Surah 91 · 15 ayahs · Meccan Surah Ash-Shams — The Sun

سُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ

MeaningThe Sun

RevelationMeccan

Ayahs15

LocationJuz 30

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Surah Ash-Shams (سُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ), “The Sun”, is the 91st chapter of the Holy Qur'an. It is a Meccan surah with 15 ayahs, found in juz 30. Below is the full Arabic text with transliteration and the English translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. Sura Eš-Šems — arapski tekst, transliteracija i audio.

About Surah Ash-Shams

Ash-Shams, "The Sun", is a Meccan surah of 15 verses, with eleven oaths — by the sun, the moon, the day, the night, the heaven, the earth and the soul — leading to one conclusion: successful is the one who purifies his soul, and lost is the one who corrupts it. It ends with the people of Thamud, who killed the she-camel of Allah ﷻ.

Main themes

Eleven oaths by creation
The soul and its inspiration to good and evil
"Successful is the one who purifies it" (91:9)
Thamud and the she-camel

Virtues and when it is recited

The Prophet ﷺ told Mu'adh, who made the night prayer too long for the people, to recite surahs such as Ash-Shams, Al-A'la and Al-Layl (Sahih al-Bukhari 705, Sahih Muslim 465).

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Questions about Surah Ash-Shams

How many ayahs are in Surah Ash-Shams?

Surah Ash-Shams has 15 ayahs (verses).

Is Surah Ash-Shams Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Ash-Shams is a Meccan surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah.

Which juz is Surah Ash-Shams in?

Surah Ash-Shams is in juz 30 of the Qur'an.

What does Ash-Shams mean?

The name Ash-Shams is usually translated as "The Sun". In Bosnian the surah is known as Eš-Šems.

What is Surah Ash-Shams about?

What are the virtues of Surah Ash-Shams?

The Prophet ﷺ told Mu'adh, who made the night prayer too long for the people, to recite surahs such as Ash-Shams, Al-A'la and Al-Layl (Sahih al-Bukhari 705, Sahih Muslim 465).

Surah Ash-Shams: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

91:1

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;

91:2

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

Wal qamari izaa talaa haa

By the Moon as she follows him;

91:3

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa

By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;

91:4

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

By the Night as it conceals it;

91:5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa

By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;

91:6

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:

91:7

وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa

By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;

91:8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-

91:9

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

Truly he succeeds that purifies it,