عَنْ عُقبةَ بنِ عَامرٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : «أَلَمْ تَرَ آيَاتٍ أُنْزِلَتِ اللَّيْلَةَ لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُهُنَّ قَطُّ: ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ﴾ [الفلق: 1]، و ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ﴾ [الناس: 1]»
121 - The special merit of the last two surahs
Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
Have you not seen that tonight certain verses have been revealed, the like of which have never been known? ‘Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak’, and ‘Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind’..
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Abu Ḥammād ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir al-Juhanī,
Abu Ḥammād ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir al-Juhanī, was a highly respected companion of the Prophet. He was a good reciter, with good knowledge of the Shariah and its details. He was gifted with good expression, a poet and writer. He took part in the liberation of Syria and accompanied ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ in liberating Egypt. He was appointed Governor of Egypt by Caliph Mu‘āwiyah ibn Abi Sufyān. He died in Year 58 AH, 678 CE.
