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Surah Al-Ma'un for Kids

سورة الماعون

The Small kindnesses · 7 ayat · Juz 30 · Makki

What is Surah Al-Ma'un about?

Be kind to orphans, feed people in need, pray with care, and share even small things. Surah Al-Ma'un (The Small kindnesses) is surah number 107 of the Quran, a Makki surah of 7 ayat in Juz 30. It is number 9 in the Noor Garden memorization path for kids.

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Surah Al-Ma'un full text with English translation

Uthmani Arabic text with the Sahih International English translation under each ayah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ

    Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?

  2. 2

    فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

    For that is the one who drives away the orphan

  3. 3

    وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

    And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

  4. 4

    فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ

    So woe to those who pray

  5. 5

    ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ

    [But] who are heedless of their prayer -

  6. 6

    ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ

    Those who make show [of their deeds]

  7. 7

    وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ

    And withhold [simple] assistance.

Surah Al-Ma'un word by word

Every word of the surah with its pronunciation and English meaning, in reading order.

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
أَرَءَيْتَara-aytaHave you seen
ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe one who
يُكَذِّبُyukadhibudenies
بِٱلدِّينِbil-dīnithe Judgment
فَذَٰلِكَfadhālikaThen that
ٱلَّذِىalladhī(is) the one who
يَدُعُّyaduʿʿurepulses
ٱلْيَتِيمَl-yatīmathe orphan
وَلَاwalāAnd (does) not
يَحُضُّyaḥuḍḍufeel the urge
عَلَىٰʿalāto
طَعَامِṭaʿāmifeed
ٱلْمِسْكِينِl-mis'kīnithe poor
فَوَيْلٌۭfawaylunSo woe
لِّلْمُصَلِّينَlil'muṣallīnato those who pray
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
هُمْhum[they]
عَنʿanabout
صَلَاتِهِمْṣalātihimtheir prayers
سَاهُونَsāhūna(are) neglectful
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
هُمْhum[they]
يُرَآءُونَyurāūnamake show
وَيَمْنَعُونَwayamnaʿūnaAnd they deny
ٱلْمَاعُونَl-māʿūna[the] small kindnesses

How to memorize Surah Al-Ma'un

  1. Listen: press “Start learning” and listen to Mishary Alafasy recite Surah Al-Ma'un three times while following the Arabic text.
  2. Practice each ayah: in Practice mode every ayah repeats ×3, ×5 or ×7 with an echo pause, so your child says it back out loud.
  3. Memorize levels: each level hides more words until your child can recite the whole surah from memory.
  4. Puzzles: put the words of each ayah back in order to check the memorization, then review it tomorrow before starting the next surah.

Surah Al-Ma'un facts

Surah number
107
Ayat
7
Revelation
Makki (Makkah)
Juz
30
In the Mushaf
Page 602
Position in Noor Garden path
9 of 49
Reciter
Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Questions parents ask

What is the lesson of Surah Al-Ma'un for kids?

Be kind to orphans, feed people in need, pray with care, and share even small things. Read the meaning of each ayah above, then talk with your child about one way to live this lesson today.

How long does it take a child to memorize Surah Al-Ma'un?

Surah Al-Ma'un has 7 ayat. Many children need one to two weeks of short daily practice, adding a few ayat each day and reviewing the ones already learned.

Is Surah Al-Ma'un Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-Ma'un is a Makki surah, which means it was revealed in Makkah, before the Hijrah. It is surah number 107 in the order of the Mushaf and is found in Juz 30.

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Arabic text and word meanings via Quran.com · Translation: Sahih International · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.