Süratul-Mā’Ūn (Q107) Verses 1-3 – Basic 3 Islamic Studies Lesson Note (Second Term)

What We Will Learn Today

• How to read the first 3 verses of Süratul-Mā’ūn
• What these verses mean in English
• What Allah teaches us about helping others
• How to be kind to orphans and poor people

The Sūrah in Arabic

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّينِ A-ra’ayta alladhī yukadhdhibu bid-dīn

فَذَٰلِكَ الَّذِي يَدُعُّ الْيَتِيمَ Fa-dhālika alladhī yadu”ul-yatīm

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ Wa lā yahuḍḍu ‘alā ṭa’āmil-miskīn

What It Means in English

Verse 1: “Have you seen the one who denies the religion?”

Verse 2: “That is the one who pushes away the orphan.”

Verse 3: “And does not encourage feeding the poor person.”

Simple Meaning

The Story: Allah is asking us: “Do you know someone who says they don’t believe in religion?”

What Such a Person Does:

1. Pushes away orphans – They are mean to children who have no parents
2. Doesn’t feed poor people – They don’t help hungry people
3. Doesn’t encourage others to help – They don’t tell others to be kind

What Allah is Teaching:

• People who don’t believe in Allah are often selfish
• They don’t care about orphans (children without parents)
• They don’t help poor people who need food
• True believers should be kind and helpful

Key Words:

• Yatīm (يتيم) = Orphan (child with no parents)
• Miskīn (مسكين) = Poor person
• Ṭa’ām (طعام) = Food

What We Should Do

Be Different from Bad People:

• Help orphans – Be kind to children who need care
• Feed hungry people – Share food with those who need it
• Encourage others to help too
• Show we believe in Allah through our actions

What We Learned

• These verses describe people who don’t truly believe in religion
• Such people are mean to orphans and don’t help the poor
• Real believers should be kind and help those in need
• We show our faith by helping orphans and feeding hungry people

EXERCISES

1. Fill in the blanks:

1. The sūrah asks about someone who denies the __________.
2. Bad people push away the __________.
3. They don’t encourage feeding the __________.
4. Yatīm means __________ in English.

1. Answer these questions:

1. What does this sūrah teach us about helping others?
2. Who is a “yatīm”?
3. What should we do for poor people?
4. How can we show we believe in Allah?

1. Match the Arabic with English:

1. يَتِيمَ → poor person
2. مِسْكِينِ → orphan
3. طَعَامِ → religion
4. دِّينِ → food

1. True or False:

1. We should be kind to orphans. ( )
2. It’s okay not to help poor people. ( )
3. Real believers help those in need. ( )
4. This sūrah has 7 verses in total. ( )

1. What Would You Do? Write one way you can help in each situation:

1. If you see a hungry person: ________________
2. If you meet an orphan child: ________________
3. If your friend doesn’t want to help poor people: ________________

1. Memory Practice: Copy the first verse in Arabic and practice saying it:

أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّينِ

Say it 3 times: A-ra’ayta alladhī yukadhdhibu bid-dīn

Daily Practice: Look for one way to help someone in need every day!