LessonsSupplementary Practice 21: Comparative Rhetorical Study of Sūrat Quraysh and al-MāʿūnQuiz

وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ
and withhold ordinary useful aid. (107:7)

Wāw coordinates another fault. Yamnaʿūna is an imperfect verb and al-māʿūn its object. Exegetical explanations of al-māʿūn include common useful items and ordinary aid, with variation in examples; a single narrow referent should not be imposed as the only possible meaning.

The conclusion links ostentatious religiosity with refusal of practical help. The passage thus contrasts outward acts with the neglect of obligations toward others.

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Wa-yamnaʿūna l-māʿūn: withholding ordinary help

Supplementary Practice 21: Comparative Rhetorical Study of Sūrat Quraysh and al-Māʿūn

وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ
and withhold ordinary useful aid. (107:7)

Wāw coordinates another fault. Yamnaʿūna is an imperfect verb and al-māʿūn its object. Exegetical explanations of al-māʿūn include common useful items and ordinary aid, with variation in examples; a single narrow referent should not be imposed as the only possible meaning.

The conclusion links ostentatious religiosity with refusal of practical help. The passage thus contrasts outward acts with the neglect of obligations toward others.