstrung the she-camel, and their Lord leveled them.
Ash-Shams (الشمس) means "The Sun" in English. It is chapter 91 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Ash-Shams has 15 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 595 to 595 of the mushaf.
Surah Ash-Shams is a Madani surah, revealed in Madinah after the Prophet's ﷺ migration.
Ash-Shams opens with eleven oaths — by the sun, the moon, the day, the night, the sky, the earth, and the soul — building to one truth: he has succeeded who purifies his soul, and he has failed who corrupts it (91:9–10). Thamud stands as the warning: they hamstrung the she-camel, and their Lord leveled them.