An-Nas

Surat an-Nas (Arabic: ???? ????? ) (Mankind) is the 114th and last sura of the Qur'an. It is a brief 6-verse invocation, asking God for protection from Satan. It is a Makkan sura.

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Sura - Arabic - 114 - Qur'an - 6 - Verse - Satan - Makkan sura

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It and Surat al-Falaq are together termed the mu'awwidhatayn; dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair. There is a sunna tradition of reading it over the sick or before sleeping.

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Sura - Al-Falaq - Mu'awwidhatayn - Sunna

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Its text, in Pickthall's translation, is as follows:

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In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. {{Wikisourcerename|Qur%27an_%28English_translation%29#An-Nas - Mankind|Qur'an - An Nas (English)}}

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• 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.