Meccan·Surah 91

الشمس

Surah Ash-Shams — Ayah 9

The Sun

15 Ayahs·Verse 91:9
91:9

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

He has succeeded who purifies it,

Context in Surah Ash-Shams

Nearby ayahs help place verse 91:9 in sequence and meaning.

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

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

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

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

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,