114: Mankind
These 6 Meccan verses were revealed
after the previous chapter on Dawn 113
and before its preceding one,Sincerity
(or [God's] Oneness) 112. This chapter
likewise forms a prayer for times of anxiety, bringing God's presence to
us in our
trials.
NOTE the
haunting rhyme in the Arabic, contrasted with the assonance in -a-
in the previous chapter; the gossiping sound of the recurring -as,' rhyme
here is
not easily reproduced in English.