Quran - Tafseer Sura Ikhlas (112) by Bilal Philip

TAFSEER SOORAH AN-NAAS (114)
Name of the Soorah
The name given to this chapter, Soorah an-Naas (The Chapter on People) is
taken from the last word of its first verse, ناس naas which means people. It is the
plural form of the word إنس ins and was originally أ ُناس unaas which is a rare
form found in a few places in the Qur’aan (2: 60; 7: 160). Some lexicographers
considered it to be the plural of the word إنسان insaan (human) [Qaamoos of al-
Fayroozabaadee]. 1 In the statements of the Prophet (r) and his companions, this
chapter was most commonly referred to by the whole first verse Qul a‘ooth bi
rabbinaas.
1 Arabic-English Lexicon, vol. 2, p. 2867.