Al-Nas

Sura 114 of the Quran
سُورَةُ النَّاسِ‎ ; An-Nas; The Mankind
Arabic text; ; English translation;
Classification	Meccan
Other names	The People
Position	Juzʼ 30
Hizb no.	60
No. of Rukus	1
No. of verses	6
No. of Sajdahs	0
No. of words	20
No. of letters	80
	← Al-Falaq

Al-Nas or Mankind (Arabic: ٱلنَّاس, romanized: an-nās) is the 114th and last chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an. It is a short six-verse invocation.

The chapter takes its name from the word "people" or "mankind" (al-nas), which recurs throughout the chapter. This and the preceding chapter, Al-Falaq ("Daybreak"), are known as "the Refuges" (Al-Mu'awwidhatayn): dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair.

Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier "Meccan surah", which indicates a revelation in Mecca rather than Medina. Early Muslims were persecuted in Mecca where Muhammed was not a leader, and not persecuted in Medina, where he was a protected leader.

There is a Sunnah tradition of reading this chapter for the sick or before sleeping.

سُورَةُ النَّاسِ‎ An-Nas The Mankind
Arabic text Audio file^ⓘ English translation
Classification	Meccan
Other names	The People
Position	Juzʼ 30
Hizb no.	60
No. of Rukus	1
No. of verses	6
No. of Sajdahs	0
No. of words	20
No. of letters	80
← Al-Falaq