Surah 107 — Al-Ma'un: Sincere Worship and Small Kindnesses

Ages 5–811:44 · English

Explore all seven ayat of Al-Ma’un through human recitation, separate translations and Tafsir As-Sa‘di. Learn about mercy, feeding people in need, care for prayer, sincerity and small useful kindnesses.

An ayah is a verse of the Quran; “ayat” means more than one ayah. A surah is a chapter of the Quran.

What we’ll discover

Listen to each ayah, then hear and read its translation of meaning
Understand the call to care for orphans and encourage feeding people in need
Distinguish neglecting prayer from ordinary forgetfulness during prayer, and learn sincerity in good deeds
Choose a small helpful action, answer questions and practise reciting the whole surah

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For parents · Sources and narration

For ages 5–8, with a parent or teacher. Human recitation of each ayah is followed by its clearly labeled translation of meaning, a substantive explanation adapted from Tafsir As-Sa‘di, and a question with five seconds to answer. Opening isti‘adhah and basmala also have separately spoken meanings. The lesson ends with a recap, an everyday activity and full-surah recitation practice. Questions and examples are authored learning material. The warning about those who pray is immediately explained with the following ayat about neglect and showing off. The lesson preserves As-Sa‘di’s distinction between neglecting prayer and accidental forgetfulness within prayer. Authored activities suggest sharing food or lending a suitable book with adult guidance and the owner’s permission.

The narrator's voice is generated with ElevenLabs text-to-speech. Arabic words are written in Arabic script for the voice, but please listen with your children and correct any word that sounds wrong.

Quran recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy — Quran.com; opening isti‘adhah: EveryAyah.com.
Explanation: Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman by Abd al-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa‘di, surah 107, all 7 ayat. Adapted for children from the original Arabic retrieved through Quran Tafsir MCP.
Quran text and recitation word timings: Quran.com. Quran typography: Amiri Quran.
Explanation narration: ElevenLabs v4, voice Anas. Quran recitation is a sourced human recording. AI-generated illustrations use ordinary earthly objects, plants and abstract geometry; they contain no people, animals, historical reenactments or depictions of the unseen.
Translation of meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center — QuranEnc.com; English version 1.0.19. Source: https://quranenc.com/api/v1/translation/sura/english_rwwad/107. The displayed translation and reference notes are preserved; numeric reference markers are not spoken.
Translation reference note, ayah 5: [1] i.e., the hypocrites who do not pray except to show off and others who are heedless to pray at their specified times.
Opening meanings: basmala — QuranEnc.com / Rowwad Translation Center, 1:1, English version 1.0.19. Source: https://quranenc.com/en/browse/english_rwwad/1. Isti‘adhah — authored translation of the refuge formula, checked against Tafsir As-Sa‘di on 16:98 (Quran Tafsir MCP).