How should al-māʿūn in 107:7 be interpreted responsibly?
Supplementary Practice 21: Comparative Rhetorical Study of Sūrat Quraysh and al-Māʿūn
- Make one juristic instance the only lexical meaning
- Make al-māʿūn automatically synonymous with ṣalāh
- Read yamnaʿūna as an imperative to worship rather than withholding
- Recognize the range of ordinary useful items and assistance in the exegetical explanations