SURAH AL-MAUN(SMALL GIFT)-UNDERSTANDING

                                            

                                         BISMILLAH HIRRAHMAN NIRRAHIM                                     

  SURAH AL-MAUN 

This surah is 107th surah(chapter) of Holy Quran with 7 Verses. It was revealed in MAKKAH. Surah means "Small Gifts".

UNDERSTANDING

This Surah contains 7 Verses. First Verse "ARAAYTAL LAZI YUKAZZIBU BIDDIN" basically tells about the characteristics of those who denounces the day of judgement . Hence it is mainly pointing towards the non believers but at the same time the acts described in the verses even if committed by believers are also sinful. Literally the verse meant "have you not seen those who denounced the day of judgement" further the surah tells about the characteristics of such people. 

The next verse " FAZALIKAL LAZI YADO UL YATEEM" means the first characteristic of such people is that they are those who oppress and insult the orphans.

 Further the next verse "WALA YA HUZZO ALA TAAMIL MISKEEN" signifies the other characteristic that such people are those who do not feed the poor even if they have enough given by the almighty.

Now from verse no 4 to 7 the focus shifted  to believers mainly. Verse no 4 to 6 mainly describes the issue with those believers who performs their salah only to show others.

The next verse "FAWAYLULLIL MUSALLEENAL LAZEENA HUM AN SALATEHIM SAHOON, AL LAZEENA HUM YURAOON" target those believers who use to perform their salah carelessly, neglectfully mainly publicly to showoff but don't have any respect for it in their hearts. The verse says that such person is a hypocrite and such deeds will not help him in the hereafter.

The last verse "WA YAMNAOONAL MAAOON" tells about a characteristic of people described in the previous verse, it says that these are those people who even will not give/share small of their things with others. They are small hearted people. 

Some commentators of The Holy Quran considers MAUN in terms of ZAKAAT. We can understand from this that those who are so narrow minded that they are not willing to share even small things with others like their neighbors etc. will never pay ZAKAT which is a legal obligation to them.