Al-Kawthar

Surat al-Kawthar ( ) (" Abundance ") is the 108th sura of the Qur'an , and the shortest. There are several differing reports as to the circumstances under which it was revealed. According to Ibn Ishaq , it was revealed in Makka , some time before the Isra and Miraj , when A'as ibn Wa'il as-Sahmi said of Muhammad that he was "a man who is cut off and is of no consequence, and if he were killed, he would be forgotten" ; others report that it was revealed in regard to Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (according to al-Bazzar), or (according to Ataa) Abu Lahab when he said, after Muhammad 's son died, that Muhammad would be forgotten since he had no sons, or (according to Anas ibn Malik ) that it was revealed while he was dozing among his companions and he smiled. Tradition has it that al-Kawthar (from a root meaning "the river in paradise"), a word that occurs only once in the Qur'an, is the name of a river in Paradise . On Yaum al-Qiyamah (the Day of Judgement ) all of those who truly believed in Allah will be led to al-Kawthar where they will drink only once, and will never hunger or thirst again. The Light of The Holy Qur'an (Sura Kauthar (The Abundance))

Sūrat al-Kawthar ( , "Abundance") is the 108th sura of the Qur'an , and the shortest. There are several differing opinions as to the circumstances under which it was revealed. According to Ibn Ishaq , it was revealed in Makka , some time before the Isra and Miraj .

Al-Kawthar or Al-AHQAFINA ( , "Abundance") is the 108th and shortest chapter ( sūrah ) of the Quran . There are several different opinions as the timing and contextual background of its supposed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ). According to Ibn Ishaq , it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, sometime before the Isra and Mi'raj .

108th chapter of the Qur'an Al-Kawthar ( , "Abundance") is the 108th chapter ( sūrah ) of the Quran . It is the shortest chapter, consisting of three ayat or verses: ۝ We have given thee abundance ۝ So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone]. ۝ Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off. There are several different opinions as the timing and contextual background of its supposed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ). According to Ibn Ishaq , it is an earlier " Meccan surah ", which is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, sometime before the Isra and Mi'raj . The word Kauthar is derived from the triliteral root ك - ث - ر (k - th - r), which has meanings of "to increase in number, to outnumber, to happen frequently; to show pride in wealth and/or children; to be rich, plentiful, abundance." The form Kawthar itself is an intensive deverbal noun , meaning "abundance, multitude". It appears in the Qur'an solely in this sūrah. The 1698 Maracci Quran notes some chapters have two or more titles, occasioned by the existence of different copies in the Arabic. It is thought to refer to (a river or lake in Paradise). ( George Sale , Preliminary discourse 3 ) Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters Sam Gerrans ' translation Sahih International translators indicate by means of square parentheses where Sunni orthodoxy requires words to be inserted.

108th chapter of the Qur'an Al-Kawthar ( Arabic : الكوثر , lit. ' Abundance ' ) is the 108th chapter ( sūrah ) of the Quran . It is the shortest chapter, consisting of three ayat or verses: ۝ We have given thee abundance ۝ So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone]. ۝ Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off. There are several different opinions as the timing and contextual background of its supposed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ). According to Ibn Ishaq , it is an earlier Meccan surah , which is believed to have been revealed in Mecca , sometime before the Isra and Mi'raj . The word Kawthar is derived from the triliteral root ك - ث - ر (k - th - r), which has meanings of "to increase in number, to outnumber, to happen frequently; to show pride in wealth and/or children; to be rich, plentiful, abundance." The form Kawthar itself is an intensive deverbal noun , meaning "abundance, multitude". It appears in the Qur'an solely in this sūrah. The 1698 Maracci Quran notes some chapters have two or more titles, occasioned by the existence of different copies in the Arabic. It is thought to refer to (a river or lake in Paradise). ( George Sale , Preliminary discourse 3 ) Arabic script in Unicode symbol for a Quran verse, U+06DD, page 3, Proposal for additional Unicode characters Sam Gerrans ' translation Sahih International translators indicate by means of square parentheses where Sunni orthodoxy requires words to be inserted.