THE WIDE WORLD, THE INNER SELF

Surah Ash-Shams

Sun, moon, sky, earth, and the human soul form a sequence of oaths. The surah turns from the purification of the self to Thamud, whose rejection of a warning becomes a collective moral example.

سورة الشمس
15 verses · Arabic, with optional spoken translation

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
CONTINUE IN QURAN ORDER

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