Ayah 1:
إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ
Inna aAAtaynaka al kawthar
Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar.
What is;
al Kawthar: the Abundant Good (khayr al katheer).
al Kawthar = The river in Paradise, and a pond on Judgment Day which Allah’s Messenger will give water to from his followers before the entrance into Paradise. They are 2 sources of water.
(many reports of the Salaf (earlier generations) and tafaseer/qur’an explanations hold this view).
Other scholars did not limit it to just the 2 sources of water mentioned. Others mentioned other forms of Abundant Good too.
Tafseer al Kabeer – ar-Razi states:
al Kawthar (the Abundant Good): includes many things.
We will list them below;
1 - Allah did not leave (tawddee’) His Messenger and is not displeased:
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
ma wada'aka Rabka wama qalaa- Your Lord has neither forsaken you, He has [not] abandoned you, (O Muhammad)- surah Duha 93:3)
qalaaKa – displeased (with) You.
But Allah never said Ka at the end because He did not want to place the word Qalaa ([Allah being] displeased) next to His Messengers’ name.
Allah will not abandon His Messenger.
2
-وَلَلْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولَىٰ
- what is at the end is better for you than the beginning. (Duha 93:4)
3
-وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ
- your Master will soon give you so you are satisfied. (Duha 93:5)
This surah in ayah 1 is – إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ- surely We have given you an Abundance (of good). (Kawthar 108:1)
And what was it that Allah’s Messenger would only be pleased/satisfied with?
“I will not be pleased until all my ummah [nation] is saved from the hellfire.”
This is how much he loved and cared for his followers.
4-
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ
- Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter? (Duha 93:6)
5-
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ
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Surah Kawthar
SpiritualThis is the 108th Surah/Chapter of the Holy Quran. This Kawthar was a gift to Prophet Muhammad pbuh from his Lord. Lets read on to find the hidden treasures in this Surah and learn what Islam truly talks about.