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Ash-Shams (الشمس)

Quran 91:8 — Surah Ash-Shams, Verse 8

Chapter 91 · The Sun · Juz 30

8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

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

Quran 91:8 — Surah Ash-Shams

About This Verse

This is verse 8 of 15 in Surah Ash-Shams (الشمس), meaning “The Sun”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.

Surah Ash-Shams is the 91th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 15 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 91:8

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

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Surrounding Verses

6

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

7

وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

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

9

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

He has succeeded who purifies it,

10

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

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