jinn or men." This is similar to what Moses had been told to say when Pharaoh had expressed his design before his full court to kill him: "I have taken refuge with my Lord and your Lord against every arrogant person who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning." (). And: "I have taken refuge with my Lord and your Lord lest you should assail me." () On both occasions they were confronted with well-equipped, resourceful and powerful enemies. On both occasions they stood firm on their message against their strong opponents, whereas they had no material power on the strength of which they could fight them, and on both occasions they utterly disregarded the threats and dangerous plans and hostile devices of the enemy, saying: "We have taken refuge with the Lord of the universe against you." Obviously, such firmness and steadfastness can be shown only by the person who has the conviction that the power of His Lord is the supreme power, that all powers of the world are insignificant against Him, and that no one can harm the one who has taken His refuge. Only such a one can say: "I will not give up preaching the Word of Truth. I care the least for what you may say or do, for I have taken refuge with my Lord and your Lord and Lord of all universe." The position of Ibn Mas`ud concerning Verses of Refuge Imam Ahmad recorded from Zirr bin Hubaysh that Ubayy bin Ka`b told him that Ibn Mas`ud did not record the verses of refuge in his Mushaf (copy of the Qur'an). So Ubayy said, "I testify that the Messenger of Allah informed me that Jibril said to him, قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَق arabic in arab Translation: Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of the Daybreak. (chapter of Daybreak 113:1) So he said it. And Gabriel said to him, قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاس (Arabic) Translation: Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of Mankind.") (Sūrat Mankind 114:1) So he said it. Therefore, we say what the Prophet said." The virtues of the Verses of Refuge In his Sahih, Imam Muslim recorded on the authority of ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir that the Prophet Muhammad said, "Do you not see that there have been Ayaat revealed to me tonight the like of which has not been seen before?" They are Say: "I seek refuge