بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَـٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ
Allah tells the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): We have truly given you al-Kawthar (abundant good).
Pickthall (1930): Lo! We have given thee Abundance;
Quran · Surah 108 · 3 ayat
Surah Al-Kawthar
Abundance
ٱلْكَوْثَر
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About this surah
Surah Al-Kawthar ('Abundance') has 3 ayat and is Meccan; it is the shortest surah of the Quran. It tells the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that he has been given al-Kawthar, abundant good, which a hadith in Muslim describes as a river in Paradise promised to him. It asks him to pray and offer sacrifice for his Lord, and says that the one who hates him is the one cut off from good. Commentators say it was revealed when opponents mocked the Prophet after the death of his infant sons.
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فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ
So pray to your Lord and offer sacrifice (for Him alone).
Pickthall (1930): So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice.
إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ
Surely, the one who hates you is the one cut off (from all good).
Pickthall (1930): Lo! it is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity.
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Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani, Version 1.1), tanzil.net, CC BY 3.0, verbatim: tanzil.net. Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain; text from English Wikisource. Al-Fatiha aligned to the Hafs count (basmala as verse 1, his verses 6 and 7 joined); Quraysh: his verses 4 and 5 joined.. Plain meanings, introductions and quiz: IndiaDigital, awaiting review by an Islamic scholar.
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