Al-Kawthar

الكوثر · 3 verses

إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ

1. Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise).[1]

Translation notes

[1] (V.108:1) Narrated Anas رضي الله عنه: When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was made to ascend to the heavens. He صلى الله عليه وسلم said (after his return), "I came upon a river (in Paradise) the banks of which were made of tents of hollow pearls. I asked Jibrîl (Gabriel), ‘What is this (river)?’ He replied, ‘This is the Kauthar’ " (Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Vol.6, Hadîth No. 488).

Al-Kawthar — 108:2

فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ

2. Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only).

Al-Kawthar — 108:3

إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ

3. For he who hates you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), he will be cut off (from posterity and every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter).[2]

Translation notes

[2] (V.108:3) Narrated Anas رضي الله عنه : The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "None of you will have Faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.1, Hadith No.14).

English translation (terminology adapted): Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Translation published by the King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex. Digital text: QuranEnc.com, v1.1.2 (4 September 2025). Source details.