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Al-Ma'un

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “the 107th sura of the qur'an with 7 ayat”. Today it says “the 107th surah of the qur'an”.
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Al-Ma'un (Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have You Seen) is the 107th sura of the Qur'an with 7 ayat.1 "In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful." Seest thou one who denies the Judgement (to come)? Then such is the man who repulses the orphan (with harshness), And encourages not the feeding of indigent. So woe to the worshippers Who are neglectful of their prayers, Those who (want but) to be seen (of men). English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Qur'an - Al Ma'un (English) v t e2

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Then

the 107th sura of the qur'an with 7 ayat

Now

the 107th surah of the qur'an

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