“There is no compulsion in religion.” Qur'an 2:256
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Day 10 of 30 · Why are we here?

The soul

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Seven oaths by the sun, moon, day, night, sky, earth and the soul lead to one point: every soul is given an inner sense of right and wrong. Success belongs to the one who purifies it; loss to the one who buries it.

Ash-Shams 91:1–10

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وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

91:1I swear by the sun and his broad light,

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

91:2and by the moon when she follows him,

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

91:3and by the day when it shows his brightness,

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

91:4and by the night when it envelops him,

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

91:5and by the sky, and the One who built it,

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

91:6and by the earth, and the One who spread it,

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

91:7and by the soul, and the One who made it well,

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

91:8then inspired it with its (instincts of) evil and piety,

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

91:9success is really attained by him who purifies it,

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

91:10and failure is really suffered by him who pollutes it.

English translation: Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, The Meanings of the Noble Qur'an, via Quran.com. Arabic: Uthmani script.

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