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| ٱلْكَوْثَر Al-Kawthar Abundance | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Meccan |
| Other names | Bounty, Plenty, Good in Abundance |
| Position | Juzʼ 30 |
| No. of verses | 3 |
| No. of words | 10 |
| Quran |
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Al-Kawthar (Arabic: الكوثر, lit. 'Abundance')[1] is the 108th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran. It is the shortest chapter, consisting of three ayat or verses:
- [2] We have given thee abundance [3]
- So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone].[4][5]
- Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.[6]
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.
- ^ Gerrans, S., "The Quran: A Complete Revelation", 2016
- ^ Sahih International translation Quran 108
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