The Sun
•15 verses
A Meccan surah of 15 verses, Ash-Shams contains a series of oaths by the sun, the moon, the day, the night, and the soul, followed by the account of the people of Thamud.
Ash-Shams teaches that the human soul is endowed with the ability to choose between good and evil, and that purifying the soul leads to success while corrupting it leads to ruin.
Help your child understand that they have the choice between good and evil, and that every good deed purifies their heart.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By the sun and its brightness
And [by] the moon when it follows it
And [by] the day when it displays it1
And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it1
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
He has succeeded who purifies it,
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.1
And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."
But they denied him and hamstrung1 her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.1
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