The Quran - Assignment



The Quran - Assignment

Introduction

Quran is the greatest blessing that the ALLAH has bestowed the human kind with. The importance of Quran-al-Furqan cannot be described or comprehended (Murad, n.d.). Quran is the only way to live a successful life that a frail human is blessed with. It is the only way to know about your lord and not only knowing HIM, but surely Quran makes your nearer and closer to ALLAH. The Quran-e-Kareem itself is a healing (shifa) for the all the man kind (Murad, n.d.). It is the only text existing on the earth that can not be altered as the responsibility to protect it from alteration is sought by ALLAH (S.W.T.) Himself.

Surah An-Nas

The selected surah An-nas is the last surah of the Holy Quran. Surah An-Nas is a very concise six-verse surah. The number of the surah in the chronological order of the Holy Quran is 114. It is a Meccan Surah as it was revealed in Mecca. The Meccan Surah are usually concise than what the other type i.e. Medinian suras are.

Arabic Text of Surah An-Nas

Surah An-Nas, Chapter 114, The Holy Book of Quran.

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Theme of the Surah

The surah starts with the notion that ALLAH(S.W.T.) is the Lord of all mankind. The word Nas is an Arabic for “Mankind”. The surah later on teaches the reader and believer to seek refuge in ALLAH from the Satan and other creatures that have lead themselves towards the path of evil i.e. evil jinn and evil people. The surah is an appeal or an invocation to seek refuge from every evil deed, either voluntarily or involuntarily. The surah is similar to the other surah named as Surah Al-Falaq, whereby that surah contains the invocation too.

Kind of Language used in Surah

The Surah intends to convey the message regarding refraining themselves from the whispers of the Satan and evil jinn and evil mankind. The kind of language used in the Surah is therefore didactic because ALLAH (S.W.T.) wants HIS believers and all mankind to learn about who is the real LORD of the whole mankind and one should seek refuge in HIM. The didactic approach is an approach when one is intending to instruct something. ALLAH (S.W.T.) therefore, instructs mankind about their LORD, KING or the real GOD and advices them to seek refuge in HIM from the evil prevailing around you because HE is the only true helper.

Audience

The whole Quran is intended to address the whole mankind and therefore, the last surah endorses the same. Surah An-Nas addresses the whole mankind in this universe. The non-believers and distracters, distracting the believers have been quoted as evil men, and evil jinn are the one that do evil, in the Surah An-Nas. Jinn is an Arabic for hidden creature. The whole mankind is advised and invocated in the Surah.

Asbab Al-Nuzul - Circumstances of Revelation

As per the witnesses given by the Hazrat Hasan Basri, Jabir bin Zaid, Ikrimah and Ata, the surah tends to be Meccan rather Medini ...