Surat Al Kawthar (II)

24/4/10
 Recap
• Background
• Link between Maun and Kawthar
• ‫إنا أعطيناك‬
 ‫الكوثر‬
• A river in Jannah, fountain
• Abundance good (‫) الخير الكثير‬
• Many followers, drinkers, lots of drink will have lots of benefit
• Prophet-hood seal, imam ul anbiya
• Best character
• Mercy: Surat Tawbah
• Quran: See vs Hear, preservation
• Justice
• Victory: 23 yrs, other prophets didn’t have it, best example
• Honors: Qibla, maqaman mahmood, shafa’a, called by name
‫• إن هللا ومالئكته يصلون على النبى يا أيها الذين آمنوا صلوا عليه وسلموا تسليما‬
• Katheer can be good or bad, kawthar is only good
• After all this good, how do you thank Allah?
 Some thoughts
• Starts with positive then negative
• Focus in what Allah has given you, even after
the loss of a child
• Enemy is mentioned last
 ‫فصل لربك وانحر‬
• Iqamat Al Salah (best way to thank Allah)
• Iqamat vs Sahun and Showing off
• To deal with pain, stand in salat
• External and internal slavery
• Our hearts like earth, need rain
• Ibadah: love and humbleness
• Eid day
• Good news: two rakaas
• Contrast with disbelievers
• Wanhar: raising of the hands in salat
• Slaughter by cutting throat, Ibrahim’s legacy
 ‫إن شانئك هو األبتر‬
• Clearing doubt: no power, control, response
• Addressing messenger, ignoring kuffar
• ‫عدو‬: enemy wishes to hurt you, defeat you
• ‫بغض‬: plus hatred
• ‫شانئك‬: plus hides hatred (worst enemy)
• ‫هو‬: not rasul
• Abtar: cut of animal’s tail, humiliation, son carries father’s name
• Cut off from everything
• Don’t make fun of others
• Miracle: Allah heard it
• Believers are the followers of the deen
• Millions will curse and humiliate disbelievers till end of time
• Contrast: cut-off and nothing vs kawthar
• They thought they had plenty (peace & prosperity)
• Verb vs noun
• All enemies are powerless: ash cloud, Namrud
 Summary
• Be thankful by praying and sacrifice
• Victory is for the believers? Which side are
you on?
• Next surah: details who is your enemy?
• What are you fighting over? Who to worship?