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Surat an-Nas ( Mankind ) is the 114th and last sura of the Qur'an .1It is a brief 6 -verse invocation, asking God for protection from Satan .2It is a Makkan sura .3It and Surat al-Falaq are together termed the mu'awwidhatayn ; dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair.4There is a sunna tradition of reading it over the sick or before sleeping. Its text, in Pickthall 's translation, is as follows: In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, The King of mankind, The God of mankind, From the evil of the sneaking whisperer, Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind, Of the jinn and of mankind. English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Qur'an - An Nas (English)5
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An-Nas ( ), or Mankind, 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 . It is a Makkan sura . Together with sura Al-Falaq it is also known as Al-Mu'awwidhatayn ; dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair.There is a Sunnah tradition of reading this Sura over the sick or before sleeping.
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Al-Nās ( , "Mankind") is the 114th and last chapter ( sūrah ) of the Qur'an .It is a short six- verse invocation , asking God for protection from the Devil ( Iblis ).The chapter takes its name from the word "people" or "mankind" ( al-nās ), which recurs throughout the chapter.Together with the preceding chapter, Al-Falaq ("Daybreak"), they are known as "the Refuges" ( Al-Mu'awwidhatayn ); dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair.Regarding the timing and contextual background of the supposed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, instead of later in Medina.There is a Sunnah tradition of reading this chapter for the sick or before sleeping.
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114th and final chapter of the Qur'an Closing pages from a Mamluk Qur'an with chapter 113 and 114 in muhaqqaq script.Chester Beatty Library Al-Nās or Mankind ( ) is the 114th and last chapter ( sūrah ) of the Qur'an .It is a short six- verse invocation . Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, The Sovereign of mankind. The God of mankind, From the evil of the retreating whisperer – Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind – From among the jinn and mankind." The chapter takes its name from the word "men", "people" or "mankind" ( al-nās ), which recurs throughout the chapter. This and the preceding chapter, Al-Falaq ("Daybreak"), are known as "the Refuges" ( Al-Mu'awwidhatayn ): dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which indicates a revelation in Mecca rather than Medina.Early Muslims were persecuted in Mecca where Muhammed was not a leader, and not persecuted in Medina, where he was a protected leader. There is a Sunnah tradition of reading this chapter for the sick or before sleeping. Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters Sahih International translation: Quran 114
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114th and final chapter of the Qur'an Closing pages from a Mamluk Qur'an with chapter 113 and 114 in muhaqqaq script. Chester Beatty Library Al-Nas or Mankind ( Arabic : ٱلنَّاس , romanized : an-nās ) is the 114th and last chapter ( sūrah ) of the Qur'an . It is a short six- verse invocation . The chapter takes its name from the word "people" or "mankind" ( al-nas ), which recurs throughout the chapter.This and the preceding chapter, Al-Falaq ("Daybreak"), are known Al-Mu'awwidhatayn ("the Refuges"): dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which indicates a revelation in Mecca rather than Medina. Early Muslims were persecuted in Mecca where Muhammed was not a leader, and not persecuted in Medina, where he was a protected leader. There is a Sunnah tradition of reading this chapter for the sick or before sleeping.
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the 114th and last sura of the qur'an
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the 114th and last chapter
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