Surah Ash Shams

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Surah Ash Shams{الشمس} is the 91^st chapter of the Quran, with 1 ruku. It contains 15 verses, 54 words,and 249 letters. Ash Shams is a makki surah, and it is located in the 30^th para of the Quran. The opening of surah mentions eleven significant topics from the The realm of creation and divine nature. Some vows are made to demonstrate that redemption is contingent upon the “purification of the carnal soul.” These vows cover the majority of all Qur’anic oaths.Then surah describes the destiny of the once-prosperous but now vanished Arab tribe of Thamud. The prophet Saleh exhorted them to worship only God and gave them instructions to save a special she-camel in God’s name. However, they disregarded his advice and slaughtered the she-camel, and God destroyed everyone but those who followed Salih.

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Major laws and divine issues

1. Man’s happiness or suffering is based on his soul`s purity or corruption.
2. Thamúd ‘nation Destroyed because they rejected their prophet.

Surah ash shams benefits

Following are the virtues and benefits of surah e shams:

• Our Prophet said, “The one who recite it (Surah Shams) is like the one who gives charity to everything that the sun and moon shine upon (in Allah’s way).”

• Hazrar Imam Ja’far Sadiq say: On the Day of Judgment, the limbs of the body and the surrounding things will bear witness in favor of the one who recites Surah Shams. The Almighty God will declare to these witnesses, “I will accept your testimony regarding my servant and shall reward him.” Accompany him to heaven, where he will choose what fulfills his desires.
• Reciting Surah ash-Shams is benifical during the second rakat of namaz and, according to some sources, during the first rakat of the Eid al-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha prayers as well.
• It is also suggestion to conduct a two-Rakat prayer and recite Sura al-Shams five times after Surah al-Fatiha on the day of Dahw al-Ard, which is Dhu al-Qi’da 25th.
• Reciting Surat Shams makes you stronger, braver, and more well-liked by others. (Quranic Fawaid)
• According to Ashraf Ali Thanvi, reciting Surah Ash-Shams in the patient’s ear may greatly help prevent epilepsy.
• Surah Ash-Shams recitation 41 times, blown over water, and given to a person. Then that person who has a bad demeanor will give up these evil habits and attain piety in His nature.
• In fact, this brief surah reaffirms one of the most crucial lessons regarding the course of human existence.

People of Thamud

In the northern parts of the Arabian Peninsula, there lived a tribe known as the Thamud, who were expert builders of beautiful stone homes. Their presence has been proven by archeological discoveries. According to some exegetes, such as Allamah Tabataba’ie, verse 80 of Surah Hijr alludes to the people of Thamud, who rejected the arrival of every apostle who would have advised them to do the right thing.

The Quran refers to the Thamudites as polytheists, to whom Prophet Salih (AS) was sent as a messenger and counselor. They asked God for a miracle, and he granted it to them in the form of a she-camel, whom they were ordered to revere and grant access to their water source once every other day. The day the female camel drank from the water, she gave the tribe’s members an abundance of milk. In spite of all these blessings, they killed her.