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Surah: Al-Kawthar (1)
Surah Al-Kawthar — The Prophet Mocked for Having No Sons
إِنَّآ أَعۡطَيۡنَٰكَ ٱلۡكَوۡثَرَ
— الكوثر الآية 1
Occasion of Revelation (Sahih — Muslim):
When one of the Prophet's sons died, Al-As ibn Wa'il (or Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt in other narrations) said: "Muhammad has been cut off — he has no posterity." The Arabs called a man with no sons "abtar" (cut off). So Allah revealed this surah.
Significance:
When one of the Prophet's sons died, Al-As ibn Wa'il (or Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt in other narrations) said: "Muhammad has been cut off — he has no posterity." The Arabs called a man with no sons "abtar" (cut off). So Allah revealed this surah.
Significance:
- "We have given you Al-Kawthar" — boundless goodness: the heavenly river, prophethood, the Quran, or the multitude of followers
- "Your hater is the one cut off" — history proved this: the Prophet's name is recited billions of times daily while Al-As ibn Wa'il is forgotten
- The surah answers the insult with the logic of history
Source: Sahih Muslim (400) — Anas ibn Malik; Al-Wahidi, Asbab Al-Nuzul
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