The Majestic Quran

113. Al-Falaq The Daybreak These last two chapters of the glorious Quran ( Chapter Al-Falaq and Chapter An-Nas ) were revealed together in Madinah. Chapter Al-Falaq describes four sources of possible physical and psychological harm: from creation, including visible creatures and the invisible; darkness and what is hidden in it; the witches and their witchcraft; and jealousy. God is the only true Protector Who can shield and prevent harm from them. Aisha, the wife of the Messenger r reported: “When the Messenger lay down to sleep, he would recite Chapter al-Ikhlas and these two chapters, and blow on his palms, then wipe over his entire body” (Bukhari). In the name of God, the Kind, the Caring. S G 1 Say: “I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak, 2 from the harm of all His creation, 3 from the harm of the ever-darkening night, 4 from the harm of witches who blow on knots, 5 and from the harm of a jealous person when jealous.”