INNER MUSINGS WITH
Surah An Naas
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Surah An Naas
INNER MUSINGS WITH
Dear diary..
Today Allah taught me Surah An Naas which is about me.
Who can tell me about myself better than Allah - the One
Who created me? He taught me that..
I need Allah
Surah Al Falaq is about outer evils we face so it mentions
one name of Allah - Rabb Al Falaq. But Surah An Naas is
about our inner struggles so this surah has three Names
of Allah - Rabb An Naas, Malik An Naas, Ilaah An Naas.
This shows me how much I need Him.
Knowing my nafs
The nafs is always thinking, always feeling - I cannot
separate myself from my nafs.
I need Allah all the time to help me deal with my
nafs.
The nafs quickly gets affected, stressed and worried
making it complicated and not enjoy the good things.
The nafs can be stubborn and not accept what
comes to it and want others to see what it sees.
The nafs wants to always do things right - making it
overthink and overburden itself.
The nafs wants to be free and relieved and this is
only by freeing it from its evils - through Surah An
Naas.
Surah An Naas is about seeking refuge from
what spoils our religion, our faith, our love and our
connection because these whispers are within us.
Knowing shaithan
The shaithan is the head of everything bad and
wants us to be complicated, obsessive and not enjoy
our lives.
Iblis was a worshipper and efficient, but the moment
he faced the test, it revealed his reality. If we only
focus on our progression, on our work and what we
do without any feelings, then at any moment we can
be exposed.
The shaitan always wants us to place us in a box, to
have things according to plan, but then there is no
ihsaan.
Shaithan + Nafs --> both whisper
Both the shaithan and our nafs does leave us and always
whispers. Instead of overthinking and giving in to these
whispers, Allah gives us an easy way which is to turn to
Him - our Rabb (Nurturer), Malik (King) and Ilaah (God).
I don't want to be complicated - I want to be easy-going.
I don't want to overthink - I want to be simple.
I don't want to drown in my negative thoughts -
I want to be free and fly.
I don't want to be obsessive - I want to move forward.
I don't want to be unhappy - I want to be happy.
..and this is only by turning to
my Rabb Who never leaves me
my King Who owns me
my Ilaah Who is Perfect.
Surah An Naas
INNER MUSINGS WITH
Dear diary..
I was feeling overwhelmed by my over-thinking, engulfed
by whispers and Allah taught me Surah An Naas to give
me clarity and support to overcome the whispers..
The Three Surahs
The three final surahs of the Qur'an are called اﻟﻤﻌﻮذات
1. Surah Al Ikhlas - to have a strong attachment to Him.
2. Surah Al Falaq - to protect me from the outer evils.
3. Surah An Naas - to protect me from constant
whispers that can affect my attachment to Him.
Whispers of the devil
The devil (shaithan) constantly whispers to weaken
our attachment to Allah.
Why do we incline to his whispers? Because he tells
us something that is in line with our desires..
He pumps us with thoughts to boost our ego - the
nafs loves this feeling and is satisfied by it.
Whispers of the angel
On the other hand, Allah also gave us angels who
whisper good things to us.
These whispers are not according to our desires but
according to the truth.
They are very subtle yet direct and clear.
For example, when we feel hurt by others the
angel tells us to pardon whereas the shaithan
tells us something that will satisfy our desires.
The truth is always against my ego whereas falsehood and
the whispers of the shaithan goes with my ego.
If I listen to the truth over the falsehood and choose what
Allah loves over my desires - this is taqwa
These whispers will always be there...
But remember Who else is always there?
Rabb An Naas
Malik An Naas
Ilaah An Naas
Surah An Naas
INNER MUSINGS WITH
Dear diary..
I thought I would be better off being by myself, until Allah
taught me through Surah An Naas that being with people
and knowing my faults is the way for me to be nurtured.
What do I do?
I will surely be tested with people because Allah told us that
"And We have made some of you [people] as trial for others
- will you have patience?" (Surah Al Furqan, 20)
I cannot escape the whispers of people & the shaithan but I
stop drowning in them and focus on the perfection of Allah.
How do I react?
Allah brings people and decrees in our lives not for us to
fill ourselves with our own imperfections or the
imperfections of the people but to fill ourselves with
the perfection of Allah.
Run to Allah....
For example, when I hear any words that break my heart,
I do not focus on blaming others or even myself. Instead I
quickly remember Allah Al Jabbar is the Only One Who
can fix my broken heart in ways I cannot imagine and in a
way that it will never be broken again.
I want to magnify Allah..
.. and not the imperfect actions of His creation.
Allah is..
Rabb An Naas
Everyone is being nurtured by Him.
Malik An Naas
He owns everything - not us or anyone else.
Ilaah An Naas
The One Who is Perfect Whom we all worship.
... and this is our purpose -
to worship Him alone, no one else
Surah An Naas
INNER MUSINGS WITH
Dear diary..
I was feeling out of place all the time. As if I didn't fit in
anywhere. There was this unspoken tension in the air-
it did not feel easy and smooth.
Why do I feel awkward?
I kept asking myself this and Allah taught me through Surah
An Naas about my human nature which is that-
I forget
I like to be familiar and not be awkward
... and that my enemy the shaithan is making me
forget and also making me feel awkward.
What is the solution?
To go back to Allah by His Most Beautiful Names..
The three Names to protect me from shaithan and make
me back to my human nature are...
01- Rabb An Naas
Feelings of awkwardness between people can come when
we face different situations. Shaithan not only adds his
whispers but even throws words between people to bring
uneasy feelings. What helps is to know that we are all
going through nurturing. This way we don't focus on 'he
said this', 'she did this' but instead to upgrade our mind to..
Allah is nurturing all of us.
so just be pleased with His Nurturing.
02- Malik An Naas
No one owns anything- not me and not anyone else.
Allah is the King Who put this situation, this decree, this
command - no one else. Allah is our King and Ruler and
this makes everyone else on the same level.
Everything is by His Command
No one else is in control.
03- Ilaah An Naas
Why are you fighting? Feeling tensed? Go to your Ilaah..
attach to Him alone. If I take the whisper of shaithan
seriously, I will not attach to Allah.
There is no one like Him
So why attach to anyone else?
Surah An Naas
INNER MUSINGS WITH
Dear diary..
I couldn't understand these empty feelings inside, a
numbness within & a foggy mind that made me not think
clearly. But through Surah An Naas, Allah taught me about..
Filling the gaps within..
We all have needs, desires, hopes and wishes
that we strive day and night to fulfill.
Yet, despite all that we do, we still
sense 'gaps' of empty feelings,
unspoken tensions, unfulfilled desires...
why do we still feel this emptiness?
We need true, pure feelings...
We are emotional beings that are driven by feelings.
Focusing on operational tasks and responsibilities can kill
the feelings, leaving an emptiness that will quickly be filled
the shaithan
by our greatest enemy...
For example..
As parents, we strive to take care of the needs of
our children. To take them to school, take care of
their meals, their clothes, their things... all of which
can drain us from showing feelings and having
strong connections with them. When these needs
are not fulfilled, easily they will turn to other
to fill the gaps.
people, games or series...
What does shaithan do?
#1 - He whispers...
again and again and again and again and again....
never tiring, never stopping, in the most subtle yet
persistent way. He scans us, detects our weaknesses and
work on them to make us unhappy, irritable, confused,
anxious, worried, scared... everything we don't want to feel.
.. this is his plot.
These whispers are called 'waswas'
They can come in regular day to day activities like to
obsessively fix the pillows in a room or repeated anxious
thoughts or even worse when it comes in worships and a
person repeats his wudhu or prayer again and again...
Waswas kills feelings and makes matters difficult.
What does shaithan do?
#2 - He withdraws..
Though shaithan incessantly whispers, he also withdraws
and this is hope from Allah. He withdraws when we
remember Allah alone. When we are filled with the
remembrance of Allah in everything, then there will not be
any space for waswas.
.. this is the cure.
ﻳﻦ آﻣَ ُﻨﻮا َوﺗَ ْﻄ َﻤ ِﺌ ﱡﻦ ُﻗ ُﻠﻮ ُﺑ ُﻬﻢ ِﺑ ِﺬ ْﻛﺮِ ﱠ
ۗ اﻟﻠ ِﻪ َ اﻟ ﱠ ِﺬ
أ َ َﻻ ِﺑ ِﺬ ْﻛﺮِ ﱠ
ُ اﻟﻠ ِﻪ ﺗَ ْﻄ َﻤ ِﺌ ﱡﻦ ْاﻟ ُﻘ ُﻠ
ﻮب
Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by
the remembrance of Allah . Unquestionably, by the
remembrance of Allah hearts are assured."
Surah Ar Ra'd 28
Surah An Naas
INNER MUSINGS WITH
Dear diary..
These feelings inside are eating me up from within.
Even when I try to reach out to others, they don't
understand me or underestimate what I feel...
I realized...
No one can understand me or care for me..
except my Rabb.
No one can help me..
except my King
so surely I can turn to no one..
except by Ilaah - Allah
Waswas Nurturing
The whispers of shaithan are The nurturing of Allah is
constant, burning and hasty. gentle, smooth and gradual.
These whispers have no solid The nurturing of Allah is
basis yet one can quickly based on the truth which is
sink into it like quicksand. the Qur'an and the sunnah.
These whispers make you The nurturing of Allah is to
feel scattered, isolated and bring people together and
even hate each other. to be in harmony.
Allah created us
and He will never leave us..
The nurturing to Allah is very subtle and gentle, never
rushed. Surely Allah will help us and give us console.
He brings things to enrich us on our way to Him
He will be our Beloved Companion on the way to Him
He is always waiting for us.
It is so important to highlight Him, not ourselves, our
problems, our goals or successes. This is very dangerous
But if we always want to highlight Allah - He is
Rabb An Naas, Malik An Naas Ilaah An Naas.
Without Allah nothing makes sense
and with Allah everything makes sense
