Surah-113
This is Surah-113, a sacred text in the Islam tradition. You can read it here verse by verse for free, listen to it read aloud, and follow cross-references that connect its themes to other traditions.
SAY: "I seek refuge with the Sustainer of the rising dawn,
"from the evil of aught that He has created,
"and from the evil of the black darkness whenever it descends,
"and from the evil of all human beings bent on occult endeavours,
"and from the evil of the envious when he envies."
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Genesis 1:3
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”