Surah Ash-Shams · Ayah 8·Makkī

8

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Translation

Saheeh International

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

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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 · 3 roots in 3 of 3 words

Rarest here: ل-ه-م — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī5
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Qalqalah1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 20 letters · āyah 8 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 80:3 · Abasaclose

    وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

    But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

  • Quran 82:6 · Al-Infitaarclose

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

    O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous,

  • Quran 25:1 · Al-Furqaanclose

    تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ نَذِيرًا

    Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner -

  • Quran 80:17 · Abasaclose

    قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

    Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

  • Quran 20:75 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَمَن يَأْتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنًا قَدْ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلْعُلَىٰ

    But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:

  • Quran 47:14 · Muhammadclose

    أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ كَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُم

    So is he who is on clear evidence from his Lord like him to whom the evil of his work has been made attractive and they follow their [own] desires?

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Saad 38:282 shared roots

    أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 91:8?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 91:8 include Quran 80:3 (Surah Abasa), Quran 82:6 (Surah Al-Infitaar), Quran 25:1 (Surah Al-Furqaan), and Quran 80:17 (Surah Abasa). For example, 80:3 reads: “But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified” 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 91:8 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 91:8 (Surah Ash-Shams, The Sun) reads: “And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,”

Which surah is verse 91:8 in?

Quran 91:8 is āyah 8 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 91:8?

Tartīl presents Quran 91:8 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.