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Introduction
==Introduction==
Name of Chapter and Reason for its Name
===Name of Chapter and Reason for its Name===
The name of this chapter is Surah al-Maun, and the name has been taken from its last verse.
The name of this chapter is Surah al-Maun, and the name has been taken from its last verse.
Chapter Number
===Chapter Number===
Surah al-Maun is the 107th chapter of the Quran.
Surah al-Maun is the 107th chapter of the Quran.
Number of Verses
===Number of Verses===
This surah has 7 verses and has been revealed about those who deny the necessities of life and take the prayers lightly. <ref name=":0">Mahmud Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqa’iq Ghawamid al-Tanzil (1986), Volume 4, Page 803</ref> <ref name=":1">Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran (1971), Volume 20, Page 367</ref> <ref name=":2">Fadhl ibn Hasan Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran (1988), Volume 10, Page 832</ref>
This surah has 7 verses and has been revealed about those who deny the necessities of life and take the prayers lightly. <ref name=":0">Mahmud Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqa’iq Ghawamid al-Tanzil (1986), Volume 4, Page 803</ref> <ref name=":1">Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran (1971), Volume 20, Page 367</ref> <ref name=":2">Fadhl ibn Hasan Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran (1988), Volume 10, Page 832</ref>
Place of Revelation
===Place of Revelation===
Even though it has been propounded that this chapter has the potential to be both Makki and Madani, <ref name=":3">Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran (1971), Page 367</ref> some commentators consider this chapter to be potentially Makki. <ref name=":4">Ismail ibn Umar ibn Kathir Damishqi, Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim (1998), Volume 8, Page 467</ref> <ref name=":5">Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran (1988), Page 832</ref> Some commentators say that the first three verses are Makki, while the remainder of the verses are Madani. <ref name=":6">Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil (1986), Page 803</ref>
Even though it has been propounded that this chapter has the potential to be both Makki and Madani, <ref name=":3">Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran (1971), Page 367</ref> some commentators consider this chapter to be potentially Makki. <ref name=":4">Ismail ibn Umar ibn Kathir Damishqi, Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim (1998), Volume 8, Page 467</ref> <ref name=":5">Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran (1988), Page 832</ref> Some commentators say that the first three verses are Makki, while the remainder of the verses are Madani. <ref name=":6">Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil (1986), Page 803</ref>