Sura An-Nās
(Arabic: ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ , Sūrat An-Nās, "Mankind")
It is the 114th and last sura , or chapter, of the Qur'an , the Muslim holy book.
It is a short six-verse invocation , asking Allah for protection from the Satan. There is a Sunnah (something that Prophet Muhammad pbuh used to do) tradition of reading this Sura over the sick or before sleeping.
Name
It takes its name from the word “people” or “mankind” (al-nās) which recurs throughout the Surah. Together with Sura Al-Falaq it is also known as Al-Mu'awwidhatayn dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair.
Timing and Contextual
Background of revelation (Asbab an nuzul)
It is a Makkan sura . Which means, revealed in Makkah, instead of Medina.
Theme and Subject Matter
The surah opens with the mention of God as the Lord of mankind and teaches one to seek refuge in Him from the whisperings of Satan and those of evil jinn and people. This is another surah commonly used as an invocation against evil paired with surah Falaq.
" ﺑِﺴﻢِ ﺍﻟﻠّٰﮧِ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺣﻤٰﻦِ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺣِﯿﻢِ
ﻗُﻞ ﺃَﻋُﻮﺫُ ﺑِﺮَﺏِّ ﭐﻟﻨَّﺎﺱِ
ﻣَﻠِﻚِ ﭐﻟﻨَّﺎﺱِ
ﺇِﻟَـٰﻪِ ﭐﻟﻨَّﺎﺱِ
ﻣِﻦ ﺷَﺮِّ ﭐﻟﻮَﺳﻮَﺍﺱِ ﭐﻟﺨَﻨَّﺎﺱِ
ﭐﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻳُﻮَﺳۡﻮِﺱُ ﻓِﻰ ﺻُﺪُﻭﺭِ ﭐﻟﻨَّﺎﺱِ
ﻣِﻦَ ﭐﻟﺠِﻨَّﺔِ ﻭَﭐﻟﻨَّﺎﺱِ "
Transliteration
"
Bismillāhir-Rahmāan nir-Raheem
Qul aoūḏzu bi-Rabbin-nās
Malikin-nās
Ilāhin-nās
Min sharril-waswāsil-ḫkhannās
Allazī yuwaswisu fee ṣudūrin-nās
Minal-ǧjinnati one-nās "
Translation
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. Say: 'I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind,
2. 'The King of mankind,
3. 'The God of mankind,
4. 'From the evil of the whisperer,
5. 'Who whispers in the breasts of mankind.
6. 'Of jinn and men.'
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of An-Nas,
2.
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ
The King of An-Nas,
3.
إِلَهِ النَّاسِ
The God of An-Nas,
4.
مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ
From the evil of the whisperer who withdraws.
5.
الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ
Who whispers in the breasts of An-Nas.
6.
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
Of Jinn and An-Nas.
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