91-The Sun / Ash-Shams with the Quran:

In God’s Name, whose Mercy is Great and Continuous:

(91:1)   I swear by the sun in the morning,

(91:2)   and by the moon that follows it in the evening,

(91:3)   and by the day as it reveals it,

(91:4)   and by the night as it hides it,

(91:5)   and by the sky and how it is built,

(91:6)   and by the earth and what smoothes it,

(91:7)   and by the soul, and I who created it,

(91:8)   I taught each of you the path of good and the path of evil,

(91:9)   those who purify their souls are successful,

(91:10) and those who bury their souls in sin are a failure.

(91:11) The tribe of Thamud disbelieved My messenger, because they were excessively sinful.

(91:12) They sent the worst among them to kill My camel.

(91:13) Prophet Salih said to them, “This is God’s camel, so don’t kill it. Let it drink water.”

(91:14) They said he was a liar and slaughtered it. So they were completely wiped out,  

(91:15) and I was not afraid of holding them accountable.

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