Surah Al-Maun
الماعون
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- Makki
- Ayahs
- 7
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf pages
- 602
- Words
- 25
- Order revealed
- 17th (according to Ibn Abbas)
About Surah Al-Maun (107)
Religion means social service, helping the poor and needy. The Surah tells us that the true belief in Allah and the Last Day create a kind and…
Religion means social service, helping the poor and needy. The Surah tells us that the true belief in Allah and the Last Day create a kind and compassionate character.
This Surah takes its name from the last Ayat, “And withhold (simple) assistance.” (107:7).
There are 7 Ayat in this Surah.
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The 7 ayahs of Surah Al-Maun
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Themes of Surah Al-Maun (107)
Its theme is to point out what kind of morals a man develops when he refuses to believe in the Hereafter. In v. 2-3 the condition of the disbelievers…
Its theme is to point out what kind of morals a man develops when he refuses to believe in the Hereafter. In v. 2-3 the condition of the disbelievers who openly belie the Hereafter has been described, and in the last four verses the state of those hypocrites who apparently are Muslims but have no idea of the Hereafter, its judgment, and the meting out of rewards and punishments accordingly has been described. On the whole, the objective of depicting the attitude and conduct of two kinds of people is to impress the point that man cannot develop a strong, stable and pure character in himself unless he believes in the Hereafter.
Key words of Surah Al-Maun
Arabic builds its words from a three-letter root; change the pattern around the root and the meaning changes with it. These are the roots this surah keeps returning to, and the words built on each — every word links to the ayah it sits in. More in the Grammar Guide.
| Root | Times | Words in this surah |
|---|---|---|
| راي | 2 | |
| صلو | 2 | |
| كذب | 1 | |
| دين | 1 | |
| دعع | 1 | |
| يتم | 1 | |
| حضض | 1 | |
| طعم | 1 | |
| سكن | 1 | |
| معن | 1 |
Introduction and themes from The Qur’an Companion (Qur’an Wiki), Institute of Qur’anic Studies, reproduced unchanged. Key roots are their selection; every word, meaning and count shown here is from ILMHUB’s own Quran database.
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