Surah Ash-Shams — Learn with Audio & Meaning
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- Origin: Mecca
- Āyāt: 15
- Theme: Purifying the soul leads to success; corrupting it leads to ruin
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Surah Ash-Shams
Oaths by the sun, moon, day, night, sky and earth culminate in the human soul that Allah proportioned and inspired with both wickedness and piety. Salvation is for the one who purifies it; ruin for the one who buries it. Thamūd denied and perished for defying Allah’s sign.
🔎 Note: The yellow pop-up glosses are literal word-for-word translations. The intended Qur’ānic meaning can be broader or different—please read the Tafsīr below each verse.
About “وَ” in verses 1–7
Here the leading وَ is part of a Qur’ānic oath structure (qasam). Allah swears by the sun, moon, day, night, sky, earth, and the soul to emphasize the truth that follows. In the pop-ups we keep “and” as a literal gloss; the oath function is explained here in the intro and Tafsīr.
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Read the original Arabic Tafsīr al-Saʿdī for Surah 91
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📖 Verse 1
وَالشَّمْسِوَضُحَاهَا
Concise Meaning (Al-Saʿdī): Allah swears by the sun and its radiant forenoon brightness that points to His wisdom and power.
The broad daylight it causes—clear illumination.
📖 Verse 2
وَالْقَمَرِإِذَاتَلَاهَا
Concise Meaning: By the moon when it follows the sun—order in alternation is from Allah’s decree.
📖 Verse 3
وَالنَّهَارِإِذَاجَلَّاهَا
Concise Meaning: By the day when it reveals the sun and spreads light—benefits made manifest.
📖 Verse 4
وَاللَّيْلِإِذَايَغْشَاهَا
Concise Meaning: By the night when it veils the sun—rest and calm by His wisdom.
📖 Verse 5
وَالسَّمَاءِوَمَابَنَاهَا
Concise Meaning: By the sky and the One who built it with perfect structure and order.
📖 Verse 6
وَالْأَرْضِوَمَاطَحَاهَا
Concise Meaning: By the earth and the One who spread it out and made it suitable for life.
📖 Verse 7
وَنَفْسٍوَمَاسَوَّاهَا
Concise Meaning: By the soul and the One who formed it with aptitude to know and choose.
📖 Verse 8
فَأَلْهَمَهَافُجُورَهَاوَتَقْوَاهَا
Concise Meaning: Then He inspired it to recognize both its wickedness and its piety.
Inclinations toward sin vs. God-fearing restraint—both made known.
📖 Verse 9
قَدْأَفْلَحَمَنْزَكَّاهَا
Concise Meaning: He truly prospers who purifies his soul—faith and obedience cleanse it.
📖 Verse 10
وَقَدْخَابَمَنْدَسَّاهَا
Concise Meaning: He is ruined who buries it—hiding the soul under sins and desires.
📖 Verse 11
كَذَّبَتْثَمُودُبِطَغْوَاهَا
Concise Meaning: Thamūd denied due to their outrageous rebellion.
ثَمُودُ refers to an ancient Arab people mentioned in the Qur’an. They were given a clear sign (the she-camel) through Prophet Ṣāliḥ (peace be upon him) and were destroyed after rejecting it.
For a brief history of Thamūd, see: Who were Thamūd?
📖 Verse 12
إِذِٱنۢبَعَثَأَشْقَاهَا
Concise Meaning: The most wretched of the tribe — [and he was] Qidār ibn Sālif — who hamstrung her after they all agreed upon it, and they instructed him, so he carried out their command.
📖 Verse 13
فَقَالَلَهُمْرَسُولُٱللَّهِنَاقَةَٱللَّهِوَسُقْيَاهَا
Concise Meaning: Allah’s Messenger warned: “(Respect) the she-camel of Allah and her drinking-share.”
📖 Verse 14
فَكَذَّبُوهُفَعَقَرُوهَافَدَمْدَمَعَلَيْهِمْرَبُّهُمْبِذَنبِهِمْفَسَوَّاهَا
Concise Meaning: They called him a liar and hamstrung her; so their Lord crushed them for their sin and made the ruin equal upon them.
📖 Verse 15
وَلَايَخَافُعُقْبَاهَا
Concise Meaning: And He (Allah) does not fear any consequence of it—His judgment is just and none can repel it.
📚 Recap: Surah Ash-Shams
Summary of the Meanings:
Oaths by cosmic signs point to Allah’s perfect wisdom and management.
Allah proportioned the soul and made clear its wickedness and piety. Success is in purification; failure in corruption.
Denying the sign led to total destruction—Allah’s decree prevails without consequence upon Him.
📝 Ash-Shams Quiz – Based on Tafsir Al-Saʿdi
