قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١
1. Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
Memorize Surah An-Nas
سورة الناس
Surah An-Nas has 6 verses on one page of the Madinah mushaf (page 604), in juz 30. It is learned in a single portion: listen to it, repeat it, hide it bit by bit, then recite it from memory.
Memorization plan for Surah An-Nas
A single portion. Tap a portion to practise it; its status stays in this browser.
One portion: a few sessions are enough, then spaced reviews.
Tajweed rules
- Hamzat al-wasl (silent)
- Silent letter
- Lam shamsiyyah (assimilated)
- Normal madd (2 counts)
- Permissible madd (2, 4 or 6 counts)
- Obligatory madd (4 or 5 counts)
- Necessary madd (6 counts)
- Ghunnah (nasalisation, 2 counts)
- Qalqalah (echo)
- Ikhfa (concealment)
- Ikhfa shafawi (meem)
- Idgham with ghunnah
- Idgham without ghunnah
- Idgham shafawi (meem)
- Idgham mutajanisayn
- Idgham mutaqaribayn
- Iqlab (noon becomes meem)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٢
2. The Sovereign of mankind,
إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٣
3. The God of mankind,
مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ٤
4. From the evil of the retreating whisperer2016 -
Notes
[2016] i.e., a devil who makes evil suggestions to man but disappears when one remembers Allāh.
ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٥
5. Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٦
6. From among the jinn and mankind."2017
Notes
[2017] Evil prompters may be from men as well as from jinn.
Verses not to confuse
2 verses of Surah An-Nas resemble other verses of the Quran: a classic trap when reciting from memory. The closest ones:
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An-Nas 114:6
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
Hud 11:119إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ وَلِذَٰلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
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An-Nas 114:1
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
Al-Falaq 113:1قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ
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The method in five steps
- Read and listen
Read the portion while following a reciter, verse by verse, until you can say it without hesitation.
- Repeat
Repeat each verse several times with a pause to say it after the reciter, then join the verses together.
- Hide
Hide one word in three, then two in three, then keep only the first letters, and finally the whole text.
- Recite
Recite from memory: get tested on what follows a random verse, record yourself or recite to someone.
- Review
Come back to each portion the next day, then at longer and longer intervals, and review before learning something new.