Meccan·Surah 91

الشمس

Surah Ash-Shams — Ayah 8

The Sun

15 Ayahs·Verse 91:8
91:8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

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

Context in Surah Ash-Shams

Nearby ayahs help place verse 91:8 in sequence and meaning.

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

He has succeeded who purifies it,

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

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