Tag: Ma’un Series
Chapter Ma’un – Part 6
Recap: As we have been studying, this chapter has very interesting words which have the meaning within the context of the Quran for now and then. We usually encounter the confusion of the words according to the time of revelation, e.g. The Bedouins used this word, the poets used this word. They may be related […]
Chapter Ma’un – Part 5
The objectives of the Quran are to teach me what I cannot know here. The Quran explains to me what is beyond the sphere and capacity of this world. In other words, that which is not available to human beings within this world, is what the Quran educates me about. This universe refers to another […]
Chapter Ma’un – Part 4
107:2 “Such is the one who treats the orphan with harshness” What is the point of support for an “orphan”? We have expanded the meaning of any being that needs a point of support for its existence. Everything is in need of existence in this universe. What is the point of support for the existence […]
Chapter Ma’un – Part 3
We have been studying the word “religion” (deen in Arabic) and trying to understand the difference between “belief” and “religion” as a social construct at the personal or social level. How are we supposed to put belief into our practical and social lives? Deen is mostly known as rituals and the followers of the […]
Chapter Ma’un – Part 2
107: 1 “Have you considered the one who denies the religion?” 107: 2 “Such is the one who treats the orphans with harshness,” 107:3 “and does not encourage the feeding of the needy.” Recap: Paying back what I owe as pertaining to my existence. The debts that you owe to the Source of your Existence. […]
Chapter Ma’un – Part 1
Chapter Ma’un- Small kindnesses (17th revealed chapter) 107:1 “Have you considered the one who denies the religion?” 107:2 “Such is the one who treats the orphan with harshness,” 107:3 “and does not encourage the feeding of the needy.” The chapter started as early as in the 2nd year of revelation with the foundations being established. […]
