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'''Sura al-Shams''' (Arabic: {{ia|الشَمس سورة}}) is ninety first [[sura]] of the Qur'an. It is a [[Makki sura]] located in juz' thirty. It is called al-Shams (the sun) because it begins with an [[oath]] to "Shams". It is mentioned that the [[Prophet (s)]] used to order his [[companions]] to recite this sura. The main content of this sura are relevant to ethical issues as well as the story of the [[Prophet Salih (a)]] and the story of his [[She-Camel of Salih (a)|She-Camel]] and the [[people of Thamud]]. | '''Sura al-Shams''' (Arabic: {{ia|الشَمس سورة}}) is ninety first [[sura]] of the Qur'an. It is a [[Makki sura]] located in juz' thirty. It is called al-Shams (the sun) because it begins with an [[oath]] to "Shams". It is mentioned that the [[Prophet (s)]] used to order his [[companions]] to recite this sura. | ||
The main content of this sura are relevant to ethical issues as well as the story of the [[Prophet Salih (a)]] and the story of his [[She-Camel of Salih (a)|She-Camel]] and the [[people of Thamud]]. | |||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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{{Content of Sura al-Shams}} | {{Content of Sura al-Shams}} | ||
[[File:بخشی از سوره شمس به خط ریحان.jpg|thumbnail|Beginning verses of Sura al-Shams written in Riyhan font by 'Ala' al-Din Tabrizi, dating back to 978/1570-71 in Astan-i Quds-i Radawi library.|250px]] | |||
==A Sura with Eleven Oaths== | ==A Sura with Eleven Oaths== | ||
In the commentaries of Sura al-Shams, it has been said that the number of consecutive oaths at the beginning of this sura which are eleven oaths, is the highest number of oath in the suras of Qur'an and clearly shows that an important message is to be mentioned, a message as great as the skies, the earth, the sun, and the moon. | In the commentaries of Sura al-Shams, it has been said that the number of consecutive oaths at the beginning of this sura which are eleven oaths, is the highest number of oath in the suras of Qur'an and clearly shows that an important message is to be mentioned, a message as great as the skies, the earth, the sun, and the moon. | ||
About the oaths in the Qur'an, it has been said that these oaths are generally for two reasons: firstly, to show the importance of the message for which the oaths are made (such as "purification of soul" in the present sura); and secondly, to show the importance of the things upon which, the oaths are made (such as the sun and the moon in this sura.)<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 27, p. 38-39.</ref> | About the oaths in the Qur'an, it has been said that these oaths are generally for two reasons: firstly, to show the importance of the message for which the oaths are made (such as "purification of soul" in the present sura); and secondly, to show the importance of the things upon which, the oaths are made (such as the sun and the moon in this sura.)<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 27, p. 38-39.</ref> | ||
==Merits and Benefits== | ==Merits and Benefits== | ||
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Moreover, it is narrated from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] that he said, "Everyone who recites Sura al-Shams, all his body parts will witness in favor of him on the [[Day of Judgment]] and God will say that I would accept your witnesses for my servant and would [[reward]] him; Accompany him to [[Heaven]] till select anything he want and all the blessing of heaven would be tasty for him."<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Thawāb al-aʿmāl'', p. 123.</ref> | Moreover, it is narrated from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] that he said, "Everyone who recites Sura al-Shams, all his body parts will witness in favor of him on the [[Day of Judgment]] and God will say that I would accept your witnesses for my servant and would [[reward]] him; Accompany him to [[Heaven]] till select anything he want and all the blessing of heaven would be tasty for him."<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Thawāb al-aʿmāl'', p. 123.</ref> | ||
===Recitation in Prayers=== | ====Recitation in Prayers==== | ||
Recitation of the Sura al-Shams is [[recommended]] in the second [[rak'a]] of prayer, and according to some sources, in the first rak'a of the [[Eid prayer|Eid al-Fitr prayer]] and [[Eid al-Adha]].<ref>Najafī, ''Jawāhir al-kalām'', vol. 11, p. 358.</ref> It is also recommended to perform a two rak'a prayer on the day of [[Dahw al-Ard]] (Dhu al-Qi'da 25th), and to recite Sura al-Shams five times in every rak'a, after the [[Sura al-Fatiha]] (Qur'an 1).<ref>Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī, ''Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa'', vol. 8, p. 182.</ref>{{fulltext}} | Recitation of the Sura al-Shams is [[recommended]] in the second [[rak'a]] of prayer, and according to some sources, in the first rak'a of the [[Eid prayer|Eid al-Fitr prayer]] and [[Eid al-Adha]].<ref>Najafī, ''Jawāhir al-kalām'', vol. 11, p. 358.</ref> It is also recommended to perform a two rak'a prayer on the day of [[Dahw al-Ard]] (Dhu al-Qi'da 25th), and to recite Sura al-Shams five times in every rak'a, after the [[Sura al-Fatiha]] (Qur'an 1).<ref>Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī, ''Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa'', vol. 8, p. 182.</ref>{{fulltext}} | ||