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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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Surat Al-Ma'un ( ) (Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have You Seen) is the 107th sura of the Qur'an with 7 ayat. This Surah was revealed in Madina where a myriad of factions were conspiring to contain the growing Islamic influence.The Surah discusses the character of those who claim to be Muslims but are oblivious of the hereafter.These people deprive the orphans of their rights, are heedless to the dues of the destitute, and pray without holding God in remembrance, forgetting the objective behind prayer.Their charitable acts are a display of their false piety, since they do not give for the love of God.
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Sūrat al-Māʿūn ( , "Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have You Seen") is the 107th sura of the Qur'an with 7 ayat.This surah is concerned with two of the core teachings of Islam, how you pray and how you give. The Surah discusses the character of those who claim to be Muslims but are oblivious of the hereafter. These people deprive the orphans of their rights, are heedless to the dues of the destitute, and pray without holding God in remembrance, forgetting the objective behind prayer. Their charitable acts are a display of their false piety, since they do not give for the love of God. The Surah has been so designated after the word al-ma`un occurring at the end of the last verse.
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Sūrat al-Māʻūn ( , "Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Acts of Kindness, and Have You Seen") is the 107th sura of the Qur'an with 7 ayat.Regarding the timing and contextual background of the supposed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, instead of later in Medina.
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107th chapter of the Qur'an Al-Ma'un ( , al-māʻūn , "Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Acts of Kindness, and Have You Seen") is the 107th chapter ( surah ) of the Qur'an , with 7 ayat or verses. WHAT thinkest thou of him who denieth the future judgment as a falsehood? It is he who pusheth away the orphan; and stirreth not up others to feed the poor. Woe be unto those who pray, and who are negligent at their prayer: who play the hypocrites, and deny necessaries to the needy. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the supposed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina. Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters George Sale translation There are <ref group=u> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).There are <ref group=x> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).
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107th chapter of the Qur'an Al-Ma'un ( Arabic : الماعون , al-māʻūn , "Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Acts of Kindness, and Have You Seen") is the 107th surah of the Qur'an , with 7 ayat or verses. Have you seen the one who denies the ˹final˺ Judgment? That is the one who repulses the orphan, and does not encourage the feeding of the poor. So woe to those ˹hypocrites˺ who pray yet are unmindful of their prayers; those who ˹only˺ show off, and refuse to give ˹even the simplest˺ aid.According to Abul A'la Maududi in his Chapter Introductions to the Quran , Ibn Abbas was cited by differing narrators as to whether it is a Medinan or Meccan surah.According to Maududi, it is more likely for the surah to be Medinan, given that the hypocritical unmindful worshippers addressed (especially in verses 4-6) would not have been seen in Mecca, where Muslims were persecuted for practicing their religion openly.Whereas in Medina, where Muslims held power, such people would be expected. Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters "107.
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