شَمْس
Noun · 33 timesMeaning: the sun
Forms in the Quran
- ٱلشَّمْسَ ×20
- وَٱلشَّمْسَ ×9
- لِلشَّمْسِ ×2
- بِٱلشَّمْسِ ×1
- شَمْسًا ×1
شَمْس
شمس in the Quran
Meaning: the sun
شمس occurs 33 times in 32 verses across 28 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
- Occurrences
- 33
- Verses
- 32
- Surahs
- 28
- Root
- ش م س
Its root in the classical dictionaries
الشمس يقال للقرصة، وللضوء المنتشر عنها، وتجمع على شموس. قال تعالى: والشمس تجري لمستقر لها [يس/ 38] ، وقال:
قوله تعالى: ﴿والشمس تجري﴾ [يس: 38] الشمس هو هذا الكوكب النهاري المضيء. ومن قال إنه يذكر ويؤنث بدليل قوله: ﴿هذا ربي﴾ [الأنعام: 78] فقد وهم لأن التذكير إنما جاز مراعاة لقوله ﴿كوكبا﴾ [الأنعام: 76] لا لتأنيث لفظه. والشمس تطلق على القرص نفسه وعلى الضوء المنتشر عنه مجازا. وشمس يومنا، وأشمس: صار ذا شمس. وشمست الدابة تشمس…
Verses with شمس
Verses 1–20 of 32
- Each word opens its meaning.
Hast thou not Turned thy vision to one Who disputed with Abraham About his Lord, because God had granted him Power? Abraham said: "My Lord is He Who Giveth life and death." He said: "I give life and death." Said Abraham: "But it is God That causeth the sun To rise from the East: Do thou then cause him To rise from the West." Thus was he confounded Who (in arrogance) rejected Faith. Nor doth God Give guidance To a people unjust.
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:258 - Each word opens its meaning.
When he saw the sun Rising in splendour, He said: "This is my Lord; This is the greatest (of all)." But when the sun set, He said: "O my people! I am indeed free From your (guilt) Of giving partners to God.
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:78 - Each word opens its meaning.
He it is that cleaveth The day-break (from the dark): He makes the night For rest and tranquillity, And the sun and moon For the reckoning (of time): Such is the judgment And ordering of (Him), The Exalted in Power, The Omniscient.
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:96 - Each word opens its meaning.
Your Guardian-Lord Is God, Who created The heavens and the earth In six Days, and is firmly Established on the Throne (Of authority): He draweth The night as a veil O'er the day, each seeking The other in rapid succession: He created the sun, The moon, and the stars, (All) governed by laws Under His Command. Is it not His to create And to govern? Blessed Be God, the Cherisher And Sustainer of the Worlds!
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:54 - Each word opens its meaning.
It is He who made the sun To be a shining glory And the moon to be a light (Of beauty), and measured out Stages for her; that ye might Know the number of years And the count (of time). Nowise did God create this But in truth and righteousness. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs In detail, for those who understand.
Surah Yunus, verse 10:5 - Each word opens its meaning.
Behold, Joseph said To his father: "O my father! I did see eleven stars And the sun and the moon: I saw them prostrate themselves To me!"
Surah Yusuf, verse 12:4 - Each word opens its meaning.
God is He Who raised The heavens without any pillars That ye can see; is firmly Established on the Throne (of Authority); He has subjected the sun And the moon (to his Law)! Each one runs (its course) For a term appointed. He doth regulate all affairs, Explaining the Signs in detail, That ye may believe with certainty In the meeting with your Lord.
Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:2 - Each word opens its meaning.
And He hath made subject To you the sun and the moon, Both diligently pursuing Their courses; and the Night And the Day hath He (also) Made subject to you.
Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:33 - Each word opens its meaning.
He has made subject to you The Night and the Day; The Sun and the Moon; And the Stars are in subjection By His Command: verily In this are Signs For men who are wise.
Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:12 - Each word opens its meaning.
Establish regular prayers— At the sun's decline Till the darkness of the night, And the morning prayer And reading: for the prayer And reading in the morning Carry their testimony.
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:78 - Each word opens its meaning.
Thou wouldst have seen The sun, when it rose, Declining to the right From their Cave, and when It set, turning away From them to the left, While they lay in the open Space in the midst Of the Cave. Such are Among the Signs of God: He whom God guides Is rightly guided; but he Whom God leaves to stray,— For him wilt thou find No protector to lead him To the Right Way.
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:17 - Each word opens its meaning.
Until, when he reached The setting of the sun, He found it set In a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "O Ẓul-qarnain! (Thou hast authority,) either To punish them, or To treat them with kindness."
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:86 - Each word opens its meaning.
Until, when he came To the rising of the sun, He found it rising On a people for whom We had provided No covering protection Against the sun.
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:90 - Each word opens its meaning.
Therefore be patient with what They say, and celebrate (constantly) The praises of thy Lord, Before the rising of the sun, And before its setting; Yea, celebrate them For part of the hours Of the night, and at the sides Of the day: that thou Mayest have (spiritual) joy.
Surah Taha, verse 20:130 - Each word opens its meaning.
It is He Who created The Night and the Day, And the sun and the moon: All (the celestial bodies) Swim along, each in its Rounded course.
Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:33 - Each word opens its meaning.
Seest thou not that To God bow down in worship All things that are In the heavens and on earth,— The sun, the moon, the stars; The hills, the trees, the animals; And a great number among Mankind? But a great number Are (also) such as are Fit for Punishment: and such As God shall disgrace, None can raise to honour: For God carries out All that He wills.
Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:18 - Each word opens its meaning.
Hast thou not turned Thy vision to thy Lord?— How He doth prolong The Shadow! If He willed, He could make it stationary! Then do We make The sun its guide;
Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:45 - Each word opens its meaning.
"I found her and her people Worshipping the sun besides God: Satan has made their deeds Seem pleasing in their eyes, And has kept them away From the Path,—so They receive no guidance,—
Surah An-Naml, verse 27:24 - Each word opens its meaning.
If indeed thou ask them Who has created the heavens And the earth and subjected The sun and the moon (To His Law), they will Certainly reply, "God". How are they then deluded Away (from the truth)?
Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:61 - Each word opens its meaning.
Seest thou not that God merges Night into Day And He merges Day into Night; That He has subjected the sun, And the moon (to His Law), Each running its course For a term appointed; and That God is well acquainted With all that ye do?
Surah Luqman, verse 31:29