The Guiding Light — Page 188
S u rah al- Falaq, Chapter 113 188 Commentary The verse may refer to the evils of the time when the light of truth becomes extinguished and the darkness of sin and iniquity spreads over the entire face of the earth. Or it may refer to the evils of the time when one is overwhelmed by distress and privation, when it is darkness all around him, and the last ray of hope disappears. See also last verse of the S u rah. Ï Β u ρ Ì h x © Ï M ≈ s V ≈ ¤ ¨ Ζ9 $ # † Î û Ï ‰ s ) ã è ø 9 $ # ∩∪ [113:5] ‘And from the evil of those who blow into knots to undo them , Commentary The reference in the verse is to those whisperers of evil suggestions who cause solemn contracts and friendships to break down, and who inspire people with a spirit of defiance of established authority or with violating the oath of fealty, and thus seek to create discord and dissension in the Muslim Community and to encourage fissiparous tendencies among them.