The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia
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Surah The Sun [Ash-Shams] Ayah 15 Location Maccah Number 91
By the sun and its brightness,
and by the moon as it follows it[1],
and by the day as it displays it[2],
and by the night as it covers it[3],
and by the sky and how He made it,
and by the earth and how He spread it,
and by the soul and how He fashioned it[4],
then inspired it [to know] its wickedness and righteousness,
Indeed, he who purifies his soul will attain success,
and he who corrupts it will be doomed.
Thamūd rejected [the messenger] because of their transgression,
when the most wretched among them rose[5].
Although the messenger of Allah warned them, “Hands off the she-camel of Allah and her drink!”
Yet they rejected him and hamstrung her[6]. So their Lord destroyed them for their sin and leveled them to the ground.
And He has no fear of the consequences thereof[7].