Al-Kawthar

Al-Kawthar () is the 108th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran. It is the shortest chapter, consisting of three ayat or verses:

۝Unicode code for Quranic verse marker, U+06DD Verily, We have granted you abundance. ۝ So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone]. ۝ Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.

There are several opinions regarding its timing and contextual background of revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl). According to Ibn Ishaq, it is an early Meccan surah, revealed in Mecca.

The word Kawthar is derived from the triliteral root (k - th - r), meaning "to increase, to be plentiful, abundance." It appears in the Qur'an solely in this sūrah.

Text and transliteration Arabic Text (Hafs)

Meanings Sahih International 1. Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar. 2. So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone]. 3. Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.

Yusuf Ali 1. To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance). 2. Therefore, to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice. 3. For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from Future Hope).

Pickthall 1. Lo! We have given thee Abundance; 2. So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice. 3. Lo! it is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity.

Hadith Imam Ahmad recorded from Anas bin Malik that a man said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is Al-Kawthar?" He replied: "It is a river in Paradise which my Lord has given me." Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas: "The word 'Al-Kauthar' means the abundant good which Allah gave to the Prophet." Narrated Abu Huraira: "There is a garden from the gardens of Paradise between my house and my pulpit, and my pulpit is on my Lake Fount (Al-Kauthar)."

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