سُورَةُ الشَّمْس

Ash-Shams, The Sun

The ninety-first surah of the Qur'an, 15 ayahs, revealed in Makkah.

The sun in its brightness and the moon that follows it (91:1–2)

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who buries it. (91:9–10)

The surah, ayah by ayah

Ayah 15Ayah 1

One stroke for each ayah, from right to left, coloured by theme. The gold stroke is ayah 9: “he has succeeded who purifies it”. Tap a colour to open its theme.

Two themes

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