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Al-Nas
114th and final chapter of the Qur'an / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
سُورَةُ النَّاسِ An-Nas The Mankind | |
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Classification | Meccan |
Other names | The People |
Position | Juzʼ 30 |
Hizb no. | 60 |
No. of Rukus | 1 |
No. of verses | 6 |
No. of Sajdahs | 0 |
No. of words | 20 |
No. of letters | 80 |
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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.