[83] Surah Al-Mutaffifin mind map

Al-Mutaffifin opens on a warning to people who take full measure and give short, then turns that small dishonesty into the whole of the hereafter: two registers, two destinations, and a reversal of who is laughing at whom.

  • 36 Ayahs
  • 4 Blocks
  • Meccan Revealed

Your memorisation plan

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At this pace the whole surah takes 12 study days.

Study days are days you actually sit down to memorise — miss one and the plan simply moves with you.

The map

  1. 1

    Woe to those who short-change

    Ayahs 1-6

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Full measure taken and short measure given — and the day mankind stands before the Lord of all worlds.

    Study days 1-2

  2. 2

    The register of the wicked

    Ayahs 7-17

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍۢثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    Sijjin, the denier described, and the rust their earnings left on their hearts.

    Study days 3-6

  3. 3

    The register of the righteous

    Ayahs 18-28

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَعَيْنًۭا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

    'Illiyyun, the sealed wine, and the spring of Tasnim the near ones drink from.

    Study days 6-10

  4. 4

    The laughter reversed

    Ayahs 29-36

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَهَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

    Those who mocked the believers in this world, and the day the believers look on from their couches.

    Study days 10-12

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The lesson

The surah begins with a shopkeeper's ounce and ends with the sealed wine of Paradise, which is the distance the Qur'an regularly puts between a small act and its consequence.

The sections of this surah, explained

A short walk through all 4 sections of this surah, in the order you will memorise them.

Common questions

How long does it take to memorise Surah Al-Mutaffifin mind map?
At 3 ayahs a day, its 36 ayahs take 12 study days. Change the pace above and every date on this page updates.
Do I have to memorise it in order?
Most teachers keep the surah's own order, because the 4 blocks below follow one another for a reason. The map matters more than the sequence: knowing which block you are inside is what stops the similar passages blurring together.
Do I need a teacher for this?
You can memorise from a map alone, but almost nobody corrects their own recitation. A teacher hears the mistakes you cannot, and holds you to the schedule you just set.

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