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ٱلْكَوْثَر Al-Kawthar Abundance | |
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Classification | Meccan |
Other names | Bounty, Plenty, Good in Abundance |
Position | Juzʼ 30 |
No. of verses | 3 |
No. of words | 10 |
Quran |
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Al-Kawthar (Arabic: الكوثر, lit. 'Abundance')[1] is the 108th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran. It is the shortest chapter, consisting of three ayat or verses:
There are several different opinions as the timing and contextual background of its supposed revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl). According to Ibn Ishaq, it is an earlier Meccan surah, which is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, sometime before the Isra and Mi'raj.
The word Kawthar is derived from the triliteral root ك - ث - ر (k - th - r), which has meanings of "to increase in number, to outnumber, to happen frequently; to show pride in wealth and/or children; to be rich, plentiful, abundance." The form Kawthar itself is an intensive deverbal noun, meaning "abundance, multitude". It appears in the Qur'an solely in this sūrah.