Surah 114 (Surah Naas)

Question 1

What is the main theme?

Answer 1

• Surah Naas describes the theme of God’s relationship with the created world. This Surah describes three Attributes of God, the All-Mighty. He gives sustenance to mankind as master (Rabb), He is Sovereign as king (Malik) and He is Worthy of all worship as true God (Ilah).
• God instructs us to seek divine protection against all evils and harms. He is a protector from invisible beings (jinn) and humankind. Since God is the most powerful, Only He can help in times of need, in this case from (jinn) and humans. We must seek help only from Him.
• Allah created everything so controls everything, even mischief makers. It warns Muslims against secret whispers of evil by Satan within their hearts, who whispers evil/bad ideas to humans, and then disappears and leaves them on their own.
• The Quran says, “If suggestion from Satan assails your mind, seek refuge with Allah.”

Question 2

What’s the importance of this surah?

Answer 2

• God is the King so it is Him who people should seek refuge with and should not look to others for refuge as it
  leads to Shirk.
• Through these verses, Muslims get to know the kind of evils/mischief they have to be wary of, for example, invisible beings (jinn), humans, or internal whisperings such as jealousy.
• This means they should be aware of what is happening to them so they can recognize the signs of mischief. Praying and doing good deeds strengthens reliance on God.
• Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used these 2 Surahs (Falaq and Naas) as a means of shielding from Jinns and to ward off the attacks and effects of evil eye or black magic. Hence, a Muslim should get into the habit of reciting this chapter every day.
• It creates trust in God’s control, authority, and protection as well as awe for God’s immense powers. Reciting this sura, along with the others (quls) is a source of protection.