This chapter was revealed during the Meccan period. It is one of the two al-Mu’awwidhatan (المعوذتان), which some translate as ‘the verses of refuge’, in the Qur’an. The other one being Surah al-Falaq. In this chapter, there is mention of seeking protection and refuge in the Lord from the evil of the greatest enemy: Iblees and his devilish helpers from among the mankind and jinn.
Allah finished His book with the verses of refuge and began it with Surah Al-Fatiha in order to gather the good between the beginning and end. This is a beautiful combination because the slave seeks help from Allah in the beginning of any affair and resorts back to Him at the end of it. Thus, Allah begins the Qur’an by speaking about seeking His aid in Surah Al-Fatiha and finishes His book by speaking about resorting back to Him in Surah Al-Naas.
Surah An Nas (Mankind)
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