إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ﴿١﴾ فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ﴿٢﴾ إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ﴿٣﴾
- 108:1 (opens Quran.com)
- Innaa a'taina kal kautharIndeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar.
- 108:2 (opens Quran.com)
- Fa salli li rabbika wanharSo pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone].
- 108:3 (opens Quran.com)
- Inna shani-aka huwal abtarIndeed, your enemy is the one cut off.
About this verse
Surah Al-Kawthar is the 108th surah and the shortest in the Quran, with three verses. Allah tells the Prophet ﷺ that He has granted him al-Kawthar, commands him to pray and to sacrifice, and declares that his enemy is the one cut off.
Al-Kawthar means abundant good. In a hadith in Sahih Muslim the Prophet ﷺ described al-Kawthar as a river in Paradise that his Lord promised him.
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Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net, via api.alquran.cloud. English meaning: Saheeh International. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran in another language and is not the Quran itself; follow the verse links to read each ayah in its full context.