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Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Ash-Shams

Surah Ash-Shams โ€” Makki, 15 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.

Published: 19 July 2026

91. Surah Ash-Shams (ุงู„ุดู…ุณ)

Revelation: Makki (revealed at Makkah) ยท Ayahs: 15

Introduction โ€” from Tafheem-ul-Quran

An early-Makkan surah with the Quran's longest opening series of oaths โ€” the sun, the moon, the day, the night, the sky, the earth, and the soul and Him who proportioned it: 'He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who corrupts it.' Thamud's hamstringing of the she-camel stands as the warning of a soul corrupted.

Condensed from Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi's introduction to this surah in Tafheem-ul-Quran.

Read the full tafseer

The complete ayah-by-ayah Malayalam tafseer of this surah, with Maududi's explanatory notes, is available free at Thafheem.net โ€” the online edition of the Malayalam Tafheemul Quran.

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