An-Naas (Mankind) Flashcards
Sammenhæng mellem Falaq og Naas
1 - In surah Falaq, Allah protects us from harms outside evils.
In surah an-Naas – Allah protects us from evils which affect us inside ourselves. I.e. Whisperings which harm us inside, and might weaken our Emaan (Belief) due to doubts, or the whisperings enticing us towards evil.
2 – In surah Falaq, there were evils which were harmful to us, but outside of our control. The one who did them evils against us (i.e. magic, envy etc.) would be sinful.
In this surah an-Naas, there are evils which are whispered to us. If we act upon them whisperings – which calling to evil actions – we will be the ones who are sinful.
So this is more of a desperate situation for our Emaan (beliefs), this is the greater Danger.
3 – Surah Falaq: mentioned we would get harms in our Worldly Matters.
Surah an-Naas: mentions harms we would get in our Religious matters.
So we ask Allah’s protection alot more in this surah (an-Naas) – with alot more of His Names, in comparison to surah Falaq when Rabb is mentioned only once.
This shows there is more desperation for our religion in this surah.
Meningen med at starte med Qul
Qul: In the context of this surah; Making this announcement out aloud, is done for many reasons. It removes;
- Your ego and self pride.
- Your false sense of ‘I don’t need protection’
Having a self sense of protection is a form of shirk.
Because Allah says;
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ . أَنرَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
No! Surely the human rebels, he sees himself as self sufficient (‘Alaq 96: 6-7)
So Allah is telling us to declare our need to Him openly.
Hvorfor Naas?
Because people are the ones who need protection in this surah from shaytan. It is like they are saying I seek refuge against evil from the One who has power over all the people’s matters.
Forskellen på Rabb og Maalik
Ownership is only one of the meanings of Rabb, whereas Maalik exclusively means Owner.
Rabb signifies one main attribute of Being Master and therefore necessitating slavery.
(it also signifies other Attributes like;
- al Mun’im [giver of favours], He is the Owner and gives us everything as a gift.
- al Qayyim [powerful], the One ensuring the existence of the subject
Hvorfor går Naas igen, mens der nævnes Rabb, Maalik og Illaah?
1 – People are in need of a Provider and Carer [Rabb]
A slave goes to the Master when he is in need.
An employee turns to their boss.
2 – But if the problem is not solved, the people go to someone who has greater authority;
The King (Malik). The government.
3 – If the king cannot answer your request, you have none of creation who can help you – so people pray to God (Illaah).
Anden mening med Qul i kontekst af waswasah
Pharoah declared himself to be Rabb (Master),Malik (King) and Illaah (god). And this is what Dajjal will claim to do too in gradual steps as his power grows.
The biggest fault of shaytan is arrogance. And this is what he wants to instill within us through his waswasa. And this is how Pharoah was led astray by him.
Today we are living in times where people claim to be their own Master, king, and their own god who makes the rules of haraam/halaal for them:
أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِاتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ
Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire.
And this is why Allah says Qul (say) a’oodhu bi Rabb.. (Say! I humble myself in seeking protection with my Master [who I am enslaved to]).
مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ
From the evil whisperer as he steps back
Sharaara – a spark of flame that jumps out of fire and can harm you.
Sharr – An evil which can cause you harm.
Waswasah implies whispering done once, then it pauses, and the whispering returns back again.
al Khannaas – one who retreats/steps back continuously.
Sa’eed bin Jubayr from Ibn Abbas who said;
Shaytan plants himself right above the heart of the human being, so when he becomes forgetful and careless – shaytan enters into his heart.
But when he remembers Allah – he leaves / retreats back / steps back (khan-nasa).
Hvem er al-Waswaasi?
It is almost Ijma’/consensus that this is referring to Iblees/shaytan because Al is placed before waswaas. This makes it in the definitive/specific to one character, and that character is Iblees.
Hvad er betydningen når Yuwaswisu bruges?
Waswasa – a noun in infinitive form – The one who always whispers.
Yuwaswisu – verb form – When he whispers.
The present-future tense (Muddaari’) form shows that he is doing it and will continue to do it in the future.
So there will never be a time except - you will always have to humbly seek refuge in Allah.
Hvorfor whispering i brystet og ikke hjertet?
Whispering in the chests is different to whispering in the heart.
Imagine this to Understand what is Meant;
The heart is like a castle, and around the castle is a field.
Shaytan is in the field – surrounding the castle – trying to find a way inside. But the heart/castle is locked.
The only way he can enter is if you open the heart/castle for him. If you humbly enter into Allah’s refuge (a’oodhu billah) – he will step back away from the castle, waiting again for another opportunity.
But if you let him in – he will cause you to distance from Allah.
It is a mercy from Allah that Allah did not say that he whispers into our Qalb (heart), but in our Sudoor (chests) instead.
Hvorfor nævnes Jinn først i مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ (From the jinn and of mankind.)?
In this surah – Jinn are mentioned first because;
1 – the Jinn have the primary role in the Waswasa (whisperings).
2- This job of Waswasa originally began from the Jinn and if people do acts waswasa [whispering evil to others], they are most likely imitating a Jinn devil/shaytaan.
Iblees can transfer his Waswasa to you through Jinn and humans.
He especially uses non Muslims.
Sammenhæng mellem surah al-Naas og al-Fatihah
In surah al Fatiha – we ask Allah for isti’aanah (help/guidance), we are asking Allah to help us in guidance.
In this surah an-Naas we ask Allah for isti’aadhah(protection). We are asking Allah to protect us from the one who is trying to prevent us from Allah’s guidance.
En række andre: Allahs 3 navne gentages i begge, to dele, to negative påvirkninger (mennesker og jinn jøderne og de kristne)
