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Ash-Shams

Surah 91 · 15 verses
1-10 · 11-15
1

وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا

By the sun and its brightness

Tafsir

Which was revealed in Makkah

Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the `Isha' Prayer The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah said to Mu`adh,

« هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ
﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا
﴿ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of) (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the sun and Duhaha) (91), and (By the night as it envelops) (92))

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

(1. By the sun and Duhaha.) (2. By the moon as it Talaha.) (3. By the day as it Jallaha.) (4. By the night as it Yaghshaha.) (5. By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) (6. By the earth and Ma Tahhaha.) (7. By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned it).) (8. Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) (9. Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.) (10. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)

2

وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا

And [by] the moon when it follows it

Tafsir

Which was revealed in Makkah

Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the `Isha' Prayer The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah said to Mu`adh,

« هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ
﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا
﴿ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of) (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the sun and Duhaha) (91), and (By the night as it envelops) (92))

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

(1. By the sun and Duhaha.) (2. By the moon as it Talaha.) (3. By the day as it Jallaha.) (4. By the night as it Yaghshaha.) (5. By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) (6. By the earth and Ma Tahhaha.) (7. By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned it).) (8. Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) (9. Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.) (10. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)

3

وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا

And [by] the day when it displays it

Tafsir

Which was revealed in Makkah

Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the `Isha' Prayer The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah said to Mu`adh,

« هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ
﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا
﴿ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of) (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the sun and Duhaha) (91), and (By the night as it envelops) (92))

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

(1. By the sun and Duhaha.) (2. By the moon as it Talaha.) (3. By the day as it Jallaha.) (4. By the night as it Yaghshaha.) (5. By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) (6. By the earth and Ma Tahhaha.) (7. By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned it).) (8. Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) (9. Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.) (10. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)

4

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا

And [by] the night when it covers it

Tafsir

Which was revealed in Makkah

Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the `Isha' Prayer The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah said to Mu`adh,

« هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ
﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا
﴿ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of) (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the sun and Duhaha) (91), and (By the night as it envelops) (92))

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

(1. By the sun and Duhaha.) (2. By the moon as it Talaha.) (3. By the day as it Jallaha.) (4. By the night as it Yaghshaha.) (5. By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) (6. By the earth and Ma Tahhaha.) (7. By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned it).) (8. Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) (9. Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.) (10. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)

5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

Tafsir

Which was revealed in Makkah

Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the `Isha' Prayer The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah said to Mu`adh,

« هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ
﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا
﴿ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of) (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the sun and Duhaha) (91), and (By the night as it envelops) (92))

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

(1. By the sun and Duhaha.) (2. By the moon as it Talaha.) (3. By the day as it Jallaha.) (4. By the night as it Yaghshaha.) (5. By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) (6. By the earth and Ma Tahhaha.) (7. By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned it).) (8. Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) (9. Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.) (10. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)

6

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

Tafsir

Which was revealed in Makkah

Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the `Isha' Prayer The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah said to Mu`adh,

« هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ
﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا
﴿ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of) (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the sun and Duhaha) (91), and (By the night as it envelops) (92))

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

(1. By the sun and Duhaha.) (2. By the moon as it Talaha.) (3. By the day as it Jallaha.) (4. By the night as it Yaghshaha.) (5. By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) (6. By the earth and Ma Tahhaha.) (7. By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned it).) (8. Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) (9. Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.) (10. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)

7

وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

Tafsir

Which was revealed in Makkah

Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the `Isha' Prayer The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah said to Mu`adh,

« هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ
﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا
﴿ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of) (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the sun and Duhaha) (91), and (By the night as it envelops) (92))

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

(1. By the sun and Duhaha.) (2. By the moon as it Talaha.) (3. By the day as it Jallaha.) (4. By the night as it Yaghshaha.) (5. By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) (6. By the earth and Ma Tahhaha.) (7. By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned it).) (8. Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) (9. Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.) (10. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)

8

فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا

And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

Tafsir

Which was revealed in Makkah

Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the `Isha' Prayer The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah said to Mu`adh,

« هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ
﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا
﴿ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of) (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the sun and Duhaha) (91), and (By the night as it envelops) (92))

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

(1. By the sun and Duhaha.) (2. By the moon as it Talaha.) (3. By the day as it Jallaha.) (4. By the night as it Yaghshaha.) (5. By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) (6. By the earth and Ma Tahhaha.) (7. By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned it).) (8. Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) (9. Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.) (10. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)

9

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا

He has succeeded who purifies it,

Tafsir

Which was revealed in Makkah

Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the `Isha' Prayer The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah said to Mu`adh,

« هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ
﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا
﴿ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of) (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the sun and Duhaha) (91), and (By the night as it envelops) (92))

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

(1. By the sun and Duhaha.) (2. By the moon as it Talaha.) (3. By the day as it Jallaha.) (4. By the night as it Yaghshaha.) (5. By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) (6. By the earth and Ma Tahhaha.) (7. By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned it).) (8. Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) (9. Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.) (10. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)

10

وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

Tafsir

Which was revealed in Makkah

Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the `Isha' Prayer The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah said to Mu`adh,

« هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ
﴿ سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى
﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا
﴿ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of) (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the sun and Duhaha) (91), and (By the night as it envelops) (92))

﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

﴿ وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَٮٰهَا وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا جَلَّٮٰهَا وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَٮٰهَا وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَٮٰهَا وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَٮٰهَا وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

(1. By the sun and Duhaha.) (2. By the moon as it Talaha.) (3. By the day as it Jallaha.) (4. By the night as it Yaghshaha.) (5. By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) (6. By the earth and Ma Tahhaha.) (7. By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned it).) (8. Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) (9. Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.) (10. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)