How to memorize Surah Al-Ma'un

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Recited by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

How long it takes

Surah Al-Ma'un has 7 ayahs, so it is short enough to learn in one sitting: take it one ayah at a time, then recite the whole surah from memory.

How to memorize it, one ayah at a time

1. Listen firstPlay the ayah several times while you follow the Arabic with your eyes.
2. Repeat it aloudSay it again and again until it flows. Qaree counts every repetition for you.
3. Recite it from memoryLook away and recite. Qaree's recite mode listens and highlights the exact words you missed.
4. Join it and reviewRecite the new ayah together with the ones before it, and go over the surah again the next day.

Surah Al-Ma'un: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 107:1

   أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ

   Ara-aital lazee yu kazzibu bid deen

   Have you seen the one who denies the ˹final˺ Judgment?

2. 107:2

   فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

   Fa zaalikal lazi yadu'ul-yateem

   That is the one who repulses the orphan

3. 107:3

   وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

   Wa la ya huddu 'alaa ta'amil miskeen

   and does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

4. 107:4

   فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ

   Fa wai lul-lil mu salleen

   So woe to those ˹hypocrites˺ who pray

5. 107:5

   ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ

   Al lazeena hum 'an salaatihim sahoon

   yet are unmindful of their prayers;

6. 107:6

   ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ

   Al lazeena hum yuraa-oon

   those who ˹only˺ show off

7. 107:7

   وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ

   Wa yamna'oonal ma'oon

   and refuse to give ˹even the simplest˺ aid.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.