Introduction

This is an early Makkan Surah, which provides the antidote to superstition and fear by teaching Muslims to seek refuge in Allah (the Lord of the worlds) from every kind of ill arising from outer nature, and also, from the dark and evil plottings and envy on the part of others.

Commentary

It is Allah Who brings forth light from darkness,
Life and activity from death, spiritual
Enlightenment from ignorance and superstition
Banish fear, and trust His Providence.
No danger, then, from the outer world,
No secret plottings from the perverted wills,
No disturbance of your happiness or good,
Can affect the fortress of your inmost soul.
........Abdullah Yusuf Ali [C.293]

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

"Say: I seek refuge
With the Lord of the Dawn,
From the mischief
Of created things;
From the mischief of Darkness
As it overspreads;
From the mischief
Of those who practise
Secret Arts;
And from the mischief
Of the envious one
As he practises envy."
....Qur'an

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