Al-Kawthar
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الكوثر Al-Kawthar Abundance |
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| Classification | Meccan |
| Other names | Plenty, Good in Abundance |
| Position | Juzʼ 30 |
| No. of verses | 3 |
Arabic text · English translation
Sūrat al-Kawthar (Arabic: سورة الكوثر, "Abundance") is the 108th surah of the Quran 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 Mi'raj.
The first and foremost exegesis/tafsir of the Qur'an is found in hadith of Muhammad. Although scholars including ibn Taymiyyah claim that Muhammad has commented on the whole of the Qur'an, others including Ghazali cite the limited amount of narratives, thus indicating that he has commented only on a portion of the Qur'an. Ḥadīth (حديث) is literally "speech" or "report", that is a recorded saying or tradition of Muhammad validated by isnad; with Sirah Rasul Allah these comprise the sunnah and reveal shariah. According to Aishah, the life of Prophet Muhammad was practical implementation of Qur'an. Therefore, higher count of hadith elevates the importance of the pertinent surah from a certain perspective. This surah was held in special esteem in hadith, which can be observed by these related narratives.
Linguistic Definition of Kawthar means (to have plenty) - incredible loads of amounts, lots and lots and lots and lots.. of it. Katheer كث ير has letter Yāʾ in it. KaWthar كوثر has letter Wāw in it and in Arabic Rhetoric - the Waw و is stronger than the Ya ي . So word Kathra كثر means 'A lot'. Katheer كثير emphasises - a lot more abundance than kathra. And eventually KaWthar كوثر = even more than Katheer - ABUNDANCE of A LOT. Al-Qurtubi comments on the name of the surah that The Arabs used to describe anything in a lot of; quality, quantity, and it is very valuable that you have to guard it = al Kawthar. When you say Katheer - it can refer to a lot of good or bad things. KaWthar however, can only refer to good things.
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