Thank you for your question. It has been narrated that the 9th verse of surah 67 is revealed concerning an attempt by the polytheists of Mecca to invite the Prophet (saw) to follow the way of their forefathers after they saw the early success of his prophetic mission. They hoped that he may compromise and that they then may also compromise and reach an agreement and so they offered him money and other worldly gifts. The translation of the verse is:
"They wish that you might compromise and that they might compromise"
The verb d - h - n used in the verse, in this situation means manifesting softness, but it also implies manifesting softness in a negative sense, like hypocrisy.
It has been reported that a man had a palm-tree and while collecting the dates, some of them would fall in the neighbors' yard where a poor man lived. His children would pick up those dates and the owner would come to snatch away the dates from their hands and mouths. The poor man complained to the Prophet. The Prophet therefore asked the palm-tree from the owner in exchange of a tree in paradise but the owner refused. Another man who heard the proposal of the Prophet asked him if he would promise to him the same thing if he would get the palm-tree. The Prophet answered affirmatively. So the man was able to get the palm-tree in exchange of forty palm-tree of his. Finally the Prophet gave the palm-tree to the poor man and his children. This story has been mentioned as the cause of revelation for sura al-Layl in several Muslim sources.
Firstly, may Allah reward your efforts for having committed yourself to the recitation of the holy Qur'an on a daily basis. More you recite from it, more your iman and spiritual wellbeing will increase insh'Allah. If you want to keep reading sura al-Rahman and sura al-Mulk every day, just consider that their recitation may take no more than fifteen minutes, even less, if you have them properly memorized. Take also in consideration to memorize as much of the Qur'an as you can because it has great benefits and makes your recitation smoother and faster. In this way you may be able to easily fit the recital of the two surahs to the daily recitation of Qur'an in your devotional program. Another option may be to recite sura-Rahman as a ta'qeeb (supererogatory act performed after salat) after salat al-Fajr and sura al-Mulk after salat al-Isha.
With prayers for your success.
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