Surah Ash-Shams · Ayah 1·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

By the sun and its brightness

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 2 roots in 2 of 2 words

Rarest here: ض-ح-و — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

2 words · 12 letters · āyah 1 of 15

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 74:33 · Al-Muddaththirvery close

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ

    And [by] the night when it departs

  • Quran 75:8 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ

    And the moon darkens

  • Quran 55:6 · Ar-Rahmaanclose

    وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

    And the stars and trees prostrate.

  • Quran 75:9 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ

    And the sun and the moon are joined,

  • Quran 71:16 · Noohclose

    وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا

    And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?

  • Quran 14:33 · Ibrahimclose

    وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ دَآئِبَيْنِ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ

    And He subjected for you the sun and the moon, continuous [in orbit], and subjected for you the night and the day.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 91:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 91:1 include Quran 74:33 (Surah Al-Muddaththir), Quran 75:8 (Surah Al-Qiyaama), Quran 55:6 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan), and Quran 75:9 (Surah Al-Qiyaama). For example, 74:33 reads: “And [by] the night when it departs” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 91:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 91:1 (Surah Ash-Shams, The Sun) reads: “By the sun and its brightness”

Which surah is verse 91:1 in?

Quran 91:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun), chapter 91 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 15 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 91:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 91:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.