Al-Nas

Sūrat An-Nās (Arabic: سورة الناس‎, "Mankind") is the 114th and last sura, or chapter, of the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book. It is a short six-verse invocation, asking Allah for protection from the Shaitan. There is a Sunnah tradition of reading this Sura over the sick or before sleeping.

Name

It takes its name from the word "people" or "mankind" (al-nās) which recurs throughout the Surah. Together with Sura Al-Falaq it is also known as Al-Mu'awwidhatayn; dealing with roughly the same theme, they form a natural pair.

Timing and contextual background of revelation (Asbab an nuzul)

It is a Makkan sura. Which means, revealed in Makkah, instead of Medina.

Theme and subject matter

The surah opens with the mention of God as the Lord of mankind and teaches one to seek refuge in Him from the whisperings of Satan and those of evil jinn and people. This is another surah commonly used as an invocation against evil paired with surah Falaq.

Al-Nas (TV station)

Al-Nas (Arabic: قناة الناس‎) (meaning "The People Channel") was an Egyptian television station founded in January 2006 and broadcast from Cairo until Deposition of Mohammed Morsi .

Founded by Saudi Arabian investor Mansour bin Kadsa (alt. Mansur Bin Kadasah), Al-Nas began as a channel mostly for Arabic pop songs and dream interpretation shows. After a few months, its focus was shifted to an audience seeking religious knowledge by hosting well-known Islamic preachers regularly.

Controversies

Innocence of Muslims Movie

Al-Nas drew worldwide attention in September 2012, when host Sheikh Khalad Abdalla played a clip of Innocence of Muslims a few days prior to the 2012 diplomatic missions attacks.

Female Presenters and Music

With supporting arguments from proper Islamic guidelines, scholars Muhammad Hussein Yacoub and Abu Ishaq Al Heweny (alt. Shaykh Abu-Ishaq al-Huwayni), both of whom appear on the channel, have worked to ban successfully all female presenters from the channel. The latter person has also advocated with the removal of music from being played on Al-Nas.