Surah 91 of 114
سُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ
Ash-Shams — The Sun
15 ayahs · Meccan
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا 8
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ 11
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا 13
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا 14
But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
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