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The higher the standard of his knowledge and degree of his social position, the more intense the temptations of the Satans will be until they divert him from the straight way and send him astray. This Surah commands the holy Prophet (S), as a leader and as an example, to seek refuge with Allah from the evil of any temptations. The content of this Surah corresponds with the previous one, Surah Falaq. The subject is supplementary to that of the previous Surah.

In both of them, Man is asked to take refuge with Allah by using His name /rabb/, 'the Lord', with a difference that in Surah Falaq various kinds of external evil are mentioned, but in this Surah the evil of internal, hidden tempters is emphasized. Opinions are divided as to whether this Surah is Meccan or Medinan, but the tone of the statements is more agreeable with other Meccan Suras.

Regarding the fact that this Surah and Surah Falaq, according to the Islamic narrations, have been revealed together, and in many commentators' opinions Surah Falaq is Meccan, this Surah can be considered Meccan, too. The Virtue in Studying -Surah Nas There are numerous traditions on the virtue of reciting this Surah; for example, a tradition says that the holy Prophet (S) became gravely ill. Gabriel and Michael, two great angels of Allah, came to him.

Gabriel sat beside the head of the holy Prophet (S) and Michael sat near his feet. Gabriel recited Surah Falaq and by it placed the Prophet (S) in the refuge of Allah; and Michael recited Surah Nas. [^1] In a tradition from Imam Baqir (as), which was formerly mentioned, it is said: "He who recites Surah Falaq, Nas, and Ikhlas in his Watr [^2] prayer he will be told 'O servant of Allah, rejoice that Allah accepted your Watr prayer’.