The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5)

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Introduction CHAPTER 107 AL-MĀ'ŪN (Revealed before Hijrah) This Surah, like the one preceding it, is among those revealed very early at Mecca. It takes its title from the word with which it ends. In the preceding Surah the Quraish were told that God had granted them peace and security from danger, and had provided them with all necessities of life purely out of His grace and mercy and not due to any effort on their part or because they deserved all these favours. They were warned, therefore, that as an act of gratitude they should have rendered sincere and devoted service to their Gracious Maker. But they became engrossed in the pursuit of worldly affairs and took to idol worship. In this Surah it is stated that love of the world causes nations to lose faith in the Hereafter and to consign God to oblivion. The Surah deals with two basic principles of Islam, whose neglect constitutes denial of religion itself. The principles are the worship of God and the service of fellow human beings. 3451