Why Was Surah Shams Revealed? Surah Shams ( Arabic: سورة الشمس ) written Surah al shams are one of the surahs in the Holy Quran as it is the 91st of the Quran and it consists of 15 verses. A lot of Muslims search about why was surah shams revealed, the Tafseer of surah shams, and the sermon that the surah carries. There is no specific reason forthe revelation of surah Al-Shams, as there is nothing in the books of interpretation to indicate the existence of a reason for its revelation, such as the book Asbab al-Nuzul by al-Wahidi, and the book Lubbab al-Nuqul fi Asbab al-Nuzul by Imam al-Suyuti, but it was revealed to complete the final chapters of Surat Al-Balad and to clarify the fate of the infidels whom Allah mentioned at the end of Surah Al-Balad and the punishment they received in this world, which is their destruction.