Tafseer Surat Al-Nas

Surat Al-Nas, is one of the shortest Surat in the Holy Quran, when we start to memorize Quran, we are advised to start with part of ama which includes Surat Al-Nas. Although Surat Al-Nas is a small Surah, it contains a lot of meanings and we are going to talk extensively about them through this article.

Numerical Mericales in Surat Al-Nas:

When we reflect on Surat Al-Nas, we will find some amazing digital facts, lets go through it; It is all about the number “7”, remember that during Haj we throw the devil seven times and each time we through seven stones, so the total stones are 7×7= 49. Lets go back to Surat Al-Nas, when we counter how many times each letter is repeated, we will find that the letters of the Arabic word “Al-Nas” which means people, is the most repetitive letters, and they are repeated as following; The letter “Alif” 18 times, The letter “lam” 12 times, The letter “noon” 9 times, The letter “sin” 10 times. The total of these repetitions is 49!!!! Now that means that we throw the devil with 49 stones, and we seek refuge of Allah from the devil by Surat Al-Nas too, and that is the virtue of Surat Al-Nas, it protects us from the devil, and reciting it harms the devil and cause it to flee. In Surat Al-Fatiha. the total of the number of repetition of the letters of the word Allah is 49! The total of the words of the first Surat in Quran and the last Surah in Quran; (Al-Nas and Al-Fatiha) is 49!! Glory be to God

General information about Surat Al-Nas:

Surat Al-Nas is a Surah Makiya, and it was revealed after Surat Al-Falaq, and both of them; Surat Al-Nas and Surat Al-Falaq are called “Al-Moaozatin” and it is an Arabic word that derived from the Arabic verb “Yasta’iz” which means in English “I seek refuge” which is the first word in Surat Al-Nas, same as Surat Al-Falaq, that is why these two Surats are called so . Surat Al-Nas contains 6 verses, and it is the last Surah in The arrangement of the part of ama and in the Holy Quran.

Why did Allah the Almighty revealed Surat Al-Nas?

Briefly, prophet Muhammad –peace and blessing be upon him- was bewitched by some Jews, and he fell ill after that and his hair was scattered, he was imagining doing things that he was not doing in fact, and he remained like that for six months, then Allah the Almighty revealed “Al-Moaozatin”; Surat Al-Nas and Surat al-Falaq, and prophet Muhammad was healed by them.

Verses of Surat Al-Nas and their explanation:

(In the name of Allah the merciful the compassionate) (Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of people); It means that we ask Allah the Almighty to protect us, Allah is the Lord of all creatures; people, angles, jinni, and all the creatures in the heavens and in the earth. (King of people); it means that Allah is the king who has the highest authority over all mankind. (The God of people); meaning that Allah is the deity worshiped by all mankind. (From the mischief of the whisperer, the defeated); meaning the devil is the whisperer who whispers to people of bad ideas and thoughts, and is the defeated who disappears and scrams if Allah the Almighty is mentioned. (Who is whispering in people’s chests); the devil is whispering in the hearts of people. (From jinn and people); because the whisperer is not only from Jinni, but they may also be from people, as some people can disseminate bad thoughts to others and beautify these ideas for them.

The virtue of Surat Al-Nas:

One of its virtues is that it considered an incantation, that bears between its lines cure and healing for people and it protects against illness, bewitch, and the devil, as prophet Muhammad -peace and blessings be upon him- used to recite Surat Al-Nas and Surat Al-Falaq and blow in his balms then wipe his decent body with his hands. And it is advised to recite Al-Moaozatin three times every day and night to be protected from human demons and jinni.