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‫الس ََل ُم َعل َی َس ِّی ِد ُو ْل ِد ٰا َد َم َک َما یُ ِح ُّب َویَ ْر ٰضی ب ِ َا ْن ُّی َصل َی َعل َْی ِہ‬
َّ ‫اَ ْل َح ْم ُد ِہّٰلِل َک َما ھُ َو اَھْلُ ٗہ َو الصَّ لٰوۃُ َو‬

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Surah Al-Kauthar 108 : Verse No. 1

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﴾۱﴿ؕ‫ک ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر‬

َ ‫اِنَّا اَ ْع َط ْی ٰن‬
'O beloved! Undoubtedly, We have bestowed upon you abundance of
good.

Tafsir al-Tabari ‫تفسیر الطبری‬

َ ‫{إ ِن َّا أَ ْع َط ْی َن‬

}‫اك} َیا ُم َح َّم ُد {ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر‬
“Undoubtedly, We have bestowed upon you” O Muhammad,
“abundance of good.”

ِ ْ ُ ‫ َل َّما أ‬:‫ قَا َل‬،‫ یُ َح ِّدث ُ َنا‬،‫ َسمِ ْع ُت أَن َ َس بْ َن َمال ِ ٍك‬:‫ قَا َل‬،ٍ ‫یك بْ ِن أَبِی نَمِر‬
ِ‫ْس َی ب ِ َر ُسو ِل اَّلل‬ ِ ‫َش‬
ِ َ ‫َع ْن‬
‫َص ِم ْن‬ ُّ ‫الس َما ِء‬
‫ َعل َْیهِ ق ْ ر‬،ٍ ‫ َفإِذَا ه َُو ب ِ َن ْهر‬،‫الدن ْ َیا‬ ُ ‫ َم َضی بِهِ ِجبْرِی‬،‫َّلل َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم‬
َّ ‫ل فِی‬ ُ ‫َصلَّى ا‬
»ُ‫ َما َه َذا ال َّن ْهر‬،‫ل‬ ُ ‫ « َیا ِجبْرِی‬:‫ َف َقا َل‬،‫ َفإِذَا ه َُو ِم ْس رك‬،‫ ف ََذ َه َب َی ُش ُّم تُ َرابَ ُه‬،‫ُل ْؤ ُلؤٍ َو َزبَ ْر َج ٍد‬
َ‫ ه َُو ا ْل َک ْوثَرُ َّال ِذی َخ َبأ َ َلكَ َربُّك‬:‫قَا َل‬
Sayyiduna Shareek ibn Abi Namir reported: I heard from Sayyiduna
Anas ibn Malik – may Allah be pleased with them – narrating the
Hadeeth to us that when the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace
and blessings upon him – ascended (to Isra/Me’raj), Sayyiduna
Jibreel – peace be upon him – traveled with him through the sky. He
was by a river, where there were castles of pearls and aquamarine.
When he smelt its sand, it was the fragrance of musk. He said, “O
Jibreel, what is this river?” He replied, “It is Al-Kauthar. Allah Almighty
has preserved it for you.”

Tafsir Al-Tabari (Tafsir Ibn Jareer / Jame’ al-Bayaan fi Taweel al-Quraan) of

Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Jareer al-Tabri  D. 310 A.H.

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‫‪Tafsir al-Kabeer‬‬ ‫التفسیر الکبیر‬

‫أَ َّن هذه السورۃ كالتتمة لما قبلها من السور‪َ ،‬وكَاْلْ َ ْص ِل ل ِ َما َب ْع َد َها ِم َن ُّ‬
‫الس َورِ‪.‬‬
‫‪This Surah acts as a conclusion for the Surahs before it and as a‬‬
‫‪foundation for the Surahs coming after it.‬‬

‫‪Surah Al-Dhuha:‬‬

‫الس ََل ُم َو َتف ِْصی ِل‬

‫الض َحى فِی َم ْد ِح ُم َح َّم ٍد َعل َْیهِ الصَّ ََلۃُ َو َّ‬ ‫ف َِ‬
‫َِل َّن اَّللَ َت َعال َى َج َع َل ُس َور َۃ َو ُّ‬
‫الس َورۃ ِثَ ََلثَ َة أَ ْش َیا َء َت َت َع َّل ُق بِنُبُ َّوتِهِ‬
‫ك فِی أَوَّ ِل ُّ‬
‫أَ ْح َوالِهِ‪ ،‬ف ََذ َ َ‬
‫أَ َّولُ َها‪ :‬قوله‪ :‬ما َو َّد َعكَ َربُّكَ َوما قَلى‬
‫ِخۃُ َخی رْر َلكَ ِم َن اْلْ ُولى [ ُّ‬
‫الض َحى‪]4 :‬‬ ‫َوثَان َِیها‪ :‬ق َْولُ ُه‪َ :‬ول َْْل ِ َ‬
‫وثالثها‪َ :‬ول ََس ْو َف ی ُْع ِطیكَ َربُّكَ َفتَرْضی‬
‫الس ََل ُم ف َِمي َی َت َع َّل ُق ب ِ ُّ‬
‫الدن ْ َیا‬ ‫ك ثَ ََلثَ ِة أَ ْح َوا ٍل ِم ْن أَ ْح َوالِهِ َعل َْیهِ َّ‬ ‫ث ُ َّم َخ َت َم َه ِذه ِ ُّ‬
‫الس َور َۃ ب ِ ِذ ْ ِ‬
‫َوه ِ َی ق َْولُ ُه‪ :‬أَل َْم َیج ِ ْد َك یَتِمي افَآوى‬
‫َو َو َج َد َك َض ًاّل ف ََهدى‬
‫َو َو َج َد َك عائ اَِل فَأَغْنی [ ُّ‬
‫الض َحى‪.]8 -6 :‬‬
‫‪Allah Almighty dedicated Surah Al-Dhuha to the praises of the Holy‬‬
‫‪Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – and‬‬
‫‪described him in detail.‬‬ ‫‪In the beginning, He mentioned three‬‬
‫‪aspects that were related to his Prophethood:‬‬
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‫ک َو َما قَل ٰیؕ﴿‪﴾۳‬‬ ‫َما َو َّد َع َ‬

‫ک َربُّ َ‬
‫‪Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor does He dislike you.‬‬
‫)‪(Al-Dhuha 93, Verse 3‬‬
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َ ‫ِخۃُ َخی ْ رر َّل‬

﴾۴﴿ؕ‫ک ِم َن ْاّل ُ ْول ٰی‬ َ ِ ٰ ‫َو ل ََْل‬
And indeed, the latter is better for you than the former.
(Al-Dhuha 93, Verse 4)
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﴾۵﴿ؕ‫ک َفتَرْ ٰضی‬

َ ُّ‫ک َرب‬
َ ‫َو ل ََس ْو َف ُی ْع ِط ْی‬
And undoubtedly, soon your Lord shall give you so much that you
shall be satisfied.
(Al-Dhuha 93, Verse 3)
He then concluded the Surah by mentioning three aspects that were
related to his worldly affairs:
1

﴾۶﴿۪‫اَل َْم َیج ِ ْد َک َیت ِ ْ امي فَا ٰٰوی‬

Did He not find you an orphan, then gave you shelter?
(Al-Dhuha 93, Verse 6)
2

﴾۷﴿۪‫َو َو َج َد َک َض ٓا ًّل َف َہ ٰدی‬

And He found you drowned in His Love, therefore gave way unto
Him.
(Al-Dhuha 93, Verse 7)
3

﴾۸﴿ؕ‫َو َو َج َد َک َع ٓائ اَِل َف َاغْن ٰی‬

And He found you needy, so He enriched you.
(Al-Dhuha 93, Verse 8)

Surah Al-Inshirah:

‫َش َفهُ ب ِ َث ََلثَ ِة أَ ْش َیا َء‬

َّ َ ‫ْش ْح أَن َّ ُه‬
َ ْ ‫ أَل َْم َن‬:ِ ‫َك فِی ُس َورۃ‬ َ َ ‫ث ُ َّم ذ‬
‫ْش ْح َلكَ َص ْد َر َك‬ َ ْ ‫ أَل َْم َن‬:‫أَ َّولُ َها‬
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‫ َو َو َض ْعنا َع ْنكَ وِزْ َر َك َّال ِذی أَ ْن َق َض ظَ ْه َر َك‬:‫َوثَان َِیها‬

َ ْ ِ ‫ َو َرف َْعنا َلكَ ذ‬:‫وثالثها‬

.‫ك َك‬
After this, in Surah Al-Inshirah, Allah Almighty elevated the honour of
the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him –
in three aspects.
1

﴾۱﴿ۙ‫َک َص ْد َر َک‬ َ ْ ‫اَل َْم َن‬

َ ‫ْش ْح ل‬
Have We not expanded your chest?
2

﴾۲﴿ۙ‫ک وِزْ َر َک‬

َ ‫َو َو َض ْع َنا َع ْن‬
And removed from you, your burden,

﴾۳﴿ۙ‫َّال ِذی اَ ْن َق َض ظَ ْہ َر َک‬

Which had broken your back
3

َ ْ ِ ‫َک ذ‬
﴾۴﴿ؕ‫ك َک‬ َ ‫َو َرف َْع َنا ل‬
And We have exalted your remembrance.
(Al-Inshirah 94, Verses 1-4)

Surah Al-Teen:

‫یف‬
ِ ‫ْش‬ َّ َ ‫ث ُ َّم إِن َّ ُه َت َعال َى‬
ِ ْ ‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِال ِّتی ِن ب ِ َث ََلثَ ِة أَن ْ َوا ٍع ِم َن ال َّت‬
َ ‫ َو‬:‫ أَنَّهُ أَق َْس َم ببلده وهو قوله‬:‫أَ َّولُ َها‬
‫هذا ا ْل َب َل ِد اْلْ َ ِمی ِن‬
َ ‫ إ ِ َّّل َّال ِذ‬:‫ص أ ُ َّمتِهِ َع ِن النار وهو قوله‬
‫ین آ َمنُوا‬ ِ ‫ أَن َّ ُه أَ ْخب َ َر َع ْن َخ ََل‬:‫َوثَان َِیها‬
.‫ َف َل ُه ْم أَ ْج رر غَیْرُ َم ْمنُو ٍن‬:‫اب َوه َُو ق َْولُ ُه‬ َّ ‫ ُو ُصولُ ُه ْم إلِ َى‬:‫َوثَال ِ ُث َها‬
ِ ‫الث َو‬
Allah Almighty then attributed three lofty stations to him in Surah Al-
Teen.

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He stated the following taking the oath of his city:

﴾۳﴿ۙ‫َو ہٰ َذا ا ْل َب َل ِد ْاّل َ ِمی ْ ِن‬

And by this city of Security.
(Al-Teen 95, Verse 3)
2
He declared freedom from hell for his nation in the following verse:

‫ا ِ َّّل َّال ِذیْ َن ٰا َمنُ ْوا‬

But those who believed,
He then mentioned the reward He has placed upon his nation:
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﴾۶﴿ؕ‫َف َل ُہ ْم َا ْج رر َغیْرُ َم ْمنُ ْو ٍن‬

For them there is an unending reward.
(Al-Teen 95, Verse 6)

Surah Al-‘Alaq:

‫اْقأْب ِ َث ََلثَ ِة أَن ْ َوا ٍع من التْشیفات‬ َّ َ ‫ث ُ َّم‬

َ ْ ِ ‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ‬
ْ ِ ‫آن َعل َى ا ْل َح ِّق ُم ْس َتعِی انا ب‬
َ‫اس ِم َربِّك‬ ْ ُ ‫اْقأ ِا ْل‬
َ ‫ُق‬ َْ ‫ی‬ ْ ِ ‫اْقأْ ب‬
ِ َ‫اس ِم َربِّكَ أ‬ َ ْ :‫أولها‬
،‫ َفل َْی ْد ُع ناد ِ َی ُه َس َن ْد ُع الزَّبان َِی َة‬:ِ‫ أَن َّ ُه ق ََه َر َخ ْص َمهُ بِ َق ْولِه‬:‫َوثَان َِیها‬

ْ ُ ‫ أَن َّ ُه َخصَّ ُه بِا ْل‬:‫َوثَال ِ ُث َها‬

ْ ‫ َو‬:‫ُقبَ ِة ال َّتا َّم ِة َوه َُو‬
.‫اس ُج ْد َوا ْقتَر ِْب‬
He mentioned his three lofty stations amongst others in Surah Al-
‘Alaq.
1

‫ِّک‬
َ ‫اس ِم َرب‬ َ ْ ِ‫ا‬
ْ ِ ‫ْقاْ ب‬
Recite in the name of your Lord.
(Al-‘Alaq 96, Verse 1)
i.e. recite Quran by the help of the Name of your Lord:
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In the following verses, He warned his enemies:

2

﴿ ‫َف ْل َی ْد ُع نَاد ِ َی ٗہ‬

﴾۱۷ۙ
Now let him call his association

﴿ ‫َس َن ْد ُع الزَّبَان ِ َی َة‬

﴾۱۸ۙ
Just now We call Our guards.
(Al-‘Alaq 96, Verse 17-18)
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He bestowed special closeness upon him.

﴿ ‫اس ُج ْد َو ا ْقتَر ِْب‬

﴾۱۹٪ ْ ‫َو‬
And prostrate and draw near to Us.
(Al-‘Alaq 96, Verse 19)

Surah Al-Qadr:

‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِا ْل َق ْدرِ بِل َْی َل ِة ا ْل َق ْدرِ َّالتِی ل ََها ثَ ََلثَ ُة أَن ْ َوا ٍع ِم َن ا ْل َفضِی َل ِة‬
َّ َ ‫َو‬
‫ َک ْون َُها خیرا من ألف شهر‬:‫أَ َّولُ َها‬
‫ نزول المَلئکة والروح فیها‬:‫وثانیها‬
.‫ سَلما حتی مطلع الفجر‬:‫ کونها‬:‫وثالثها‬
He honoured him in Surah Al-Qadr with The Night of Decree and
revealed details of three qualities of it.
1

﴾۳﴿ٍؕ ‫ۙ َخی ْ رر ِّم ْن اَ ْل ِف َش ْہر‬ِ‫َل ْی َل ُة ا ْل َق ْدر‬

ِۙ۬
The blessed and valuable Night is better than a thousand months.
2

﴾۴﴿ٍۙ ‫الر ْو ُح ف ِ ْی َہا بِاِذْ ِن َربِّہِ ْمۚ ِم ْن كُلِّ اَ ْمر‬

ُّ ‫َت َنزَّ ُل ا ْل َملٰٓئ ِ َک ُة َو‬

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Therein descend angels and Jibril (the Spirit) by the command of

their Lord for every affair.
3

﴾۵﴿٪ِ ‫َسل ٰ رم ۙ ه ِ َی َحتی َم ْط َل ِع ا ْل َف ْجر‬

That is all peace till the rising of the dawn.
(Al-Qadr 97, Verses 3-5)

Surah Al-Bayyinah:

ٍ ‫ْشی َفا‬
‫ت‬ َّ َ ‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِل َْم َیکُ ْن بِأ َ ْن‬
ِ ْ ‫َش َف أ ُ َّم َت ُه ب ِ َث ََلثَ ِة َت‬ َّ َ ‫َو‬
‫ أَن َّ ُه ْم َخیْرُ ا ْلبَرِیَّ ِة و‬:‫أَ َّولُ َها‬
‫ أن جزاؤهم عند ربهم جنات‬:‫ثانیها‬
.‫ رضا اَّللُ َع ْن ُه ْم‬:‫وثالثها‬
In Surah Al-Bayyinah, Allah Almighty honoured him by honouring his
nation with three blessings:
1

﴾۷﴿ؕ‫ک ہُ ْم َخی ْرُ ا ْلبَر ِیَّ ِة‬

َ ِ ‫اُولٰٓئ‬
They are the best of creation.
(Al-Bayyinah 98, Verse 7)
2

‫َجزَ ٓا ُؤہُ ْم ع ِ ْن َد َربِّہِ ْم َجن ُت‬

Their recompense with their Lord is the gardens.
(Al-Bayyinah 98, Verse 8)

ُ ‫َرضِ َی ا‬
‫َّلل َع ْن ُہ ْم‬
Allah is well pleased with them.
(ibid)

Surah Al-Zilzal:
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:‫ت‬ ِ ْ ‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِإِذَا ُز ْلزِل َْت ب ِ َث ََل ِث َت‬

ٍ ‫ْشیفَا‬ َّ َ ‫َو‬

ِ‫بارها َوذَلِكَ َی ْق َت ِضی أَ َّن اْلْ َ ْر َض َت ْش َه ُد َی ْو َم ا ْلق ِ َیا َمة‬

َ ‫ َی ْو َمئ ِ ٍذ تُ َح ِّد ُث أَ ْخ‬:‫ ق َْولُ ُه‬:‫أَ َّولُ َها‬
َّ ِ ‫ِْل ُ َّمتِهِ ب‬
‫الطا َع ِة َوا ْل ُعبُودِیَّ ِة‬

‫اس أَ ْشتات اا لِی ُ َر ْوا أَ ْعما َل ُه ْم َوذَلِكَ یَ ُد ُّل َعل َى أَنَّهُ ُت ْع َر ُض‬ َّ ‫َو‬
ُ ‫ یَ ْو َمئ ِ ٍذ َی ْص ُد ُر ال َّن‬:‫ ق َْولُ ُه‬:‫الثانِی‬

‫الُّسو ُر‬
ُ ُّ ‫َف ُح َو‬ ُ ‫َعل َْیه ِ ْم طَا َعاتُ ُه ْم ف ََی ْح ُص‬
َ َ ‫ل َل ُه ُم ا ْل‬
ِّ‫ ف ََم ْن َی ْع َم ْل ِم ْثقا َل ذ ََّرۃ ٍ َخی ْر اا یَ َر ُه َو َم ْعر ِ َف ُة اَّللِ َّل َش َّك أَن َّ َها أَ ْعظَ ُم ِم ْن كُل‬:ِ‫ ق َْولِه‬:‫َوثَال ِ ُث َها‬

‫َعظ ٍِیم ف َََل ب ُ َّد َوأَ ْن َی ِصلُوا إلِ َى ثَ َواب ِ َها‬

In Surah Al-Zilzal, Allah Almighty honoured him with three stations:
1

﴿ ‫َی ْو َمئ ِ ٍذ تُ َح ِّد ُث اَ ْخ َب َار َہا‬

﴾۴ۙ
That day it shall narrate all its news.
(Al-Zilzal 99, Verse 4)
i.e. the earth will bear testimony of his Ummah’s obedience and
worship on the Day of Judgment.
2

﴾۶﴿ؕ‫اس اَ ْش َتا اتاِ۬ۙۙ ِّلی ُ َر ْوا اَ ْع ٰم َل ُہ ْم‬

ُ ‫َی ْو َمئ ِ ٍذ َّی ْص ُد ُر ال َّن‬
On that day people will return towards their Lord in different ways,
so that they may be shown their deeds.
(Al-Zilzal 99, Verse 6)
i.e. it denotes that when they will be shown their loyalty to Allah, they
will receive happiness and joy.
3

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﴾۷﴿ؕ‫ف ََم ْن َّی ْع َم ْل ِم ْث َقا َل ذ ََّرۃ ٍ َخی ْ ارا یَّ َر ٗہ‬

Then whosoever has done good of an atom’s weight shall see it.
(Al-Zilzal 97, Verse 7)
i.e. the Ma’rifah (Gnosis) of Allah is undoubtedly the greatest of
honours. Hence, they will definitely receive its reward.

Surah Al-‘Aadiyat:

َ ‫ت بِأ َ ْن أَ ْق َس َم ب ِ َخ ْی ِل ا ْل ُغزَاۃ ِ ِم ْن أ ُ َّمتِهِ ف ََو َص‬

‫ف ت ِ ْلكَ ا ْل َخ ْی َل‬ َّ َ ‫ث ُ َّم‬
ِ ‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِ ا ْل َعاد ِ َیا‬
:‫ت ثَ ََل ٍث‬
ٍ ‫بِ ِصفَا‬
‫ت َض ْبح اا‬
ِ ‫َوا ْلعاد ِیا‬
‫ت ق َْدح اا‬
ِ ‫فَا ْل ُمورِیا‬
.‫ت ُص ْبح اا‬
ِ ‫فَا ْل ُمغِیرا‬
In Surah Al-‘Aadiyat, He honouured him by taking the oath of the
horses of his Ummah’s soldiers (Ghaazi’s). Thus, he mentions three
attributes of those horses.
1

﴾۱﴿ۙ‫َوا ْل ٰع ِدی ٰتِ َض ْب احا‬

By those that run snorting
2

﴾۲﴿ۙ‫فَا ْل ُم ْورِی ٰتِ ق َْد احا‬

Then bring out spark of fire from stone by striking their hoofs
3

ِ ٰ‫فَا ْل ُمغِی ْر‬

﴾۳﴿ۙ‫ت ُص ْب احا‬
Then devastate at morning
(Al-‘Aadiyat 100, Verses 1-3)

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‫‪Suurah Al-Qari’ah:‬‬

‫َش َف أ ُ َّم َت ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِا ْل َقارِ َع ِة بِأ ُ ُمو ٍر ثَ ََلثَ ٍة‬

‫ث ُ َّم َ َّ‬
‫أَ َّولُ َها‪ :‬ف ََم ْن َث ُقل َْت َم َوازِینُ ُه‬
‫َوثَان َِیها‪ :‬أَن َّ ُه ْم فِی ع ِیشَ ٍة َراض َِی ٍة‬
‫َوثَال ِ ُث َها‪ :‬أَن َّ ُه ْم َی َر ْو َن أَ ْع َدا َءه ُْم فی نار حامیة‪.‬‬
‫‪In Surah Al-Qari’ah, He honoured his Ummah in three aspects:‬‬
‫‪1‬‬

‫َف َا َّما َم ْن َث ُقل َْت َم ٰوزِیْنُ ٗہۙ﴿‪﴾۶‬‬

‫‪Then as for him whose weight is heavy,‬‬
‫‪2‬‬

‫َف ُہ َو ف ِ ْی ع ِ ْیشَ ٍة َّرا ِض َی ٍةؕ﴿‪﴾۷‬‬

‫‪He is in a pleasing life‬‬
‫‪3‬‬
‫‪They will see their enemies in:‬‬

‫ن َ رار َحا ِم َی رة ﴿‬
‫‪﴾۱ ٪‬‬
‫‪A blazing fire.‬‬
‫)‪(Al-Qari’ah 101, Verses 6-11‬‬

‫‪Surah Al-Takathur:‬‬

‫ون ُم َع َّذبِی َن ِم ْن‬ ‫َ‬

‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِ أَ ْل َها ُک ْم بِأ ْن بَی َّ َن أَ َّن ا ْل ُم ْعرِضِی َن َع ْن د ِینِهِ َو َ ْ‬
‫َشعِهِ َی ِصیرُ َ‬ ‫َ َّ‬
‫ثَ ََلثَ ِة أَ ْو ُجهٍ‬

‫أَ َّولُ َها‪:‬أَن َّ ُه ْم یَ َر ْو َن ا ْل َج ِح َ‬

‫یم‬
‫َوثَان ِی َها‪ :‬أَن َّ ُه ْم َی َر ْون َ َها َعی ْ َن ا ْل َیقِی ِن‬
‫ون عن النعیم‪.‬‬ ‫َوثَال ِ ُث َها‪ :‬أَن َّ ُه ْم ی ُْسأَلُ َ‬
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In Surah Al-Takathur, Allah Almighty honoured him by declaring that

the enemies of his Religion and Shariah will be punished in three
ways:
1

﴾۶﴿ۙ‫َلت َ َر ُو َّن ا ْل َج ِح ْی َم‬

Undoubtedly, you shall necessarily see Hell
2

﴾۷﴿ۙ‫ث ُ َّم َلت َ َر ُون َّ َہا َعی ْ َن ا ْل َیق ِی ْ ِن‬

Then again, undoubtedly you shall necessarily see it with the eye of
certainty
3

﴾۸﴿٪‫ث ُ َّم َلت ُْسـَلُنَّ َی ْو َمئ ِ ٍذ َع ِن ال َّن ِع ْی ِم‬

Then, undoubtedly, you shall surely be asked about the favours.
(Al-Takathur 102, Verses 6-8)

Surah Al-‘Asr:

‫ص بِأ ُ ُمو ٍر ثَلثة‬

ِ ْ ‫َش َف أ ُ َّم َت ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِ َوا ْل َع‬
َّ َ ‫ث ُ َّم‬
َ ‫ إ ِ َّّل َّال ِذ‬:‫ اإلیمان‬:‫أولها‬
‫ین آ َمنُوا‬
ِ ‫ َو َعمِلُوا الصَّ الِحا‬:‫َوثَان َِیها‬
‫ت‬
.ِ ‫ َوه َُو ال َّت َواصِی بِا ْل َح ِّق َوال َّت َواصِی بِالصَّ بْر‬،ِ‫ إ ِ ْر َشا ُد ا ْل َخل ِْق إلِ َى اْلْ َ ْع َما ِل الصَّ ال ِ َحة‬:‫َوثَال ِ ُث َها‬
In Surah Al-‘Asr, He honoured his nation with three things:
1. Imaan

‫َّال ِذیْ َن ٰا َمنُ ْوا‬

Those who believed
2. Good deeds

ِ‫َو َعمِلُوا الصل ِ ٰحت‬

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And did good deeds.

3. Encouraging the creation to enjoin good

﴾۳﴿٪ِ ‫َو َت َو َاص ْوا بِا ْل َح ِّقِ۬ۙۙ َو َت َو َاص ْوا بِالصَّ بْر‬
And counseled one another to accept truth and counselled one
another to be steadfast.
(Al-‘Asr 103, Verse 3)

Surah Al-Humazah:

ِ ‫ َف َل ُه ثَ ََلثَ ُة أَن ْ َوا ٍع ِم َن ا ْل َع َذ‬،َ‫َك أَ َّن َم ْن َه َمزَ َول ََمز‬ َ َّ َ ‫ث ُ َّم‬

‫اب‬ َ َ ‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِا ْل ُه َمزَۃ ِبِأ ْن ذ‬
‫ َی ْح َس ُب أَ َّن ما َل ُه أَ ْخل ََد ُه َک ََّل‬:‫ َوه َُو ق َْولُ ُه‬،‫ أَن َّ ُه َّل َی ْن َت ِف ُع ب ِ ُدن ْ َیا ُه ا ْلب َ َّت َة‬:‫أَ َّولُ َها‬
ِ‫ أَن َّ ُه یُ ْن َب ُذ فِی ا ْل ُح َط َمة‬:‫َوثَان َِیها‬
‫ إِنَّها‬:ُ‫ َوه َُو ق َْولُه‬،‫ُخو ِج‬ َّ ُ ‫ أَن َّ ُه ُی ْغل َُق َعل َْیهِ ت ِ ْلكَ اْلْ َبْو‬:‫َوثَال ِ ُث َها‬
ُ ُ ‫اب َحتی َّل َی ْب َقى َل ُه َر َجا رء فِی ا ْل‬ َ
.‫َعل َْیه ِ ْم ُم ْؤ َص َد رۃ‬
In Surah Al-Humazah, He honoured him by mentioning that, the one
who slanders and indulges in backbiting, deserves three forms of
punishments:
1. He will not receive any worldly enjoyment

﴾۳﴿ۚ‫َی ْح َس ُب اَ َّن َمالَہ اَ ْخل ََد ٗہ‬

Does he think that his wealth will make him immortal?

‫َک َّل‬
Never!
(Al-Humazah 104, Verse 1-2)
2.

﴾۴﴿ ‫َلیُ ۢۡن َب َذ َّن ف ِی ا ْل ُح َط َم ِة‬

He shall be surely thrown into the crusher.

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(Al-Humazah 104, Verse 4)

3. The door will be shut for him, so there will be no hope of escaping

﴾۸﴿ۙ‫اِن َّ َہا َع َل ْیہِ ْم ُّم ْؤ َص َد رۃ‬

Undoubtedly, it will be shut over them.
(Al-Humazah 104, Verse 8)

Surah Al-Feel:

ِ ْ َ ‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِا ْلفِی ِل بِأ َ ْن َر َّد َک ْی َد أَ ْع َدائِهِ فِی ن‬

ٍ‫ْحه ِْم ِم ْن ث َ ََلثَ ِة أَ ْو ُجه‬ َّ َ ‫ث ُ َّم‬
ٍ ِ ‫ َج َع َل َک ْی َده ُْم فِی َت ْضل‬:‫أَ َّولُ َها‬
‫یل‬
‫ أَ ْر َس َل علیهم طیرا أبابیل‬:‫َوثَان َِیها‬
.‫ جعلهم کعصف َمأ ْ ُکو ٍل‬:‫وثالثها‬
In Surah Al-Feel, He honoured him by combating the conspiracies of
his enemies in three ways:
1

﴾۲﴿ۙ‫اَل َْم یَ ْج َع ْل َک ْی َدہُ ْم ف ِ ْی َت ْضل ِ ْی ٍل‬

Did He not cause their scheme into ruined.
2

﴾۳﴿ۙ‫وَّ اَ ْر َس َل َع َل ْیہِ ْم طَی ْ ارا اَبَاب ِ ْی َل‬

And He sent against them flocks of birds.
3

﴾۵﴿٪‫َف َج َع َل ُہ ْم َک َع ْص ٍف َّماْ ُک ْو ٍل‬

So He made them like the leftover devoured leaves of farms?
(Al-Feel 105, Verse )

Surah Quraish:

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‫ْقیْ ٍش بِأَن َّ ُه َراع َى َم ْص َل َح َة أَ ْس ََلفِهِ ِم ْن ثَ ََلثَ ِة أَ ْو ُجهٍ‬ ‫ث ُ َّم َ َّ‬

‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِ ُ َ‬
‫ْقیْ ٍش‬ ‫َ‬
‫أ َّولُ َها‪َ :‬ج َع َل ُه ْم ُم ْؤ َتلِفِی َن ُم َت َوافِقِی َن ِإل ِ َیَلفِ ُ َ‬
‫َوثَان َِیها‪ :‬أَط ْ َع َم ُه ْم ِم ْن ُجو ٍع‬
‫َوثَال ِ ُث َها‪ :‬أَن َّ ُه آ َم َن ُه ْم ِم ْن َخ ْو ٍ‬
‫ف‪.‬‬
‫‪In Surah Quraish, He honoured him by regarding the interests of his‬‬
‫‪ancestors in three ways:‬‬
‫‪1‬‬

‫ْقیْ ٍشۙ﴿‪﴾۱‬‬
‫ِ ِّلیْل ٰ ِف ُ َ‬
‫‪Because Quraish was made to incline.‬‬
‫‪2‬‬

‫َّال ِذی اَط ْ َع َم ُہ ْم ِّم ْن ُج ْو ٍعِ۬ۙۙ‬

‫‪Who gave them food in hunger.‬‬
‫‪3‬‬

‫وَّ ٰا َم َن ُہ ْم ِّم ْن َخ ْو ٍ‬
‫ف‪﴾۴﴿٪‬‬
‫‪And bestowed them security from a big fear‬‬
‫)‪(Quraish 105, Verses 1, 4‬‬

‫‪Surah Al-Ma’oon:‬‬

‫الصفَا ِ‬
‫ت‬ ‫َش َف ُه فِی ُس َورۃ ِ ا ْل َماعُو ِن بِأ َ ْن َو َص َ‬
‫ف ا ْل ُم َک ِّذبِی َن بِدِینِهِ ب ِ َث ََلثَ ِة أَن ْ َوا ٍع ِم َن ِّ‬ ‫َو َ َّ‬
‫ا ْل َم ْذ ُمو َمةِ‬
‫أَ َّولُ َها‪َّ :‬‬
‫الدنَا َءۃُ َوال ُّل ْؤ ُم َوه َُو ق َْولُ ُه‪َ :‬ی ُد ُّع ا ْل َیت َِیم َوّل َی ُح ُّض َعلى طَعام ِا ْلمِ ْسکِی ِن‬
‫ُون َّال ِذ َ‬
‫ین ه ُْم یُراؤ َُن‬ ‫َوثَان َِیها‪َ :‬ت ْر ُك َت ْعظ ِِیم ا ْل َخال ِ ِق َوه َُو ق َْولُهُ‪َ :‬ع ْن َصَلت ِه ِ ْم ساه َ‬
‫َوثَال ِ ُث َها‪َ :‬ت ْر ُك انْتِفَا ِع ا ْل َخل ِْق‪َ ،‬وه َُو ق َْولُ ُه‪َ :‬ویَ ْم َن ُع َ‬
‫ون ا ْلماعُ َ‬
‫ون‪.‬‬

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In Surah Al-Ma’oon, He honoured him by exposing three disgraceful

qualities of the ones who falsified his religion:
1. Their meanness and vile ways

﴾۲﴿ۙ‫ک َّال ِذ ْی یَ ُد ُّع ا ْل َیت ِ ْی َم‬

َ ِ ‫فَذٰ ل‬
Then he is the one who drives away the orphan.

﴾۳﴿ؕ‫َو َّل َی ُح ُّض َعل ٰی طَ َعام ِا ْلمِ ْس ِکی ْ ِن‬

And does not urge the feeding of the poor.
(Al-Ma’oon 107, Verse 2-3)
2. Abandoning the respect of the Creator

﴾۵﴿ۙ‫َّال ِذیْ َن ہُ ْم َع ْن َص ََلتِہِ ْم َساہُ ْو َن‬

Who are heedless of their prayers.

﴾۶﴿ۙ‫َّال ِذیْ َن ہُ ْم یُ َر ٓا ُء ْو َن‬

Those who make a Show of it.
(Al-Ma’oon 107, Verse 5-6)
3. Taking no interest in social welfare

﴾۷﴿٪‫َو َی ْم َن ُع ْو َن ا ْل َما ُع ْو َن‬

And refuse to give articles of use.
(Al-Ma’oon 107, Verse 7)

‫ إِنَّا‬:‫الس َورِ ِم ْن َه ِذه ِا ْل ُو ُجوه ِا ْل َعظِی َمةِ قَا َل َب ْع َد َها‬ َّ َ ‫ث ُ َّم إِن َّ ُه ُس ْب َحان َ ُه َو َت َعال َى َل َّما‬
ُّ ِ ‫َش َف ُه فِی َه ِذه‬

ُّ ‫اك َه ِذه ِا ْل َم َناق ِ َب ا ْل ُم َتكَاث َِر َۃ ا ْل َم ْذ ُک َور َۃ فِی‬

ِ‫الس َورِ ا ْل ُم َت َق ِّد َمة‬ َ ‫ناك ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر أَ ْی إِنَّا أَ ْع َط ْی َن‬
َ ‫أَ ْع َط ْی‬

‫ فاشتغل أنت بعبادۃ هذه‬،‫َّالتِی ك ُ ُّل َواح َِدۃ ٍ ِم ْن َها أَ ْعظَ ُم ِم ْن ملك الدنیا بحذافیرها‬

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:‫ أَ َّما ع َِبا َدۃُ الر َِّّب َفإ ِ َّما بِال َّنف ِْس َوه َُو ق َْولُ ُه‬،‫الر َِّّب َوبِإ ِ ْر َشاد ِ ع َِبادِه ِ إلِ َى َما ه َُو اْلْ َ ْصلَحُ َل ُه ْم‬

‫ف ََصلِّ ل ِ َربِّكَ َوإ ِ َّما بِا ْل َما ِل‬

After honouring him in those Surahs, Allah Almighty then states:

﴾۱﴿ؕ‫ک ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر‬

َ ‫اِنَّا اَ ْع َط ْی ٰن‬
'O beloved! Undoubtedly, We have bestowed upon you
abundance of good.
i.e. we have bestowed upon you these honours in the
aforementioned Surahs, each one of which is greater than the
wordldly assets and its contents, so engage yourself in praying to
your Lord and guide His servants to what is best suited for them. The
worship of Allah is either physical i.e.

َ ‫ف ََصلِّ ل ِ َرب‬
‫ِّک‬
Therefore, pray to your Lord,
Or monetary:

﴾۲﴿ؕ‫ْح‬
ْ َ ْ ‫َو ان‬
And offer sacrifice.

:ٍ ‫ون ف ِیهِ َعل َى ُو ُجوه‬ ُ ِّ ‫َف ا ْل ُمف‬

َ ‫َُّس‬ َ ‫ا ْخ َتل‬
The exegitists have differered in its interpretation in various ways:

،‫السل َِف َوا ْل َخل َِف أَن َّ ُه ن َ ْه رر فِی ا ْل َج َّن ِة‬ ُ ‫ َوه َُو ا ْل َم ْش ُهو ُر َوا ْل ُم ْس َتف‬:‫اْلْ َوَّ ُل‬
َّ ‫ِیض ع ِ ْن َد‬
ُ ‫ َرأَیْ ُت ن َ ْه ارا فِی ا ْل َج َّن ِة َحا َف َتا ُه ق ِ َب‬:‫َر َوى أَن َ رس َع ِن ال َّن ِب ِّی َصلَّى اَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم قَا َل‬
ِ‫اب ال ُّل ْؤلُؤ‬
ُ‫ا ْل َک ْوثَر‬:‫ َما َه َذا قِی َل‬:‫ َف ُقل ُْت‬،‫ََضبْ ُت ب ِ َیدِی إلِ َى َم ْج َرى ا ْل َما ِء َفإِذَا أَنَا ب ِمِ ْس ٍك أَذ َ ََْف‬ َ َ ‫ا ْل ُم َج َّوفِ ف‬
َ ‫َّال ِذی أَ ْع َط‬
ُ‫اك اَّلل‬

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‫َُض ل ََها أَ ْع َن راق‬ َّ

‫ ف ِیهِ ط ُ ُی رور خ ْ ر‬،‫اضا ِم َن اللب َ ِن َوأَ ْحل َى ِم َن ا ْل َع َس ِل‬ ‫ أَ َش ُّد بَ َی ا‬:‫َوفِی ر َِوا َی ِة أَن َ ٍس‬
‫َش َب ِم ْن ذَلِكَ ا ْل َما ِء ف ََاز بِالر ِّْض َوا ِن‬ ِ َ ‫الطی ْر ِ َو‬ َّ َ‫َکأ َ ْع َنا ِق ا ْلبُخْتِ َم ْن أَك َ َل ِم ْن ذَلِك‬
ُ‫ِّم ذَلِكَ ال َّن ْهرُ َک ْوثَ ارا إ ِ َّما ِْلَنَّهُ أَ ْکثَرُ أَن ْ َهارِ ا ْل َج َّنةِ َما اء َو َخی ْ ارا أَ ْو ِْلَن َّ ُه ا ْن َف َج َر ِم ْنه‬ َّ َّ
َ ِّ ‫َول ََعل ُه إِن َما ُس‬
ِ ‫أَ ْو ل ِ َکثْرَۃ‬،‫ان إ ِ َّّل َوف ِیهِ ِم َن ا ْل َک ْوثَر ِن َ ْه رر َجا ٍر‬ ‫ارو ِ َی أَنَّهُ َما فِی ا ْل َج َّنةِ بُ ْس َت ر‬ ُ ‫ َک َم‬،ِ‫ار ا ْل َج َّنة‬ ُ ‫أَن ْ َه‬
َّ ِ‫ أَ ْو ل ِ َکث ْ َرۃ ِ َما ف َِیها ِم َن ا ْل َم َناف ِ ِع َعل َى َما قَا َل َعل َْیه‬،‫ون ِم ْن َها‬
‫ «إِن َّ ُه ن َ ْه رر‬:‫الس ََل ُم‬ َ ‫َّال ِذ‬
َ ْ ‫ین َی‬
َ ُ ‫ْشب‬
‫َو َع َدن ِیهِ َربی ف ِیهِ َخی رْر َکث ِ ریر‬
1. It means the river in paradise. This interpretation is the famous
view of all the former and latter exegetists.

Sayyiduna Anas – may Allah be pleased with him – reported from

the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him
– to have said, “I saw a river in paradise. There were domes
around it which were made of beautiful pearls. When I put my
hand in the water, it was more fragrant than the musk. When I
asked, ‘What is this?’ I was told, ‘It is Al-Kauthar which Allah
Almighty has granted you’.”

In another narration from Sayyiduna Anas – may Allah be

pleased with him – it is reported:
Its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. There are
green birds in it whose necks are like that of the camels of Bukht.
One who eats one of those birds and drinks from that water, will
earn the pleasure of Allah.

It is named Al-Kauthar due to the following reasons:

a) This river ranks first amongst the rivers and streams of paradise
in the volume of its water and virtues.
b) Other streams of paradise branch from it, as it is narrated that
none of the streams of paradise are such where the water of
Al-Kauthar does not flow.
c) There will be a lot of people who will drink from it.
d) It has numerous virtues, as the Holy Prophet – may Allah send
peace and blessings upon him – has stated, “My Lord has
promised me about the river that has abundance of good.”

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‫ َوا ْل َق ْو ِل‬،‫ار ف ِیهِ َم ْش ُه َور رۃ َو َو ْج ُه ال َّت ْوف ِِیق بَی ْ َن َه َذا ا ْل َق ْو ِل‬ ُ ‫ أَن َّ ُه َح ْو رض َواْلْ َ ْخ َب‬:‫الثانِی‬ َّ ‫ا ْل َقو ُل‬
ْ
‫ض‬ ِ ‫ل ِم ْن ذَلِكَ ا ْل َح ْو‬ ُ ‫ض أَ ْو ل ََع َّل اْلْ َن ْ َه َار إِن َّ َما َت ِسی‬
ِ ‫ ل ََع َّل ال َّن ْه َر َی ْن َص ُّب فِی ا ْل َح ْو‬:‫اْلْ َ َّو ِل أَ ْن ُی َقا َل‬
‫ف ََیکُو ُن ذَل ِكَ ا ْل َح ْو ُض كَا ْل َم ْن َب ِع‬
2. It is a pool. There are numerous famous narrations in this regard.
It can be related with the former interpretation that either the
river flows into this pool or the river originates from this pool.

َّ
ُّ ِ ‫ ِْل َ َّن َه ِذه‬:‫ ا ْل َک ْوثَرُ أَ ْو َّلدُ ُه قَالُوا‬:‫َوا ْل َق ْو ُل الثال ِ ُث‬
ِ‫الس َور َۃ إِن َّ َما نَزَل َْت َر ًدا َعل َى َم ْن َعابَ ُه َعل َْیه‬
‫ فَان ْ ُظ ْر َک ْم ُقت ِ َل‬،‫ فَا ْل َم ْعن َی أَن َّ ُه ی ُْع ِطیهِ َن ْس اَل َی ْب َق ْو َن َعل َى َم ِّر الزَّ َما ِن‬،ِ ‫الس ََل ُم بِ َع َدم ِ اْلْ َ ْو َّلد‬
َّ
،ِ‫الدن ْ َیا أَ َح رد ی ُْع َبأ ُبِه‬
ُّ ‫ َول َْم َی ْب َق ِم ْن بَنِی أ ُ َم َّی َة فِی‬،‫ ث ُ َّم ا ْل َعا َل ُم ُم ْم َتل ِ رئ ِم ْن ُه ْم‬، ِ‫ِم ْن أَهْ ِل ا ْلب َ ْیت‬
ِ ِ ‫ان ف ِیه ِ ْم ِم َن اْلْ َكَابِر ِ ِم َن ا ْل ُعل ََما ِء كَا ْل َب‬
‫اْق َوالصَّ اد ِ ِق َوا ْلكَاظ ِِم َوالر َِّضا َعل َْیه ِ ُم‬ َ َ ‫ث ُ َّم ان ْ ُظ ْر َک ْم ك‬
‫الس ََل ُم َوال َّنف ُْس الزَّک ِ َّی ُة َوأَ ْم َثالُ ُه ْم‬
َّ
3. Al-Kauthar are his children. The exegitists have written that this
Surah was revealed about those who taunted him for not having
children. The meaning then will be that Allah Almighty gave him
a lineage that will continue through generations, so just look at
how many Ahle Bayt were martyred but the world still has the
Ahle Bayt all over while no one of significance from the
Umayyads has been left in the world. One should also see how
many great scholars have been amongst the Ahle Bayt; such as,
Imam Baqir, Imam Ja’far Sadiq, Imam Moosa Kazim, Imam Rida
– may Allah be pleased with them all, and the pure souls like
them.

َ
َ ْ ِ ‫ ا ْل َک ْوثَرُ عُل ََما ُء أ ُ َّمتِهِ َوه َُو ل ََع ْمرِی ا ْل َخیْرُ ا ْل َکثِیر ِ ِْل َن َّ ُه ْم َکأنْب ِ َیا ِء بَنِی إ‬:‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل الرَّاب ِ ُع‬
،‫ْسائ ِی َل‬
ْ َ ‫ون آثَ َار د ِینِهِ َوأَ ْع ََل َم‬
،ِ‫َشعِه‬ َ ‫ْش‬ ُ ُ ‫َك َر ُسو ُل اَّللِ َصلَّى اَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم َو َی ْن‬ َ َ ‫ون ذ‬
َ ‫َوه ُْم یُ ِح ُّب‬
ِ‫یعة‬ ِ َّ ‫َو َو ْج ُه ال َّت ْشبِیهِ أَ َّن اْلْ َنْب ِ َیا َء كَان ُوا ُم َّت ِفقِی َن َعل َى أ ُ ُصو ِل َم ْعر ِ َف ِة اَّللِ ُم ْخ َتلِفِی َن فِی‬
َ ‫الْش‬
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ِ ْ َ ‫ون بِأ‬
‫ْسه ِْم َعل َى‬ َ ‫ َک َذا ُعل ََما ُء أ ُ َّمتِهِ ُم َّت ِف ُق‬،‫َر ْح َم اة َعل َى ا ْل َخل ِْق ل ِ َی ِص َل ك ُ ُّل أَ َح ٍد إلِ َى َما ه َُو َص ََل ُح ُه‬
‫ ث ُ َّم ا ْل َفضِی َل ُة ِم ْن‬،‫یع ِة َر ْح َم اة َعل َى ا ْل َخل ِْق‬َ ‫الْش‬ِ َّ ‫ُون فِی َفُ ُو ِع‬ َ ‫ َل ِک َّن ُه ْم ُم ْخ َتلِف‬،ِ‫َشعِه‬ ْ َ ‫أ ُ ُصو ِل‬
:‫َو ْج َهی ْ ِن‬
ُ
ُ َ ‫ أَن َّ ُه یُرْ َوى أَنَّهُ یُ َجا ُء یَ ْو َم ا ْلق ِ َیا َمةِ بِكُلِّ ن َ ِب ٍ ّی َویَت ْ َب ُع ُه أ َّم ُت ُه‬:‫أَ َح ُده َُما‬
‫َفبَّ َما یَجِی ُء ال َّر ُسو ُل‬
ُ‫وف ا ْل َکثِی َرۃ‬ُ ُ‫ َوی ُ َجا ُء بِكُلِّ َعال ِ ٍم ِم ْن ُعل ََما ِء أ ُ َّمتِهِ َو َم َع ُه اْلْ ُل‬،‫ل َوال َّر ُج ََل ِن‬ ُ ‫َو َم َع ُه ال َّر ُج‬
‫َفبَّ َما َیزِی ُد َع َد ُد ُمتَّبِعِی َب ْع ِض ا ْل ُعل ََما ِء َعل َى َع َدد ِ ُمتَّبِعِی أَ ْل ٍف ِم َن‬
ُ َ ‫ون ع ِ ْن َد ال َّر ُسو ِل‬
َ ‫ف ََی ْج َتمِ ُع‬
‫اْلْ َنْب ِ َیا ِء‬
ِ ‫ َوعُل ََما ُء َه ِذه‬،‫وص ا ْل َمأْخُو َذ َۃ ِم َن ا ْل َوحْ ِی‬ َّ ‫ا ْلو ْج ُه‬
َ ‫ أَن َّ ُه ْم كَان ُوا ُم ِصیبِی َن ِّل ِّت َباع ِه ِ ُم ال ُّن ُص‬:‫الثانِی‬ َ
َ َ ‫ إ ِ ْن ك‬:‫ أَ ْو َعل َى ق َْو ِل ا ْل َب ْع ِض‬،ِ ‫اْلْ ُ َّمةِ یَکُون َُون ُم ِصیبِی َن َم َع َک ِّد ِاّل ْست ِ ْن َبا ِط َو ِاّل ْجت َِهاد‬
‫ان‬
‫َب ْع ُض ُه ْم ُم ْخ ِطئاا َلکِنَّ ا ْل ُم ْخ ِط َئ یَکُو ُن أیضا مأجورا‬
4. Al-Kauthar refers to the Ulama of this Ummah. By Allah, this is also
abundance of good, for they are like the Prophets of Bani Israel.
They love the remembrance of the Holy Porphet – may Allah send
peace and blessings upon him. They propagate his religion and
Shariah’s commandments. The reason for comparison is that the
Prophets were unanimous on the principles of Allah’s Gnosis while
they had differences in Shariah, a mercy on the creation, so
everyone would be able to attain their objective. Likewise is the
state of the scholars of his Ummah; they are unanimous on the
principles of Shariah but differ in secondary Shariah matters
which is a mercy on the creation.

Their honour is due to two reasons:

i) It is reported that the Prophets and their Ummah will be
brought on the Day of Judgment. Some of those Prophets
will only have just one or two followers. An Alim from the
Ulama of the Ummah of the beloved Prophet – may Allah
send peace and blessings upon him – will be called,
behind whom, there will be thousands of people. They will
gather by the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and
blessings upon him. The followers of some Ulama will even

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exceed the number of followers of a thousand Prophets –

peace be upon them.
ii) The Prophets – peace be upon them – were righteous
through acting upon Allah’s inspiration and the Ulama of
the Ummah of beloved Prophet – may Allah send peace
and blessings upon him – are also righteous through their
Ijtihad and intrepretation of islamic laws. Even if a
Mujtahid errs, he will be rewarded for that too (for making
efforts in the path of Allah).

‫ َو َّل َش َّك أَن َّ َها ا ْل َخیْرُ ا ْل َکثِیرُ ِْلَن َّ َها ا ْل َم ْنز ِ َل ُة َّالتِی ه ِ َی ثَان َِی ُة‬،ُ‫ الکوثر هو ال ُّنبُ َّوۃ‬:‫القول الخامس‬
ُ ْ ‫] َوه َُو َش‬80 :‫ َم ْن یُ ِط ِع ال َّر ُسو َل َف َق ْد أَطا َع اَّللَ [ال ِّن َسا ِء‬:‫ َول ِ َه َذا قَا َل‬/‫الربُوب ِ َّی ِة‬
‫ْط ْاإل ِ َیما ِن‬ ُّ
‫ت‬ ِ ‫ ِْل َ َّن َم ْعر ِ َف َة ال ُّنبُ َّوۃ ِ َّل ب ُ َّد َوأَ ْن َی َت َق َّد َم َها َم ْعر ِ َف ُة ذَا‬،‫بَ ْل ه ِ َی كَا ْل ُغ ْص ِن فِی َم ْعر ِ َفةِ اَّللِ َت َعال َى‬
‫ ث ُ َّم إِذَا َح َصل َْت َم ْعر ِ َف ُة ال ُّنبُ َّوۃ ِ َف ِحی َنئ ِ ٍذ ی ُْس َتفَادُ ِم ْن َها َم ْعر ِ َف ُة‬،ِ‫اَّللِ َوع ِ ْلمِهِ َوق ُْد َرتِهِ َوحِکْ َمتِه‬
‫ ثم‬،‫ت ا ْل َخی ْرِیَّ ِة َوا ْلو ِ ْج َدان ِ َّی ِة َعل َى ق َْو ِل َب ْعضِه ِ ْم‬ ِّ ‫ص َو‬
ِ ‫الصفَا‬ َّ َ ‫ت ك‬
ِ َ ‫الس ْم ِع َوا ْل َب‬ ِّ ‫َبق ِ َّی ِة‬
ِ ‫الصفَا‬
‫ ِْلَن َّ ُه ا ْل َم ْذ ُکو ُر ق َْب َل َسائ ِر ِ اْلْ َنْب ِ َیا ِء َوا ْل َم ْب ُعو ُث‬،‫َف ِم ْن هَ ِذه ِ ا ْل َم ْن َق َب ِة‬
ُ َ ‫ل ِ َر ُسول ِ َنا ا ْل َح ُّظ اْلْ َ ْو‬
َّ
ُ َ ‫ َوه َُو َّال ِذی یُ ْح‬،‫وث إلِ َى الث َق َلی ْ ِن‬
‫ْش ق َْب َل كُلِّ اْلْ َنْب ِ َیا ِء‬ ‫ ث ُ َّم ه َُو َم ْب ُع ر‬،‫َب ْع َده ُْم‬
‫ ولنذك هاهنا‬.‫الْش ِع َعل َى َن ْسخِهِ َوف ََضائ ِ ُل ُه أَ ْکثَرُ ِم ْن أَ ْن ُت َع َّد وتحصی‬ َّ
ْ ‫َو َّل َی ُجو ُز ُو ُرو ُد‬
:‫ َف َن ُقو ُل‬،‫َقل ِ ایَل ِم ْن َها‬
5. Al-Kauthar is also interpreted as Prophethood. There is no doubt
about its significance of abundant good, for this station comes
next to Raboobiyyah (Station of the Almighty Lord). It is for this
reason that Allah Almighty stated:

َ ‫َم ْن ُّی ِط ِع ال َّر ُس ْو َل َف َق ْد اَطَا َع ا‬

‫َّلل‬
Whoso obeys the messenger has indeed obeyed Allah.
(Al-Nisa 4, Verse 80)
Prophethood is not only a part of Iman but rather a faculty for the
recognition of Allah. It is necessary to acquire the knowledge about
Allah’s Divine Being, His Attributes, His Knowledge, Power and
Wisdom prior to the knowledge of Prophethood. When one acquires
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the knowledge about Prophethood then through it, he acquires the

knowledge about the rest of Allah’s Attributes; such as, (Allah’s)
Hearing, Vision and the Attributes of Benevolence, and according
to some, even His Attributes of Sentiments.
As far as the Prophethood is concerned:
• Our Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him
– is the most entitled to its glory, for he was created before all
Prophets but was appointed after all.
• Furthermore, he was appointed over both the creations (Jinns
and humans).
• He will be brought to the arena of Mahshar before all the
other Prophets.
• His Shariah is not to be abrogated.
His virtues are uncountable. We shall mention a few of them as
follows:

ٍ ‫ َف َتل ََّقى آ َد ُم ِم ْن َربِّهِ كَلِما‬:‫ت َعل َى َما قَا َل َت َعال َى‬

‫ت‬ ٍ ‫ان كَل ِ َما‬
َ َ ‫الس ََل ُم ك‬ َ ‫إ ِ َّن ک ِ َت‬
َّ ِ‫اب آ َد َم َعل َْیه‬
ُ‫ َوإِذ ِ ابْ َتلى إِبْراه َِیم َربُّه‬:‫ت َعل َى َما قَا َل‬ َ َ ‫اب إِبْ َراه َِیم أَی اْضا ك‬
ٍ ‫ان كَل ِ َما‬ َ ‫] َوک ِ َت‬37 :ِ ‫ُقۃ‬
َ َ ‫[ا ْل َب‬
‫ ُص ُح ِف إِبْراه َِیم َو ُموسی‬:‫ان ُص ُحفاا َک َما قَا َل‬
َ َ ‫وسی ك‬ َ ‫] َوک ِ َت‬124 :ِ ‫ُقۃ‬
َ ‫اب ُم‬ ٍ ‫بِكَلِما‬
َ َ ‫ت [ا ْل َب‬
ُ ‫ َفإِن َّ ُه ه َُو ا ْل ِک َت‬،‫الس ََل ُم‬
، ِّ‫اب ا ْل ُم َه ْیمِ ُن َعل َى ا ْلكُل‬ ُ ‫] أَ َّما ک ِ َت‬19 :‫[اْلْ َ ْعل َى‬
َّ ِ‫اب ُم َح َّم ٍد َعل َْیه‬
]48 :ِ ‫ َو ُم َه ْیمِن اا َعل َْیهِ [ا ْل َمائ َِدۃ‬:‫قَا َل‬
The book that was revealed upon Sayyiduna Adam – peace be
upon him – was called “Kalimaat”, as the Almighty has stated:

‫َف َتلَقی ٰا َد ُم ِم ْن َّرب ِّٖہ كَل ِ ٰم ٍت‬

Then Adam learnt certain words (Kalimaat) from his Lord.
(Al-Baqarah 2, Verse 37)
And the book of Sayyiduna Ibrahim – peace be upon him – was also
called “Kalimaat”, as in Allah’s Speech:

‫َو اِذ ِابْ َتلٰٓی اِبْرٰ ٖہ َم َربُّ ٗہ بِكَل ِ ٰم ٍت‬

And when his Lord tested Ibrahim with certain words
(Kalimaat).
(Al-Baqarah 2, Verse 124)
The book of Sayyiduna Moosa – peace be upon him – was named
“Suhuf”, as He has stated:
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﴿ ‫ُص ُح ِف اِبْرٰہ ِ ْی َم َو ُم ْو ٰسی‬

﴾۱۹٪
In the scriptures (Suhuf) of Ibrahim and Musa.
(Al-A’la 87, Verse 19)
But the book of Sayyiduna Muhammad – may Allah send peace and
blessings upon him – is named “Al-Muhaimin” i.e. confirming the
books preceding it, and thus He stated:

‫ُم َہ ْیمِ انا َعل َْی ِہ‬

Confirming (Al-Muhaimin upon) the Books preceding it.
(Al-Ma’idah 5, Verse 48)

‫الس ََل ُم إِن َّ َما َت َح َّدى بِاْلْ َ ْس َما ِء ا ْل َم ْن ُث َورۃ ِفَقا َل أَنْبِئُونِی ب ِأ َ ْسما ِء ه ُؤّل ِء‬
َّ ِ‫َوأَی اْضا َفإ ِ َّن آ َد َم َعل َْیه‬
ِ‫ ُق ْل َلئ ِ ِن ا ْج َت َم َعت‬:ِ ‫الس ََل ُم إِن َّ َما َت َح َّدى بِا ْل َم ْنظُوم‬
َّ ‫] َو ُم َح َّم رد َعل َْیهِ الصَّ ََلۃُ َو‬31 :ِ ‫ُقۃ‬
َ َ ‫[ا ْل َب‬
]88 :‫ْسا ِء‬
َ ْ ِ ‫ْاإلِن ْ ُس َوا ْلج ِ ُّن [ ْاإل‬
The challenge of Sayyiduna Adam – peace be upon him – was
based upon the knowledge of random names, hence the Almighty
stated:

﴾۳۱﴿‫َف َقا َل اَنۢۡبِـ ُ ْون ِ ْی ب ِ َا ْس َم ٓا ِء ٰٓہ ُؤ َ ّٓل ِء ا ِ ْن ُک ْنت ُْم ٰص ِدقِی ْ َن‬
He said, "Tell the names of these, if you are truthful."
(Al-Baqarah 2, Verse 31)
But the challenge of Sayyiduna Muhammad – may Allah send
peace and blessings upon him – was through verses:

ِ ْ ِ‫ُق ْل َّلئ ِ ِن ا ْج َت َم َعت‬

ْ ُ ‫اّلن ْ ُس َوا ْلج ِ ُّن َعل ٰٓی اَ ْن یَّاْتُ ْوا بِمِ ْث ِل ہٰ َذا ا ْل‬
‫ُقٰا ِن‬
Say, 'if the men and Jinn all agreed together to bring the like of
this Quran.”
(Bani Israel 17, Verse 88)

‫ َوف ََع َل فِی ُم َح َّم ٍد‬،‫ك َم ُه بِأ َ ْن أَ ْم َسكَ َسفِی َن َت ُه َعل َى ا ْل َما ِء‬
َ ْ َ‫الس ََل ُم َفإ ِ َّن اَّللَ أ‬
َّ ِ‫َوأَ َّما ن رُوح َعل َْیه‬
َّ ‫ ُرو ِ َی «أَ َّن ال َّن ِب َّی َعل َْیهِ الصَّ ََلۃُ َو‬،‫َصلَّى اَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم َما ه َُو أَ ْعظَ ُم ِم ْن ُه‬
َ َ ‫الس ََل ُم ك‬
‫ان َعل َى‬
‫ َلئ ِ ْن ُک ْن َت َصادِقاا فَا ْد ُع ذَلِكَ ا ْل َح َج َر َّال ِذی ه َُو‬:‫ َف َقا َل‬،‫ِْك َم ُة بْ ُن أَبِی َج ْه ٍل‬ ِ ْ ‫اء َو َم َع ُه ع‬ٍ ‫َش ِّط َم‬
ِ‫ فَا ْن َق َل َع ا ْل َح َجرُ َّال ِذی أَ َش َار إِل َْیه‬،ِ‫ فَأ َ َش َار ال َّر ُسو ُل إِل َْیه‬،‫ِخ َفل َْی ْس َبحْ َو َّل َی ْغ َر ْق‬
ِ َ ‫فِی ا ْل َجان ِِب ْاْل‬
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‫ َو َشه ِ َد َل ُه‬،ِ‫الس ََل ُم َو َس َّل َم َعل َْیه‬

َّ ِ‫ی ال َّر ُسو ِل َعل َْیه‬ ِ ‫ِم ْن َمكَانِهِ َو َس َبحَ َحتَّی َص َار بَی ْ َن َی َد‬
،ِ‫ َحتَّی َی ْر ِج َع إلِ َى َمكَانِه‬:‫ َف َقا َل ال َّن ِب ُّی َصلَّى اَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم َیکْفِیكَ َه َذاقَا َل‬،‫بِالر َِّسا َل ِة‬
ِ‫َف َج َع إلِ َى َمكَانِه‬ َّ ‫َفأ َ َم َر ُه ال َّن ِب ُّی َعل َْیهِ الصَّ ََلۃُ َو‬
َ َ ،‫الس ََل ُم‬
Allah Almighty honoured Sayyiduna Nooh – peace be upon him –
by making his ark stationary on water, and what He did for the Holy
Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – is greater
than that. It is reported that the Holy Prophet – may Allah send
peace and blessings upon him – was standing by the water with
‘Ikramah ibn Abi Jahl. He said, “If you are truthful then call the stone
which is on the other side to come afloat without drowining.” The
Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him –
pointed at the stone. It moved from its place and floated until it
appeared before the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and
blessings upon him – and bore witness on his Prophethood. The Holy
Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – said, “This
should suffice you.” He said, “No, not until it goes back to its place.”
Then the beloved Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings
upon him – commanded it, and it returned to its place.

َ‫ َوف ََع َل فِی َح ِّق ُم َح َّم ٍد أَ ْعظَ َم ِم ْن ذَلِك‬،‫ك َم إِبْ َراه َِیم َف َج َع َل ال َّن َار َعل َْیهِ بَ ْر ادا َو َس ََل اما‬
َ ْ َ‫َوأ‬
‫ فَا ْحت َ َر َق ِج ْلدِی‬،ِ‫ « ُک ْن ُت طِف اَْل فَا ْن َصبَّ ا ْلق ِ ْد ُر َعل َ َّی ِم َن ال َّنار‬:‫َع ْن ُم َح َّم ِد بْ ِن َحاطِبٍ قَا َل‬
‫ َه َذا ابْ ُن َحاطِبٍ ا ْحت َ َر َق َک َما‬:‫ك ُ ُّل ُه َف َح َم َل ْتنِی أُمی إلِ َى ال َّر ُسو ِل َصلَّى اَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم َوقَال َْت‬
،‫َت َرى َف َت َف َل َر ُسو ُل اَّللِ َصلَّى اَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم َعل َى ِج ْلدِی َو َم َسحَ ب ِ َی ِده ِ َعل َى ا ْل ُم ْحتَر ِ ِق ِم ْن ُه‬
‫َصتُ َص ِحی احا َّل بَأ ْ َس بِی‬ ْ ِ ‫ ف‬،‫س‬ ِ ‫اس َربَّ ال َّنا‬ َ ‫أَذْه ِِب ا ْل َب‬:‫َوقَا َل‬
Allah Almighty honoured Sayyiduna Ibrahim – peace be upon him –
and made the fire cool and safe for him but with regard to
Sayyiduna Muhammad – may Allah send peace and blessings upon
him – He honoured him in a greater way than that.
Sayyiduna Muhammad ibn Hatib – may Allah be pleased with him –
is reported to have said: When I was a child, a boiling pot fell on me,
due to which, my entire skin was burnt. My mother took me to the
beloved Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him –
and said to him, “This is Ibn Hatib. He got burnt as you can see.” He
then applied his saliva on my skin and rubbed the burnt portion with
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his hand and made Du’a, “O the Lord of mankind, relieve the pain.”
I got recovered, free from any pain.

‫ ث ُ َّم ان ْ ُظ ْر‬،‫الس َما ِء‬ َ ْ َ‫َوأ‬

َّ ‫ وكم ُم َح َّم ادا َف َفل ََق َل ُه ا ْل َق َم َر فِی‬،‫ك َم موسی ففلق له البْح فی اْلرض‬
ِ ‫الس َما ِء َواْلْ َ ْر‬
‫ض‬ َّ ‫إلِ َى َ َْف ِق َما بَی ْ َن‬
He honoured Sayyiduna Moosa – peace be upon him – by splitting
the ocean on earth for him but He honoured Sayyiduna Muhammad
– may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – by splitting the
moon in the sky for him. Take into consideration the difference
between the earth and the sky!

‫ َو َفج ََّر ل ِ ُم َح َّم ٍد أَ َصابِ َع ُه عُ ُیون اا‬،ِ‫َو َفج ََّر َل ُه ا ْل َما َء ِم َن ا ْل َح َجر‬
He caused the spring to flow from stone for Sayyiduna Moosa –
peace be upon him – but for Sayyiduna Muhammad – may Allah
send peace and blessings upon him, He caused springs to flow from
his fingers.

َ َ ‫وأَ ْكم ُم‬

ُ‫ان ا ْل َغ َم ُام یُظَ ِّللُه‬ َ ْ َ‫ َو َک َذا أ‬،‫وسی بِأ ْن ظَ َّل َل َعل َْیهِ ا ْل َغ َم َام‬
َ َ ‫ك َم ُم َح َّم ادا ب ِ َذلِكَ َفك‬ ََ َ
He honoured Sayyiduna Moosa – peace be upon him – by providing
the shade of clouds for him and similarly, honoured Sayyiduna
Muhammad – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him, so the
clouds used to provide shade for him.

‫ َّال ِذی‬،‫ُقآ ُن ا ْل َعظِی ُم‬ َ

َ ْ َ‫ َوأ‬،‫وسی بِا ْل َی ِد ا ْلب َ ْی َضا ِء‬
ْ ُ ‫ك َم ُم َح َّم ادا بِأ ْعظَ َم ِم ْن ذَلِكَ َوه َُو ا ْل‬ َ ‫ك َم ُم‬ َ ْ َ‫َوأ‬
‫الْش ِق َوا ْل َغرْ ِب‬ َّ
ْ ‫َو َص َل ن ُُور ُه إلِ َى‬
He honoured Sayyiduna Moosa – peace be upon him – by granting
him the luminous hand but He honoured Sayyiduna Muhammad
with something greater than that, which is the Holy Quran. Its light
reaches the east and west.

ِ‫ َو َل َّما أَ َرا َد أَبُو َج ْه ٍل أَ ْن یَرْ ِم َیهُ بِا ْل َح َجر ِ َرأَى َعل َى َکتِف َْیه‬،‫وسی ُث ْع َبان اا‬
َ ‫َو َقل ََب اَّللُ َع َصا ُم‬
ُ
َ َ ‫ فَا ْن‬،‫ث ْع َبانَی ْ ِن‬
‫ص َف َم ْر ُعو ابا‬
He turned the shaft of Sayyiduna Moosa – peace be upon him – into
a snake but when Abu Jahl intended to throw a stone at the Holy
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Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him, he saw
two snakes on his shoulders and returned in dread.

ِ‫َو َس َّب َحتِ ا ْلج ِ َبا ُل َم َع َدا ُو َد َو َس َّب َحتِ اْلْ َ ْح َجا ُر فِی َی ِده ِ َو َی ِد أَ ْص َحابِه‬
Stones recited Allah’s Glory in the company of Sayyiduna Dawood –
peace be upon him – but the stones chanted His Glory in the hand
of the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him
– and his companions.

َّ َ‫ان ه َُو َل َّما َم َسح‬

‫الشا َۃ ا ْل َج ْربَا َء َد َّر ْت‬ َ َ ‫ َوك‬،‫ِید َّل َن‬ َ َ ‫َوك‬
َ ‫ان َدا ُو ُد إِذَا َم َسكَ ا ْل َحد‬
When Sayyiduna Dawood – peace be upon him – touched the iron,
it became malleable but when the Holy Prophet – may Allah send
peace and blessings upon him – touched an aged goat, she
became full of milk.

َ ْ َ‫َوأ‬
َّ ِ ‫ك َم َدا ُو َد ب‬
‫الطی ْر ِا ْل َم ْح ُش َورۃ ِ َو ُم َح َّم ادا بِا ْلب ُ َرا ِق‬
He honoured Sayyiduna Dawood – peace be upon him – by flocking
the birds but for Sayyiduna Muhammad – may Allah send peace
and blessings upon him, He arranged Buraaq.

ُ‫ك َمهُ بِج ِ ْن ِس ذَلِكَ ح ِی َن أَ َضا َف ُه ا ْل َی ُهود‬ َ ْ َ‫ َوأ‬،‫الس ََل ُم بِإ ِ ْح َیا ِء ا ْل َم ْوتَى‬
َّ ِ‫ك َم ع َِیسی َعل َْیه‬ َ ْ َ‫َوأ‬
َّ ِ ‫ب‬
ُ‫ َف َل َّما َو َض َع ال ُّل ْق َم َة فِی َفمِهِ أَ ْخب َ َر ْته‬،‫الشاۃ ِا ْل َم ْس ُمو َم ِة‬
He honoured Sayyiduna ‘Isa – peace be upon him – by giving him
the miracle to bring dead back to life but He honoured Sayyiduna
Muhammad – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – with
the miracle of this nature that when a jewish woman served him the
poisonous meat of goat, it informed him as soon as he placed the
morsel in his mouth.

‫َوأَبْ َرأَ اْلْ َ ْک َم َه َواْلْ َبْ َر َص‬

ُ‫ َو َش َک ْت ذَلِكَ إلِ َى ال َّر ُسو ِل َصلَّى اَّلل‬،‫َفا َء أَ َت ْت ُه َوكَان َ ْت بَ ْر َصا َء‬
َ ْ ‫ُرو ِ َی أَ َّن ا ْم َرأَ َۃ ُم َعاذ ِ بْ ِن َع‬
‫َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم ف ََم َسحَ َعل َْی َها َر ُسو ُل اَّللِ بِ ُغ ْص ٍن فَأَذْهَ َب اَّللُ ا ْلب َ َر َص‬

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ِ‫َوح ِی َن َس َق َط ْت َح َد َق ُة ال َّر ُج ِل َی ْو َم أحد َففعها َو َجا َء ب ِ َها إلِ َى َر ُسو ِل اَّللِ َصل َّى اَّللُ َعل َْیه‬
‫َف َّد َها إلِ َى َمكَان َِها‬ َّ
َ َ ،‫َو َسل َم‬
(Like Sayyiduna ‘Isa – peace be upon him) The Holy Prophet – may
Allah send peace and blessings upon him – also cured the blind and
leprous.
It is reported that the wife of Sayyiduna Mu’adh ibn ‘Afra came to
him in a condition of leprosy and complained to him about it. He
brushed over her with a branch, and Allah Almighty cured her from
leprosy.
When the eye-ball of a companion came out of its socket on the
day of Uhad, and he brought it to the Holy Prophet – may Allah send
peace and blessings upon him. He then placed it back into its
socket.

‫َع َف َما أَ َخفَا ُه َع ُّم ُه َم َع أ ُ ِّم‬ ُ ‫ان ع َِیسی َی ْعر ِ ُف َما یُ ْخفِیهِ ال َّن‬
َ َ ‫ َوال َّر ُسو ُل‬،‫اس فِی ب ُ ُیوت ِه ِ ْم‬ َ َ ‫َوك‬
ُ ‫ فَأ َ ْخب َ َر ُه فَأ َ ْسل ََم ا ْل َعب‬،‫ا ْلف َْض ِل‬
َ‫َّاس ل ِ َذلِك‬
Sayyiduna ‘Isa – peace be upon him – was bestowed with the of
what people hide in their houses but the Holy Prophet – may Allah
send peace and blessings upon him – knew (in Madinah
Munawwarah) what his uncle (Sayyiduna ‘Abbas – may Allah be
pleased with him) has hidden by Umm Fadhl (in Makkah
Mukarramah). When he disclosed it to him, he embraced Islam.

َّ ‫َوأَ َّما ُسل ْ ََمي ُن َفإ ِ َّن اَّللَ َت َعال َى َر َّد َل ُه‬
‫ َوف ََع َل ذَلِكَ أَ ْی اضا ل ِ َّرل ُسو ِل ح ِی َن ن َ َام‬،‫الش ْم َس َم َّر اۃ‬
َّ َّ
‫ِخى‬ َ ْ ُ ‫ َو َر َّد َها َم َّر اۃ أ‬،‫َف َّد َها َحتی َصلَّى‬
َ َ ،‫َغبَتِ الش ْم ُس‬
ْ
َ َ ‫َو َرأ ُس ُه فِی ح ِ ْجر ِ َعل ٍِّی فَانْت ََب َه َوق َْد‬
َّ
َ ْ ‫ل ِ َعل ٍِّی ف ََصلى ا ْل َع‬
ِ‫ص فِی َو ْقتِه‬
Allah Almighty had returned the sun for Sayyiduna Sulaiman – peace
be upon him – once but did the same for the Holy Prophet – may
Allah send peace and blessings upon him – once when he fell asleep
with his head in the lap of Sayyiduna Ali – may Allah be pleased with
him. When he awoke, he noticed that the sun had set then returned
it and prayed Salah. He returned it for the second time for Sayyiduna
‘Ali – may Allah be pleased with him – and he prayed his ‘Asr in its
time.

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َّ ‫َو َع َّل َم ُسل ْ ََمي َن َم ْن ِط َق‬

،‫ َوف ََع َل ذَلِكَ فِی َح ِّق ُم َح َّم ٍد‬،ِ ‫الطی ْر‬
‫ أَ ُّیکُ ْم َف َج َع َه ِذه ِب ِ َو َل ِد َها‬:‫ُرو ِ َی أَ َّن طَی ْ ارا ُفج ِ َع ب ِ َو َل ِده ِ َف َج َع َل یُ َر ْ َِف ُف َعل َى َرأْ ِسهِ َویُك َ ِّل ُم ُه َف َقا َل‬
!‫ ْاردُ ْد إِل َْی َها َول ََد َها‬:‫ َف َقا َل‬،‫ أَنَا‬:‫َف َقا َل َر ُج رل‬
ِّ ‫َو َک ََل ُم‬
‫الذئ ْ ِب َم َع ُه َم ْش ُه رور‬
Allah Almighty taught Sayyiduna Sulaiman – peace be upon him –
the language of birds, and He did the same for Sayyiduna
Muhammad – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him.
It is reported that a bird came to him with a plea about its young one
and flapped its wings by his head. She communicated with him then
he said, “Who troubled its young one?” A man replied, “It was I.” He
then said, “Return her child to her.”
His conversation with the wolf is famous.

‫س فِی َسا َع ٍة‬ َ ْ َ‫ك َم ُسل ْ ََمي َن ب ِ َم ِسیرِه ِغ ُْد َو اۃ َش ْه ارا َوأ‬
ِ ‫ك َم ُه بِا ْل َم ِسیر ِإلِ َى بَ ْیتِ ا ْل َم ْق ِد‬ َ ْ َ‫َوأ‬
He blessed Sayyiduna Sulaiman – peace be upon him – with the
ability to travel the distance of a month in the first portion of the day
but He blessed our beloved Prophet – may Allah send peace and
blessings upon him – with the journey to Bayt al-Maqdis in just a
moment.

ِ‫ یُرِی ُد ف ََیجِی ُء بِه‬،‫ار ُه َی ْعفُو ُر یُرْ ِسلُ ُه إلِ َى َم ْن‬ َ َ ‫َوك‬

ُ ‫ان ح َِم‬
He used to send his transport Ya’foor to bring his companions.

‫ َف َل َّما َرأَ ْت ُه‬،‫ َوأَن َّ ُه ْم َّل َی ْقد ُِرو َن َعل َْی َها ف ََذ َه َب إِل َْی َها‬،‫َوق َْد َش َک ْوا إِل َْیهِ ِم ْن نَا َق ٍة أَن َّ َها أُغِیل َْت‬
‫َخ َض َع ْت َل ُه‬
People complained to him about a she-camel going insane, and
that they were unable to capture her. When the Holy Prophet – may
Allah send peace and blessings upon him – approached her, she
bowed her head before him.

‫ َفإِذَا أَ َس رد َجاث رِم ف ََها َل ُه ذَلِكَ َو َل ْم‬،ِ‫ َف َل َّما َو َص َل إلِ َى ا ْل َمف ََازۃ‬،‫َوأَ ْر َس َل ُم َعاذاا إلِ َى َب ْع ِض ال َّن َواحِی‬
‫ إنِی َر ُسو ُل َر ُسو ِل اَّللِ َفت ََب ْص َب َص‬:‫ َف َت َق َّد َم َوقَا َل‬،َ‫یستجر [ءى] أَ ْن َی ْر ِجع‬
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He sent Sayyiduna Mu’adh – may Allah be pleased with him – to a

certain area. When he entered the jungle, a lion attacked him. He
addressed the lion, saying “I am the Messenger of the Holy Prophet
– may Allah send peace and blessings upon him”. The lion then
gave in.

َّ ‫ َفکَ َذلِكَ ا ْن َقادُوا ل ِ ُم َح َّم ٍد َعل َْیهِ الصَّ ََلۃُ َو‬،‫َو َک َما ا ْن َقا َد ا ْلج ِ ُّن ل ِ ُسل ْ ََمي َن‬
‫الس ََل ُم‬
And as the jinns served Sayyiduna Sulaiman – peace be upon him,
likewise they served the Holy Prophet Muhammad – blessings and
peace be upon him.

‫الض ُّب‬ َّ ‫ َوقَا َل َّل أ ُ ْؤ ِم ُن بِكَ َحتَّی یُ ْؤ ِم َن بِكَ َه َذا‬، ِّ‫الضب‬

َّ ‫ َف َتك َ َّل َم‬،‫الض ُّب‬ َّ ِ ‫َعابِی ب‬ َ
ُّ َ ْ ْ‫َوح ِی َن َجا َء اْل‬
ِ‫ُم ْعتَرِفاا بِر ِ َسا َلتِه‬
A villager captured a lizard and brought it. He then said, “I will not
believe in you unless this lizard believes in you.” The lizard then
communicated and acknowledged his Prophethood.

َّ َّ
َ ْ َ‫َعاب ِ ُّی َر َج َع ْت َت ْع ُدو َحتی أ‬
ِ‫ِخ َج ْتهُ ِم َن ا ْل َکفَا َلة‬ َ
َ ْ َ ْ‫َوح ِی َن َک َف َل الظب ْ َی َة ح ِی َن أ ْر َسل ََها اْل‬
The Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him –
stood as a guarantor for the deer so that the villager releases her,
and then she returned after feeding her young ones as she had
promised.

َ ِ ِ ‫َو َح َّنتِ الحنانة ل‬

ِ‫َفاقِه‬
The pillar of Hannanah got grief-stricken by his departure.

‫ ُک ْن ُت ُم ْش َتا َق اة إِل َْیهِ ُم ْن ُذ َک َذا ِسنِی َن‬:‫یق فِی ا ْل َغارِ قَال َْت‬ ِّ ‫َوح ِی َن ل ََس َعتِ ا ْل َح َّی ُة َعق ِ َب‬
ِ ‫الص ِّد‬
!‫َفل ِ َم َح َجب ْ َتنِی َع ْن ُه‬
When the snake bit Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq in the cave and
said, “I have been waiting for him for so many years, why are you
hiding him from me?!”

َّ ‫ ِم َن‬،‫َوأَط ْ َع َم ا ْل َخل َْق ا ْلکَثِی َر‬

‫الط َعام ِا ْل َقلِی ِل‬
He fed a lot of people from little food.

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‫َو ُم ْعجِزَاتُ ُه أَ ْکثَرُ ِم ْن أَ ْن تُ ْح َصی َو ُت َع َّد‪َ ،‬فل ِ َه َذا ق ََّد َمهُ اَّللُ َعل َى َّال ِذ َ‬
‫ین ْاص َطفَاه ُْم‪َ ،‬ف َقا َل‪َ :‬وإِذْ‬
‫أَ َخ ْذنا ِم َن ال َّنبِیِّی َن ِمیثا َق ُه ْم َو ِم ْنكَ َو ِم ْن ن ُو ٍح [اْلْ َ ْحزَ ِ‬
‫اب‪َ ]7 :‬ف َل َّما كَان َ ْت ر َِسا َل ُت ُه َک َذلِكَ‬
‫َج َاز أَ ْن ی َُس ِّم َی َها اَّللُ َت َعال َى َک ْوثَ ارا‪َ ،‬ف َقا َل‪ :‬إِنَّا أَ ْع َط ْی َ‬
‫ناك ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر‬
‫‪His miracles are much more than we can count and account for. It‬‬
‫‪is for this reason that Allah Almighty firstly took the oath from him‬‬
‫‪amongst all the Prophets. Hence, He has stated:‬‬

‫ک َو ِم ْن ن ُّ ْو ٍح وَّ اِبْرٰہ ِ ْی َم َو ُم ْو ٰسی َو ع ِ ْی َسی ابْ ِن َم ْر َی َم‬

‫َو اِذْ اَ َخ ْذنَا ِم َن ال َّنب ِیٖ ّ َن ِم ْی ٰث َق ُہ ْم َو ِم ْن َ‬
‫‪And O beloved! remember when We took covenant from the‬‬
‫‪prophets and from you, and from Nuh and Ibrahim and Musa and‬‬
‫‪Isa, son of Maryam.‬‬
‫)‪(Al-Ahzab 33, Verse 7‬‬

‫ُقآ ُن‪َ ،‬وف ََضائِلُ ُه َّل تُ ْح َصی‪َ ،‬ول َْو أَنَّما فِی اْلْ َ ْر ِ‬
‫ض ِم ْن َش َج َرۃ ٍ‬ ‫الساد ُِس‪ :‬ا ْل َک ْوثَرُ ه َُو ا ْل ُ ْ‬
‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل َّ‬
‫ت َربی [ا ْل َک ْه ِف‪]109 :‬‬
‫ْح ِمداد اا لِكَلِما ِ‬
‫كان ا ْل َب ْ ُ‬ ‫أَق ر‬
‫َْلم [لُ ْق َم َ‬
‫ان‪ُ ]27 :‬ق ْل ل َْو َ‬
‫‪6. Al-Kauthar is the Holy Quran, and its virtues are uncountable‬‬
‫‪even:‬‬

‫ض ِم ْن َش َج َرۃ ٍاَ ْقل ٰ رم‬

‫ل َْو اَ َّن َما فِی ْاّل َ ْر ِ‬
‫‪if all trees in the earth were pens.‬‬
‫)‪(Luqman 31, Verse 27‬‬

‫ْح ِم َدا ادا ِّلكَل ِ ٰمتِ َرب ْی‬ ‫ُق ْل َّل ْو ك َ َ‬

‫ان ا ْل َب ْ ُ‬
‫‪Say, 'if the sea be the ink for the words of my Lord”.‬‬
‫)‪(Al-Kahf 18, Verse 109‬‬

‫الساب ِ ُع‪ :‬ا ْل َک ْوثَرُ ْاإل ِ ْس ََل ُم‪َ ،‬وه َُو ل ََع ْمر ِی ا ْل َخیْرُ ا ْلکَثِیرُ‪َ ،‬فإ ِ َّن بِهِ یَ ْح ُص ُ‬
‫ل َخیْرُ ُّ‬
‫الدن ْ َیا‬ ‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل َّ‬
‫ِخۃِ‪َ ،‬و َک ْی َ‬
‫ف َّل َو ْاإل ِ ْس ََل ُم ع َِب َار رۃ َع ِن ا ْل َم ْعر ِ َف ِة‪،‬‬ ‫الدن ْ َیا َو َخیْرُ ْاْل ِ َ‬ ‫َو ْاْل ِ َ‬
‫ِخۃ ِ َوبِف ََواتِهِ َی ُفوتُ َخیْرُ ُّ‬
‫ُ‬
‫أَ ْو َما َّل ب ُ َّد ف ِیهِ ِم َن ا ْل َم ْعر ِ َف ِة‪ ،‬قَا َل‪َ :‬و َم ْن یُ ْؤ َت ا ْل ِحکْ َم َة َف َق ْد أوت َِی َخی ْر اا َکثِیر اا [ا ْل َب َ َ‬
‫ُقۃ ِ‪]269 :‬‬

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‫ان ْاإل ِ ْس ََل ُم َخی ْ ارا َکثِی ارا َف ُه َو ا ْل َک ْوثَرُ‪َ ،‬فإ ِ ْن قِی َل‪ :‬ل ِ َم َخصَّ ُه ب ِ ْاإل ِ ْس ََلم ِ‪َ ،‬م َع أَ َّن ن َِع َم ُه َع َّمتِ‬
‫َوإِذَا ك َ َ‬
‫الس ََل ُم كَاْلْ َ ْص ِل ف ِیهِ‬ ‫ا ْلك ُ َّل ُق ْل َنا‪ِْ :‬ل َ َّن ْاإل ِ ْس ََل َم َو َص َل ِم ْن ُه إلِ َى غَی ْرِهِ‪َ ،‬فك َ َ‬
‫ان َعل َْیهِ َّ‬
‫;‪7. Al-Kauthar is Islam. I swear, it is an abundance of good in both‬‬
‫‪the world and the hereafter, is achieved through Islam. By losing‬‬
‫‪it, the good of both the worlds is lost. And why not, because Islam‬‬
‫‪is Allah’s recognition all in all, or at least, a means to achieve‬‬
‫‪Allah’s recognition. Allah Almighty states:‬‬

‫َو َم ْن ُّی ْؤ َت ا ْل ِحکْ َم َة َف َق ْد اُ ْوت َِی َخی ْ ارا َکثِی ْ ارا‬

‫ؕ‬
‫‪And he who got wisdom indeed got abundant good.‬‬
‫)‪(Al-Baqarah 2, Verse 269‬‬
‫‪And as Islam is abundant good, hence it is Al-Kauthar as well. A‬‬
‫‪question may arise that why specifically Islam, though we all are‬‬
‫‪blessed with Islam? We would say that Islam has reached us‬‬
‫‪through him, and the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and‬‬
‫‪blessings upon him – is like the foundation of Islam in this regard.‬‬

‫ا ْل َقو ُل َّ‬
‫الثا ِم ُن‪ :‬ا ْل َک ْوثَرُ َکث ْ َرۃُ اْلْ َ ْت َبا ِع َواْلْ َ ْش َیا ِع‪َ ،‬و َّل َش َّك أَ َّن َل ُه ِم َن اْلْ َ ْت َبا ِع َما َّل یُ ْح ِصیه ِ ْم‬ ‫ْ‬
‫إ ِ َّّل اَّللُ‪،‬‬
‫ْشى ع َِیسی‪،‬‬ ‫الس ََل ُم‪ ،‬قَا َل‪« :‬أَنَا َد ْع َوۃُ َخلِی ِل اَّللِ إِبْ َراه َِیم‪َ ،‬وأَنَا بُ ْ َ‬ ‫َو ُرو ِ َی أَن َّ ُه َعل َْیهِالصَّ ََلۃُ َو َّ‬
‫َوأَنَا َم ْقبُو ُل َّ‬
‫الشفَا َع ِة َی ْو َم ا ْلق ِ َیا َم ِة‪َ ،‬فب َ ْی َنا أَ ُکو ُن َم َع اْلْ َنْب ِ َیا ِء‪ ،‬إِذْ َتظْ َهرُ َل َنا أ ُ َّم رة ِم َن ال َّنا ِ‬
‫س‬
‫َف َنب ْ َتد ُِره ُْم بِأ َ ْب َصارِنَا َما ِم َّنا ِم ْن ن َ ِب ٍ ّی إ ِ َّّل َوه َُو َی ْر ُجو أَ ْن َتکُ َ ُ‬
‫َغ ُم َح َّج ُل َ‬
‫ون‬ ‫ون أ َّم َت ُه‪َ ،‬فإِذَا ه ُْم ُ ٌّ‬
‫اب ث ُ َّم َیظْ َهرُ َل َنا‬ ‫ِم ْن آثَارِ ا ْل ُو ُضؤِ‪ ،‬فَأَقُو ُل‪ :‬أ ُ َّمتِی َو َر ِّب ا ْل َک ْع َبةِ ف ََی ْد ُخلُ َ‬
‫ون ا ْل َج َّن َة بِ َغی ْر ِح َِس ٍ‬
‫ل َما ظَ َه َر أَوَّ اّل‪َ /‬ف َنب ْ َتد ُِره ُْم بِأَبْ َصارِنَا َما ِم ْن ن َ ِب ٍ ّی إ ِ َّّل َو َیرْ ُجو أَ ْن َتکُ َ ُ‬
‫ِم ْث ُ‬
‫ون أ َّم َت ُه َفإِذَا ه ُْم ُ ٌّ‬
‫َغ‬
‫اب‪،‬‬ ‫ون ِم ْن آثَارِ ا ْل ُو ُضؤِ فَأَقُو ُل‪ :‬أ ُ َّمتِی َو َر ِّب ا ْل َک ْع َب ِة‪ ،‬ف ََی ْد ُخلُ َ‬
‫ون ا ْل َج َّن َة بِ َغی ْر ِح َِس ٍ‬ ‫ُم َح َّجلُ َ‬
‫َك فِی المرۃ اْلولى والثانیة‪،‬‬ ‫َك َک َما ذ َ َ‬ ‫ث ُ َّم یُ ْر َف ُع َل َنا ثَ ََلثَ ُة أَ ْم َثا ِل َما ق َْد ُرف ِ َع َف َنب ْ َتد ُِره ُْم‪َ ،‬وذ َ َ‬
‫َف ٍق ِم ْن أ ُ َّمتِی ا ْل َج َّن َة ق َْب َل أَ ْن َی ْد ُخل ََها أَ َح رد ِم َن ال َّنا ِ‬
‫س»‬ ‫َ‬
‫ثم قال‪ :‬لیدخلن ث ََل ُث ِ َ‬
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‫ َفإِنی أُبَاهِی بِکُ ُم اْلْ ُ َم َم َی ْو َم‬،‫اسلُوا َتکْثُرُوا‬

َ ‫ « َت َن َاک ُحوا َت َن‬:‫الس ََل ُم‬
َّ ‫َو َل َق ْد قَا َل َعل َْیهِ الصَّ ََلۃُ َو‬
»‫الس ْق ِط‬ِّ ِ ‫ َول َْو ب‬،‫ا ْلق ِ َیا َم ِة‬
‫ ف َََل َج َر َم َح ُس َن‬،ِ ‫ف بِمِ ْث ِل هَ َذا ا ْل َج ِّم ا ْل َغفِیر‬َ ‫ َف َک ْی‬،‫یف‬ ِ ِ ‫ان یُ َباهِی ب ِ َم ْن ل َْم َی ْبلُ ْغ َح َّد ال َّتكْل‬
َ َ ‫َفإِذَا ك‬
َ ‫ إِنَّا أَ ْع َط ْی‬:‫ك ُه َه ِذه ِال ِّن ْع َم َة ا ْل َج ِس َیم َة َف َقا َل‬ ِّ
‫ناك ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر‬ َ ‫ِم ْن ُه َت َعال َى أَ ْن یُ َذ‬
8. Al-Kauthar could also refer to the abundance of followers and
devotees, and no doubt that his followers are countless, and no
one knows the exact number except Allah.
It is reported that the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and
blessings upon him – said, “I am the answer of the Du’a Sayyiduna
Ibrahim Khaleelullah – peace be upon him. I am the glad tiding
of Sayyiduna ‘Isa – peace be upon him. And my intercession will
be accepted on the Day of Judgment. I will be with the
prophets, a nation will appear before us, and everyone of them
will be wishing them to be their nation. They will be shining due
to the effects of Wudoo, I shall say, “I swear by the Lord of
Ka’bah, they are my Ummah.” They enter paradise without
accountability. This situation will arise before us three times in like
manner, and he would say as he said previously for the first and
second time. He said: "Three groups of my nation will enter
Paradise before any of the people enter it."
The Holy prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon
him – has stated, "Get married and have a lot of children, for it is
through you that I will feel proud over others on the Day
Judgment. Try, even if the fetus is aborted prematurely.” (i.e. do
not lose hope, children are blessing)
If he will feel proud on the (naturally)prematurely aborted who
could not reached the age of puberty then how will he be
pleased with such a crowd. There is no doubt that Allah Almighty
granted him even more than this, as He stated:

﴾۱﴿ؕ‫ک ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر‬

َ ‫اِنَّا َا ْع َط ْی ٰن‬
'O beloved! Undoubtedly, We have bestowed upon you
abundance of good.
(Al-Kauthar 108, Verse 1)

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‫ل ِم ْن َجمِی ِع‬ ِّ ِ ‫ َفإِن َّ ُه ب‬،ِ‫ل ا ْل َکثِی َرۃُ َّالتِی ف ِیه‬

ُ ‫اتفَا ِق اْلْ ُ َّمةِ أَف َْض‬ ُ ِ ‫ ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر ا ْلف ََضائ‬:‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل ال َّتا ِس ُع‬
‫اْلْ َنْب ِ َیا ِء‬
9. Al-Kauthar are the numerous virtues of his blessed personality. It
is the consensus of the entire Ummah that he is the best of all
Prophets.

َ ْ ِ ‫ َو َرف َْعنا َلكَ ذ‬:ِ‫ َوق َْد َم َّر َت ْف ِسیرُ ُه فِی ق َْولِه‬،‫ك‬
:‫ك َك [الْشح‬ ِّ ‫ ا ْل َک ْوثَرُرِف َْع ُة‬:‫اَش‬
ِ ْ ‫الذ‬ ُ ِ ‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل ا ْل َع‬
]4
10. Al-Kauthar is the height of his Dhikr. Its Tafseer has already been
mentioned under the verse:

َ ْ ِ ‫َک ذ‬
﴾۴﴿ؕ‫ك َک‬ َ ‫َو َرف َْع َنا ل‬
And We have exalted for you your remembrance.
(Al-Inshirah 94, Verse 4)

ٍ ‫ل ا ْل َک ْوثَر ِ َعل َى َه َذا أَ ْول َى ل ِ ُو ُجوه‬

ُ ‫ َو َح ْم‬:‫ أَن َّ ُه ا ْل ِع ْل ُم قَالُوا‬:‫ْش‬
َ َ ‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل ا ْل َحاد َِی َع‬
11. It refers to knowledge. It is better to consider Al-Kauthar as such
due to the following reasons:

َ‫ل اَّللِ َعل َْیك‬ َ ‫ َو َع َّل َمكَ َما ل َْم َتکُ ْن َت ْع َل ُم َو‬:‫ أَ َّن ا ْل ِع ْل َم ه َُو ا ْل َخیْرُ ا ْل َکث ِیرُ قَا َل‬:‫أَ َح ُد َها‬
ُ ‫كان ف َْض‬
‫] َو َس َّمى‬114 :‫ َو ُق ْل َر ِّب زِ ْدنِی عِلْم اا [طه‬:‫ َف َقا َل‬،‫] َوأَ َم َر ُه ب ِ َطل َِب ا ْل ِعل ِْم‬113 :‫َع ِظمي ا [ال ِّن َسا ِء‬
ُ
َ َ ‫ َو َم ْن یُ ْؤ َت ا ْل ِحکْ َم َة َف َق ْد أوت َِی َخی ْر اا َکثِیر اا [ا ْل َب‬:‫ َف َقا َل‬،‫ا ْل ِحکْ َم َة َخی ْ ارا َکثِی ارا‬
]269 :ِ ‫ُقۃ‬
i) Knowledge is adundant good. Allah Almighty has stated:

َ ‫ل اَّللِ َعل َْی‬

﴾۱ ۳﴿‫ک َعظ ْ اِمي‬ ُ ‫ان ف َْض‬ َ ‫َو َع َّل َم‬
َ َ ‫ک َما ل َْم َتکُ ْن َت ْع َل ُمؕ َوك‬
And He has taught to you what you did not know, and
great is the grace of Allah upon you.
(Al-Nisa 4, Verse 113)
He commanded him to acquire knowledge, hence He
stated:

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﴾۱ ۴﴿ ‫َو ُق ْل َّر ِّب زِ ْدن ِ ْی عِل اْما‬

And say, 'O my Lord increase me in knowledge.’
(Taha 20, Verse 114)
He considered wisdom as abundant good:

‫َو َم ْن ُّی ْؤ َت ا ْل ِحکْ َم َة َف َق ْد اُ ْوت َِی َخی ْ ارا َکثِی ْ ارا‬

ؕ
And he who got wisdom indeed got abundant good.
(Al-Baqarah 2, Verse 269)

‫ْح َوال َّش ْی ُء َّال ِذی َیکُو ُن‬ ْ َ ْ ‫ ف ََصلِّ ل ِ َربِّكَ َوان‬:‫یب ُه‬ َ ِ ‫ناك ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر قَا َل َعق‬ َ ‫ أَ ْع َط ْی‬:‫أَن َّ ُه َل َّما قَا َل‬
‫ أَ ْن أَن ْ ِذ ُروا أَن َّ ُه َّل إِل َه إ ِ َّّل أَنَا‬: ‫ َول ِ َذلِكَ قَا َل فِی ُس َورۃ ِال َّن ْح ِل‬،‫ُم َت َق ِّد اما َعل َى ا ْلع َِبا َدۃ ِه َُو ا ْل َم ْعر ِ َف ُة‬
َّ
‫الس َور َتی ْ ِن ا ْل َم ْعر ِ َف َة‬ ُّ ‫ إِنَّنِی أَنَا اَّللُ َّل إِل َه إ ِ َّّل أَنَا فَا ْعبُ ْدنِی َف َق َّد َم فِی‬: ]14[ ‫فَات ُقو ِن َوقَا َل فِی طه‬
ِ ‫َعل َى ا ْلع َِبا َدۃ‬
ii) When Allah Almighty stated:

﴾۱﴿ؕ‫ک ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر‬

َ ‫اِنَّا اَ ْع َط ْی ٰن‬
'O beloved! Undoubtedly, We have bestowed upon
you abundance of good.
He stated the following after that:

﴾۲﴿ؕ‫ْح‬ َ ‫ف ََصلِّ ل ِ َرب‬

ْ َ ْ ‫ِّک َو ان‬
Therefore, pray to your Lord and offer sacrifice.
As a matter of fact, knowledge precedes worship, and it
is the knowledge of Allah’s Gnosis, and it is for this reason
that He stated the following in Surah Al-Nahl:
َّ ‫اَ ْن اَن ْ ِذ ُروا اَن َّ ٗہ َّل اِلٰہ ا ِ َّّل اَنَا ف‬
﴾۲﴿ ‫َات ُق ْو ِن‬ َ
'Warn that none to be worshipped save Me. then fear
Me.
(Al-Nahl 16, Verse 2)
And the following in Surah Taha:

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ۙ‫َّلل َّل اِل ٰ َہ ا ِ َّّل اَنَا فَا ْعبُ ْدن ِ ْی‬

ُ ‫اِنَّنِی اَنَا ا‬
Verily I am Allah there is none to be worshipped save
me. So worship Me.
(Taha 20, Verse 14)
In both the Surahs, He gave priority to His recognition
before worship.

َّ
َ َ ‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل الثان ِ َی َع‬
:‫ْش‬
‫ ِاّلنْت ِفَا ُع بِا ْل ُخلُ ِق ا ْل َح َس ِن َع ٌّام َی ْن َت ِف ُع بِهِ ا ْل َعال ِ ُم‬:‫ قَالُوا‬،‫أَ َّن ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر ه َُو ا ْل ُخلُ ُق ا ْل َح َس ُن‬
‫ان َن ْف ُع‬ َ َ ‫ َفك‬،‫ َف ُه َو ُم ْخ َت ٌّص بِا ْل ُع َق ََل ِء‬،‫ فَأ َ َّما ِاّلنْتِفَا ُع بِا ْل ِعل ِْم‬،‫ل‬
ُ ِ ‫ل َوا ْل َبه ِ َیم ُة َوا ْل َعاق‬
ُ ِ ‫َوا ْل َجاه‬
َ َ ‫الس ََل ُم َک َذلِكَ ك‬
‫ان‬ َّ ِ‫ان َعل َْیه‬ ُ ‫ ف ََو َج َب َح ْم‬،َّ‫ا ْل ُخلُ ِق ا ْل َح َس ِن أَ َعم‬
َ َ ‫ َو َل َق ْد ك‬،ِ‫ل ا ْل َک ْوثَر ِ َعل َْیه‬
ُ َ ‫ َوبَ َل َغ حُ ْس ُن ُخلُقِهِ إلِ َى أَن َّ ُه ْم َل َّما َک‬،‫ل ِ ْ َِل َجان ِِب كَا ْل َوال ِ ِد یَ ُح ُّل عُ َق َده ُْم َویَکْف ِی ُمه ِ َّم َه ُم‬
،ُ‫ُّسوا ِس َّنه‬
َّ « :‫قَا َل‬
َ ‫الل ُه َّم اهْ ِد ق َْوم ِی َفإِن َّ ُه ْم َّل َی ْعل َُم‬
»‫ون‬
12. Al-Kauthar is the good conduct. People of knowledge say that
benefitting from good conduct is more generalized amongst
different species; humans or animals, and whether a person is
learned or ignorant, while knowledge benefits the intellectuals
only. Therefore, good conduct is more generalized than
knowledge and hence, Al-Kauthar should mean this.
The Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him
– was like a father even to strangers. He would solve their
problems and eliminate their difficulties. His good conduct
stretched to a level where when his enemies broke his tooth, he
made Du’a for them (instead):
َّ
َ ‫الل ُه َّم اهْ ِد ق َْوم ِی َفإِن َّ ُه ْم َّل َی ْعل َُم‬
‫ون‬
Oh Allah, guide my people, for they do not know.

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َّ ‫ ا ْل َک ْوثَرُ ه َُو ا ْل َم َق ُام ا ْل َم ْح ُمو ُد َّال ِذی ه َُو‬:‫ْش‬

ُّ ‫ َف َقا َل فِی‬،‫الشفَا َع ُة‬ َّ
‫ َوما‬:‫الدن ْ َیا‬ َ َ ‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل الثال ِ َث َع‬
]33 :‫كان اَّللُ ل ِ ُی َع ِّذبَ ُه ْم َوأَن ْ َت ف ِیه ِ ْم [اْلْ َ ْنفَا ِل‬
َ
»‫ « َشفَا َعتِی ِْلَهْ ِل ا ْل َک َبائ ِر ِ ِم ْن أ ُ َّمتِی‬:ِ ‫ِخۃ‬
َ ِ ‫َوقَا َل فِی ْاْل‬
‫ «إ ِ َّن لِكُلِّ ن َ ِب ٍ ّی َد ْع َو اۃ ُم ْس َت َجابَ اة َوإنِی َخ َبأْتُ َد ْع َوت ِی َشفَا َع اة‬:‫الس ََل ُم‬
َّ ِ‫َو َع ْن أَبِی ه َُریْ َر َۃ قَا َل َعل َْیه‬
»‫ِْل ُ َّمتِی َی ْو َم ا ْلق ِ َیا َم ِة‬
13. Al-Kauthar is Al-Maqaam al-Mahmood i.e. the intercession. Allah
Almighty has stated concerning the implementation of this status
in the world as:

ؕ‫َّلل ل ِ ُی َع ِّذبَ ُہ ْم َو َان ْ َت ف ِْیہِ ْم‬ َ َ ‫َو َما ك‬

ُ ‫ان ا‬
And Allah is not one to chastise them, till ('O beloved Prophet)
you are in their midst.
(Al-Anfal 8, Verse 33)
The Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him
– has stated the following about the hereafter:

‫َشفَا َعتِی ِْلَهْ ِل ا ْل َک َبائ ِر ِ ِم ْن أ ُ َّمتِی‬

My intercession is for those people of my Ummah who have
committed major sins.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah – may Allah send peace and blessings
upon him – reported that the Holy Porphet – may Allah send
peace and blessings upon him – has stated:

ِ‫إ ِ َّن لِكُلِّ ن َ ِب ٍ ّی َد ْع َو اۃ ُم ْس َت َجابَ اة َوإنِی َخ َبأْتُ َد ْع َوت ِی َشفَا َع اة ِْل ُ َّمتِی َی ْو َم ا ْلق ِ َیا َمة‬
Every Prophet has an accepted Du’a. I have reserved my Du’a
for my Ummah’s intercession on the Day of Judgment.

ُّ ِ ‫ أَ َّن ا ْل ُم َرا َد ِم َن ا ْل َک ْوثَر ِه َُو َه ِذه‬:‫ْش‬

ُ‫الس َورۃ‬ َ َ ‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل الرَّاب ِ َع َع‬
14. Al-Kauthar refers to this Surah itself.

َ َ ‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل ا ْل َخا ِم َس َع‬
:‫ْش‬
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َّ ِ‫أَ َّن ا ْل ُم َرا َد ِم َن ا ْل َک ْوثَر ِ َجمِی ُع ن َِع ِم اَّللِ َعل َى ُم َح َّم ٍد َعل َْیه‬
‫ َوه َُو ا ْل َم ْن ُقو ُل َع ِن ابْ ِن‬،‫الس ََل ُم‬
‫س‬
ٍ ‫َعبَّا‬
15. Al-Kauthar refers to all the bounties Allah Almighty has bestowed
upon Sayyiduna Muhammad – may Allah send peace and
blessings upon him – as reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas –
may Allah be pleased with them.

Tafsir al-Kabeer (Mafateeh al-Ghaib) of Imam Fakhruddin Muhammad ibn

Umar al-Raazi al-Shafe’i  D. 606 A.H.

Tafsir al-Qurtubi ‫تفسیر الُقطبی‬

ْ ُ ْ‫وا ْخ َتلَف أَه‬
َ َ ‫ل ال َّتأوِی ِل فِی ا ْلکَ ْوثَر ِ َّال ِذی أ ُ ْع ِط َی ُه ال َّن ِب ُّی َصلَّى اَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم َعل َى ِس َّت َة َع‬
‫ْش‬ َ َ
:‫ق َْو اّل‬
The exegetists differed in the interpretation of Al-Kauthar which was
bestowed upon the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and
blessings upon him.
There are 16 different views about it:

‫ َر َوا ُه ا ْلبُ َخار ُِّی َع ْن أَن َ ٍس َوالتِّرْ ِم ِذ ُّی ۔۔۔ َو َر َوى التِّرْ ِم ِذ ُّی أَی اْضا‬،‫ أَنَّهُ ن َ َه رر فِی ا ْل َج َّن ِة‬:‫اْلْ َوَّ ُل‬

‫ َح َّاف َتا ُه‬،ِ‫ ن َ َه رر فِی ا ْل َج َّنة‬:ُ‫ (ا ْل َک ْوثَر‬:‫ قَا َل َر ُسو ُل اَّللِ َصلَّى اَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم‬:‫َع ِن ابْ ِن عُ َم َر قَا َل‬

‫ َو َما ُؤ ُه أَ ْحل َى ِم َن‬،‫ تُ ْربَ ُت ُه أَط ْ َی ُب ِم َن ا ْلمِ ْس ِك‬،‫ت‬ ُّ ‫ َو َم ْج َرا ُه َعل َى‬، ٍ‫ِم ْن َذهَب‬
ِ ‫الد ِّر َوا ْل َیاقُو‬

.‫یح‬
‫ِیث َح َس رن َص ِح ر‬ َّ ‫ا ْل َع َس ِل َوأَبْ َی ُض ِم َن‬
‫ َه َذا َحد ر‬.( ‫الث ْل ِج‬
1. It is a river in Paradise. Imam Bukhari and Tirmidhi narrated it
from Sayyiduna Anas and Imam Tirmidhi also reprted it from
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar – may Allah be pleased with them – that
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him – said, “Al-Kauthar is a river in Paradise. Its borders are

made of gold and its pathways made of pearls and gems. Its
sand is more fragrant than musk and its water is sweeter than
honey and whiter than ice.
This Hadeeth is Hasan Shih.

َّ
.‫ قَا َل ُه َع َطا رء‬،‫ أَن َّ ُه َح ْو ُض ال َّن ِب ِّی َصلَّى اَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم فِی ا ْل َم ْوق ِ ِف‬-‫الثانِی‬
‫ بَ ْی َن َما ن َ ْح ُن ع ِ ْن َد َر ُسو ِل اَّللِ َصلَّى اَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم إِذْ أَغْفَى‬:‫َوفِی َص ِحیحِ ُم ْسل ِ ٍم َع ْن أَن َ ٍس قَا َل‬
‫ نَزَل َْت َعل ِ َّی آنِفاا‬:‫ َما أَ ْض َح َکكَ یَا َر ُسو َل اَّللِ قَا َل‬:‫ ث ُ َّم َر َف َع َرأْ َسهُ ُمت ََب ِّس اما َف ُق ْل َنا‬،‫إِغْفَا َء اۃ‬
‫ إ ِ َّن‬.‫ْح‬ َ ‫ إِنَّا أَ ْع َط ْی‬:‫ بِ ْس ِم اَّللِ ال َّر ْح َم ِن ال َّرح ِِیم‬-َ‫َُقأ‬
ْ َ ْ ‫ ف ََصلِّ ل ِ َربِّكَ َوان‬.‫ناك ا ْلکَ ْوثَ َر‬ َ َ ‫ ف‬-‫ُس َور رۃ‬
َ ‫ أَ َت ْد ُر‬-‫ ث ُ َّم قَا َل‬-ُ‫شانِئَكَ ه َُو اْلْ َبْتَر‬
‫ َفإِن َّ ُه ن َ َه رر‬:‫ قَا َل‬.‫ ُق ْل َنا اَّللُ َو َر ُسولُ ُه أَ ْع َل ُم‬.ُ‫ون َما ا ْل َک ْوثَر‬
ُ‫ َعل َْیهِ َخی رْر َکث ِ ریر ه َُو َح ْو رض َترِدُ َعل َْیهِ أ ُ َّمتِی َی ْو َم ا ْلق ِ َیا َمةِ آن ِ َی ُتهُ َع َدد‬،‫َو َع َدن ِیهِ َربی َعزَّ َو َج َّل‬
‫ َف ُی َقا ُل إِنَّكَ َّل َت ْدرِی َما أَ ْح َد َث‬،‫ َف ُی ْخ َت َل ُج ا ْل َع ْب ُد ِم ْن ُه ْم فَأَقُو ُل إِن َّ ُه ِم ْن أ ُ َّمتِی‬،ِ ‫ال ُّن ُجوم‬
.‫َب ْع َد َك‬
2. It’s the pool of the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and
blessings upon him – according to Sayyiduna ‘Ata – may Allah
be pleased with him.
It is reported in Sahih Muslim from Sayyiduna Anas – may Allah
be pleased with him: We were by the Holy Prophet – may
Allah send peace and blessings upon him. He nodded a bit
and then raised his head and smiled. We asked, “Ya
RasoolAllah, what made what you smile?” He replied, “A
Surah has been revealed upon me now” and then he recited
it:

﴾﴿ ‫بِ ْس ِم اَّللِ ال َّر ْح ٰم ِن الرَّح ِْی ِم‬

ALLAH in the name of, the Most Affectionate, the Merciful.

﴾۱﴿ؕ‫ک ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر‬

َ ‫اِنَّا اَ ْع َط ْی ٰن‬
'O beloved! Undoubtedly, We have bestowed you
abundance of good.

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﴾۲﴿ؕ‫ْح‬ َ ‫ف ََصلِّ ل ِ َرب‬

ْ َ ْ ‫ِّک َو ان‬
Therefore, pray to your Lord, and offer sacrifice.

﴾۳﴿٪ُ‫ک ہُ َو ْاّلَبْتَر‬
َ ‫ا ِ َّن َشان ِ َئ‬
Undoubtedly, one who is your enemy, is cut off from every
good.
He then said, “Do you know what Al-Kauthar is?” We replied,
“Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said, “It is a river
Allah Almighty has promised me. In it there is abundant good.
It is the pool my Ummah will come to on the Day of Judgment.
Its utensils will be equivalent to the number of stars. A man will
be kept away from it, I will say that he is from my Ummah. I
will be told that I have no idea as to what he did after me.”

َ ِ ‫اب ال َّت ْذ‬

.ِ ‫كۃ‬ ُ ‫َواْلْ َ ْخ َب‬
ْ َ ‫ ذ‬،‫ار فِی َح ْو ِضهِ فِی ا ْل َم ْوق ِ ِف َکثِی َرۃر‬
ٍ ‫َكنَا َها فِی ک ِ َت‬
There are many Ahadeeth concerning his pool which we
have mentioned in the book “Al-Tadhkirah”.

‫ َوأَ َّن َم ْن أَبْ َغ َض‬.‫ ر ِْض َوا ُن اَّللِ َعل َْیه ِ ْم‬،‫َوأَ َّن َعل َى أَ ْركَانِهِ اّلربعة خلفاء اْلْ َ ْر َب َع ُة‬
ُ َ ‫َواح اِدا ِم ْن ُه ْم ل َْم َی ْسقِهِ ْاْل‬
‫ِخ‬
There will be four Caliphs – may Allah be pleased with them – on
all four corners of it, and whoever has malice for any one of them,
the other will not quench their thirst.

َّ
.‫ِْك َم ُة‬ َ ‫ أَ َّن ا ْل َک ْوثَ َر ال ُّنبُ َّوۃُ َوا ْل ِک َت‬:‫الثال ِ ُث‬
ِ ْ ‫ قَا َل ُه ع‬،‫اب‬
3. Al-Kauthar is Prophethood and the Holy Quran, according to
Sayyiduna ‘Ikramah – may Allah be pleased with him.

ْ ُ ‫ ا ْل‬:‫الرَّاب ِ ُع‬
.‫ قَا َل ُه ا ْل َح َس ُن‬،‫ُقآ ُن‬
4. Al-Kauthar is the Holy Quran according to Sayyiduna Hasan
Basri – may Allah be pleased with him.

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.ُ‫ َحكَا ُه ا ْل ُمغِی َرۃ‬،‫ ْاإل ِ ْس ََل ُم‬:‫ا ْل َخا ِم ُس‬

5. Al-Kauthar is Islam according to Sayyiduna Mugheerah – may
Allah be pleased with him.

َّ ُ ‫ َت ْی ِسیرُ ا ْل ُُقآ ِن َو َت ْخف‬-‫الساد ُِس‬

.‫ قَا َلهُ ا ْل ُح َسی ْ ُن بْ ُن ا ْلف َْض ِل‬،ِ‫الْشائِع‬ َّ
َ ‫ِیف‬ ْ
6. Al-Kauthar means that Allah Almighty made the Quran easy
and kept leniency in Shariah according to Sayyiduna Husain
ibn Al-Fadhl – may Allah be pleased with him.

ِ ْ َ‫ قَا َلهُ أَبُو ب‬،‫اب َواْلْ ُ َّمةِ َواْلْ َ ْش َیا ِع‬

ٍ َ ‫ْك بن عیاش ویمان ابن رِئ‬
.‫اب‬ ِ ‫ ه َُو َکث ْ َرۃُ اْلْ َ ْص َح‬-‫الساب ِ ُع‬
َّ
7. It means the adundance of companions and Ummah and
lovers according to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ayyaash and
Yamaan ibn Ri’aab – may Allah be pleased with them.

َ ‫ قَا َل ُه ابْ ُن َک ْی َس‬،‫ار‬

.‫ان‬ َّ
ُ ‫ أَن َّ ُه ْاإلِی َث‬-‫الثا ِم ُن‬
8. It means selflessness according to Sayyiduna Ibn Kaisaan –
may Allah be pleased with him.

ِّ ‫ أَن َّ ُه رِف َْع ُة‬-‫ال َّتا ِس ُع‬

ِ ْ ‫الذ‬
.‫ َحكَا ُه ا ْل َما َو ْرد ِ ُّی‬.‫ك‬
9. It is the loftiness of his remembrance according to Sayyiduna
Al-Mawardi – may Allah be pleased with him.

َ ‫ َوق ََط َعكَ َع َّما س َِو‬،‫ أَن َّ ُه ن رُور فِی َقلْبِكَ َد َّلكَ َعل َ َّی‬:‫اَش‬
.‫ای‬ ُ ِ ‫ا ْل َع‬
10. It is the light in your (the Holy Prophet’s – may Allah send
peace and blessings upon him) heart which paved a way to
Me (Allah Almighty) and cut you off from everyone besides
Me (Allah Almighty).

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َّ ‫ ه َُو‬:‫َو َع ْن ُه‬
َ َ ‫ َوه َُو ا ْل َحاد ِی َع‬،‫الشفَا َع ُة‬
.‫ْش‬
11. It is the intercession according to Sayyiduna Al-Mawardi –
may Allah be pleased with him.

َّ َّ ُ ْ‫ ُم ْعجِزَاتُ الر َِّّب هُد َِی ب ِ َها أَه‬:‫َوقِی َل‬

َ َ ‫ َوه َُو الثانِی َع‬، ‫ حكاه الث ْع َل ِب ُّی‬،‫ل اإلجابة لدعوتك‬
.‫ْش‬
12. It is the miracles of Allah through which the Ummah al-Ijaabah
(believers) are guided, according to Sayyiduna Al-Tha’labi –
may Allah be pleased with him.

.ِ‫ ه َُو َّل إ ِ َل َه إ ِ َّّل اَّللُ ُم َح َّم رد َر ُسو ُل اَّلل‬:‫اف‬ َّ

َ َ ‫الثال ِ ُث َع‬
ُ ‫ قَا َل ه ََِل ُل بْ ُن َی َس‬:‫ْش‬
13. According to Sayyiduna Hilal ibn Yasaaf – may Allah be
pleased with him – it is the Kalimah:

.ِ‫َّل إ ِ َل َه إ ِ َّّل اَّللُ ُم َح َّم رد َر ُسو ُل اَّلل‬

.‫ین‬ ِّ ‫ ا ْل ِف ْقهُ فِی‬:‫َوقِی َل‬

ِ ‫الد‬
14. Understanding of Islam.

‫ الصَّ ل ََواتُ ا ْل َخ ْم ُس‬:‫َوقِی َل‬

15. Five times Salah.

ِ ‫ ه َُو ا ْل َعظِی ُم ِم َن اْلْ َ ْمر‬:‫اق‬

َ ‫َوقَا َل ابْ ُن إ ِ ْس َح‬
16. Sayyiduna Ibn Is’haq – may Allah be pleased with him – said
that it is a great matter.

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Tafsir Qurtubi (Al-Jame’ Li Ahkaam al-Quran) Imam Shamsuddin

Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qurtubi  D. 671 A.H.

Tafsir al-Baidawi ‫تفسیر البیضاوی‬

.‫الخیر المَفط الکثرۃ من العلم والعمل وَشف الدارین‬

‫وروی عنه علیه الصَلۃ والسَلم «أنه نهر فی الجنة۔۔۔الحدیث‬
.‫ أو علماء أمته أو الُقآن العظیم‬،‫ وقیل أوّلده وأتباعه‬،‫وقیل حوض فیها‬
Al-Kauthar i.e. the abundant good of knowledge, virtues and best of
both worlds.
The Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him –
is reported to have said: It is a river in Paradise (as mentioned in
previous Ahadeeth of this nature).
It is also said that it’s a pool. There are also views that support it could
mean his children, followers, Ulama of his nation or the Holy Quran.

Tafsir al-Baidawi (Anwaar al-Tanzeel wa Asraar al-Taweel) of Imam Qadhi

Abdullah ibn Umar al-Shiraazi al-Baidawi  D. 685 A.H.

Tafsir al-Jalalain ‫تفسیر الجَللین‬

‫{إِنَّا أَ ْع َط ْی َناك} َیا ُم َح َّمد {ا ْل َک ْوثَر} ه َُو ن َ ْهر فِی ا ْل َج َّنة ه َُو َح ْوضه َترِد َعل َْیهِ أ ُ َّمته َوا ْل َک ْوثَر‬

َّ ‫ا ْل َخی ْر ا ْل َکثِیر ِم ْن ال ُّنبُ َّوۃ َوا ْل ُُقآن َو‬

‫الشفَا َعة ونحوها‬ ْ
Undoubtedly, We have bestowed upon you, (O Muhammad)
abundance of good i.e. it is a river in Paradise or a pool where his
Ummah will gather. Al-Kauthar is abundant good of Prophethood,
Quran, intercession etc.

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Tafsir al-Jalalain of Imam Jalaaluddin Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mahalli al-

Shafe’i  D. 864 A.H. and Imam Jalaaluddin Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr
al-Suyooti al-Shafe’i  D. 911 A.H.

Tafsir al-Durr al-Manthoor ‫تفسیر الدر المنثور‬

:‫ دخلت على َر ُسول اَّلل صلى اَّلل َعل َْیهِ َوسلم َف َقا َل‬:‫َوأِخج ابْن م ْر َد َویْه َعن أنس قَا َل‬
‫ نهر فِی ا ْلج َّنة َعضه َوطوله َما بَین‬:‫ َما ا ْل َک ْوثَر قَا َل‬:‫قد أَ ْع َط ْیت ا ْل َک ْوثَر قلت َیا َر ُسول اَّلل‬
‫ا ْلمْشق َوا ْلم ْغرب َّل یْشب ِم ْن ُه أحد فیظمأ َو َّل ی َت َو َّضأ ِم ْن ُه أحد فیتشعث أبدا َّل یْشب‬
‫ِم ْن ُه من أَ ْخ ََف ذ ِ َّمتِی َو َّل من قتل أهل بَ ْیتِی‬
Imam Ibn Mardawaih reported from Sayyiduna Anas – may Allah be
pleased with them, he said: I visited the Holy Prophet – may Allah
send peace and blessings upon him – and he said, “I have been
bestowed Al-Kauthar.” I asked, Ya RasoolAllah, what is Al-Kauthar?”
He replied, “It is a river in Paradise its length and width is similar to the
distance between the east and west. Whoever drinks from it will
never feel thirsty and whoever will bathe in it will never get dirty. One
who has broken my promise will not drink from it and neither the one
who has murdered my Ahle Bayt.

Tafsir Al-Durr al-Manthoor Bi al-Tafsir al-Mathoor of Imam Jalaaluddin Abd

al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr al-Suyooti al-Shafe’i  D. 911 A.H.

Tafsir Rooh al-Bayaan ‫تفسیر روح البیان‬

‫وفى الحدیث حوضی ما بین صنعاء الى ایلة على احدى زوایاه ابو بْك وعلى الثانیة عمرو‬
‫على الثالثة عثمان وعلى الرابعة على فمن ابغض واحدا منهم لم یسقه اْلِخ‬
It is mentioned in Hadeeth that my pool stretches from San’a (in
Yemen) to Elah (Bait al-Maqdis or Jerusalem). At all its corners, Abu

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Bakr will be on the first, ‘Umar on the second, ‘Uthman on the third
and ‘Ali on the fourth – may Allah be pleased with them. Whoever
has malice for any one of them, the other will not allow them to drink
from it.

Tafsir Rooh al-Bayaan of Imam Isma’eel Haqqi ibn Mustafa al-Istanbuli

Hanafi  D. 1127 A.H.

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‫الس ََل ُم َعل َی َس ِّی ِد ُو ْل ِد ٰا َد َم َک َما یُ ِح ُّب َویَ ْر ٰضی ب ِ َا ْن ُّی َصل َی َعل َْی ِہ‬
َّ ‫اَ ْل َح ْم ُد ِہّٰلِل َک َما ھُ َو اَھْلُ ٗہ َو الصَّ لٰوۃُ َو‬

TAFSIR OF AHLUS SUNNAH Through the Centuries

Surah Al-Kauthar 108 : Verse No. 2

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﴾۲﴿ؕ‫َح‬ َ ‫ف ََصلِّ ل ِ َرب‬

ْ َ ْ ‫ِّک َو ان‬
Therefore, pray to your Lord, and offer sacrifice.

Tafsir al-Tabari ‫تفسیر الطبری‬

‫ل ال َّتأْوِی ِل فِی الصَّ ََلۃ ِ َّالتِی أَ َم َر اهَّللُ نَب ِ َّی ُه َصلَّى اهَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم أَ ْن ی َُص ِّل َی َها ب ِ َه َذا‬
ُ ْ‫َف أَه‬
َ ‫ا ْخ َتل‬
‫ َح َّض ُه َعل َى ا ْل ُم َواظَ َبةِ َعل َى‬:‫] َف َقا َل َب ْع ُض ُه ْم‬2 :‫َح} [الكوثر‬ ِ ‫ا ْل َخ َّط‬
ْ َ ْ ‫ { َوان‬:ِ‫ َو َم ْعن َی ق َْولِه‬،‫اب‬
‫ َو َعل َى ا ْل ِحف ِْظ َعل َْی َها فِی أَ ْوقَات َِها‬،‫الصَّ ََلۃ ِا ْل َمكْتُوبَ ِة‬
The exegetists have said about Salah in the command of Allah to His
Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him, that he
should pray Salah.
As far as the interpretation of the command “and offer sacrifice”, is
concerned, some have said, “It refers to being constant on Fard
Salah and to preserve its punctuality at its times.”

‫ فَأ ُ ِم َر‬،‫َح ق َْب َل أَ ْن ی َُصل َی‬ ُ ‫ان ال َّن ِب ُّی َصلَّى ا‬

ُ َ ‫هَّلل َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم َی ْن‬ َ َ ‫ «ك‬:‫ قَا َل‬،‫َع ْن أَن َ ِس بْ ِن َمال ِ ٍك‬
»‫َح‬ َ َ ‫أَ ْن ی َُصل َی ث ُ َّم َی ْن‬
Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik – may Allah be pleased with him – is
reported to have said: The Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace
and blessings upon him – used to offer sacrifice (Qurbani) before (Eid
al-Adha) Salah, so Allah Almighty commanded him pray the Salah
first and then slaughter the Qurbani.

ِ ْ ‫َع ْن ع‬
ِ َ ْ ‫ َوان‬،َ‫ «ف ََصلِّ الصَّ ََلۃ‬:‫ِْك َم َة‬
» َ‫َح ال ُّن ُسك‬
Sayyiduna ‘Ikramah – may Allah be pleased with him – interpreted it
as: Therefore pray the Salah and offer Qurbani.

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َ ‫ {إِنَّا أَ ْع َط ْي َن‬:ِ‫ان َی ُقو ُل فِی َه ِذه ِ ْاْل َیة‬

ِّ‫اك ا ْل َك ْوثَ َر ف ََصل‬ َ َ ‫ أَن َّ ُه ك‬،‫ُقظ ِِّي‬
َ ُ ‫َع ْن ُم َح َّم ِد بْ ِن َک ْعبٍ ا ْل‬
،ِ‫ون ل ِ َغی ْر ِاهَّلل‬
َ ‫َح‬ َ ‫اسا كَان ُوا ی َُص ُّل‬
ُ َ ‫ َو َی ْن‬،ِ‫ون ل ِ َغی ْر ِاهَّلل‬ ً َ ‫ إ ِ َّن ن‬:‫] َی ُقو ُل‬2 :‫َح} [الكوثر‬ ْ َ ْ ‫ل ِ َربِّكَ َوان‬
‫َح َك إ ِ ََّّل لِی‬
ُ ْ َ ‫ ف َََل َتكُ ْن َص ََلتُكَ َون‬،‫اك ا ْل َك ْوثَ َر یَا ُم َح َّم ُد‬
َ ‫َفإِذَا أَ ْع َط ْي َن‬
Sayyiduna Muhammad ibn Ka’b al-Qurazi – may Allah be pleased
with him – used to say about this verse: There were a people who
prayed to others than Allah and offered sacrifices to others than
Allah (so the interpretation would be) i.e. So when We (Allah) have
bestowed upon you abundance of good then, O Muhammad, pray
your Salah only to Me and offer sacrifice for My sake alone.

}‫َح‬ْ َ ْ ‫ {ف ََصلِّ ل ِ َربِّكَ َوان‬:‫ َی ْعنِی ق َْو َل ُه‬،‫ كَان َ ْت َه ِذه ِ ْاْل َی ُة‬:‫ أَن َّ ُه قَا َل‬،ٍ‫َع ْن َسعِی ِد بْ ِن ُج َبی ْر‬
‫ َف َق َام َر ُسو ُل‬،ْ‫َح َو ْار ِجع‬
ْ َ ْ ‫ ان‬:‫الس ََل ُم َف َقا َل‬
َّ ِ‫ل َعل َْیه‬ ُ ‫ أَ َتا ُه ِجبْرِی‬،‫] َی ْو َم ا ْل ُح َدیْب ِ َی ِة‬2 :‫[الكوثر‬
ُ ِ ْ ‫ َف َخ َط َب خ ُْط َب َة ا ْلف‬،‫اهَّللِ َصلَّى اهَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم‬
ُ ِ ْ ‫ِْط َوال َّن‬
َ َ ‫ ث َّم ا ْن‬،‫ ث َّم َر َک َع َر ْک َع َتی ْ ِن‬،‫َح‬
‫َص َف إلِ َى‬
َ َ ‫ا ْلبُ ْد ِن َف َن‬
‫َح َها‬
Sayyiduna Sa’eed ibn Jubair – may Allah be pleased with him – is
reported to have commented: This verse was revealed on the Day
of Hudaibiyah. Sayyiduna Jibreel – peace be upon him – came to
the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him –
and said, “Offer sacrifice and go back.” So the Holy Prophet – may
Allah send peace and blessings upon him – stood and delivered the
sermon of Fitr and Qurbani, then prayed two Rak’ats Salah and then
return to the Qurbani animal and slaughtered it.

Tafsir Al-Tabari (Tafsir Ibn Jareer / Jame’ al-Bayaan fi Taweel al-Quraan) of

Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Jareer al-Tabri  D. 310 A.H.

Tafsir al-Nasafi ‫تفسیر النسفی‬

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‫{ف ََص ّل ل ِ َربّكَ } فاعبد ربك الذی أعزك بإعطائه ورشفك وصانك من منن الخلق‬
‫مراغم ًا لقومك الذین یعبدون غیر اهَّلل {وانَح} لوجهه وباسمه إذا نَحت مخالف ًا‬
‫لعبدۃ األوثان فی النَح لها‬
Worship the Lord who has exalted you by bestowing the honour
upon you, saved you from anyone’s favours, disgraced your nation
that worship others than Allah. “And offer sacrifice” i.e. for the sake
of Allah and in His Name, to oppose the idol-worshippers and their
deeds of sacrificing for the idols.

Tafsir al-Nasafi (Madarik al-Tanzeel) of Imam Abul Barakaat Abdullah ibn

Ahmed al-Nasafi  D. 710 A.H.

Tafsir al-Jalalain ‫تفسیر الجَللین‬

‫َح} نُ ُسكك‬
ْ َ ْ ‫{ف ََصلِّ ل ِ َربِّك} َص ََلۃ ع ِید ال َّن َْح { َوان‬
i.e. pray to your Lord the Salah of Eid al-Adha and offer your Qurbani
(to him).

Tafsir al-Jalalain of Imam Jalaaluddin Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mahalli al-

Shafe’i  D. 864 A.H. and Imam Jalaaluddin Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr
al-Suyooti al-Shafe’i  D. 911 A.H.

Tafsir Rooh al-Bayaan ‫تفسیر روح البیان‬

‫الصَلۃ لربك الذی أفاض علیك هذه النعمة الجلیلة التی َّل تضاهیها نعمة خالصا‬
‫لوجهه ۔۔۔فیها أداء لحقوق شْكها فان الصَلۃ جامعة لجمیع اقسام الشْك وهى‬
‫ثَلثة الشْك بالقلب وهو أن یعلم ان تلك النعم منه َّل من عیره والشْك باللسان وهو‬

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‫أن بمدح المنعم ویثنی علیه والشْك بالجوارح وهو ان یخدمه ویتواضع له والصَلۃ‬
‫جامعة لهذه اَّلقسام وانَح البدن التی هى خیار اموال العرب بأسمه تعالى‬
‫وتصدق على المحاویج خَلفا لمن یدعهم وبمنع منهم الماعون فالسورۃ كالمقابلة‬
‫للسورۃ المتقدمة‬
i.e. pray Salah for your Lord, purely for his sake, who has bestowed
upon you great bounties that nothing can be compared to it. It will
be a form of gratitude to Him, for the Salah encompasses all forms
of gratitude:
a) Being grateful in one’s heart i.e. acknowledging in the heart
that all the bounties are from Allah alone and no one else.
b) Being grateful verbally i.e. to praise Allah Almighty, the
Provider, upon it.
c) Being grateful physically i.e. to show appreciation with the
humility of limbs in His Court (through Salah).
Salah encompasses all.
“And offer sacrifice” i.e. sacrifice the assets, that are the primary
means to the Arabs, in the name of Allah Almighty and give it to the
needy as charity, opposing the ones who chase them away, as
described in Surah Al-Ma’oon, so this Surah is contradicts the
practices of the polytheists as mentioned in the previous Surah.

Tafsir Rooh al-Bayaan of Imam Isma’eel Haqqi ibn Mustafa al-Istanbuli

Hanafi  D. 1127 A.H.

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‫الس ََل ُم َعل َی َس ِّی ِد ُو ْل ِد ٰا َد َم َک َما یُ ِح ُّب َویَ ْر ٰضی ب ِ َا ْن ُّی َصل َی َعل َْی ِہ‬
َّ ‫اَ ْل َح ْم ُد ِہّٰلِل َک َما ھُ َو اَھْلُ ٗہ َو الصَّ لٰوۃُ َو‬

TAFSIR OF AHLUS SUNNAH Through the Centuries

Surah Al-Kauthar 108 : Verse No. 3

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﴾۳﴿٪ُ‫ک ہُ َو ْاْلَبْتَر‬
َ ‫ا ِ َّن َشان ِ َئ‬
Undoubtedly, one who is your enemy, is cut off from every good.

Tafsir al-Kabeer ‫التفسیر الکبیر‬

ُ ِ ‫َوفِی ْاْل َی ِة َم َسائ‬

:‫ل‬
َ
ُ َ ‫ ذ‬:‫ا ْل َم ْسأ َل ُة اْلْ ُول َى‬
‫ََكوا فِی َس َب ِب ال ُّنزُو ِل ُو ُجوهًا‬
The following issues come to light in this verse:
1. Views of Exegetists about the reasons of its revelation:

‫ل‬
ُ ‫ِم یَ ْد ُخ‬ َّ ‫اص بْ ُن َوائ ٍِل‬
ُّ ِ ‫الس ْه‬ ُ ‫ َوا ْل َع‬،ِ‫ْخ ُج ِم َن ا ْل َم ْسجِد‬ ُ ْ َ‫ان ی‬ َّ ِ‫ أَن َّ ُه َعل َْیه‬:‫أَ َح ُد َها‬
َ َ ‫الس ََل ُم ك‬
‫ُقیْ ٍش فِی ا ْل َم ْسج ِ ِد َف َل َّما َد َخ َل قَالُوا َم ِن َّال ِذي ُک ْن َت َت َت َح َّد ُث‬ َ
َ ُ ‫ َو َص َناد ِی ُد‬،‫فَا ْل َت َق َیا َف َت َح َّدثا‬
‫ َم َع أَ َّن اهَّللَ َت َعال َى‬،‫ْسارِ َب ْعضِه ِ ْم َم َع َب ْع ٍض‬
َ ْ ِ ‫ إ ِ َّن ذَلِكَ ِم ْن إ‬:‫ َوأَقُو ُل‬،ُ‫ ذَلِكَ اْلْ َبْتَر‬:‫َم َع ُه َف َقا َل‬
‫ َف ِحي َنئ ِ ٍذ َیکُو ُن ذَلِكَ ُم ْعجِزًا‬،‫أَظْ َه َر ُه‬
،‫ إ ِ َّن ُم َح َّم ًدا أَبْتَرُ َْل ابْ َن َل ُه َی ُق ُوم َم َقا َمهُ بعده‬:‫ان َی ُقو ُل‬ َ ‫َو ُرو ِ َي أَی ًْضا أَ َّن ا ْل َع‬
َ َ ‫اص بْ َن َوائ ِ ٍل ك‬
‫ات ابْنُ ُه َع ْب ُد اهَّللِ ِم ْن َخدِی َج َة‬ َ ‫ان ق َْد َم‬ َ َ ‫ َوك‬،‫فإذا مات انقطع ذَكه واسترحم ِم ْن ُه‬
ِ ‫س َو ُم َقات ٍِل َوا ْلك َ ْل ِب ِّی َو َعا َّمةِ أَهْ ِل ال َّت ْف ِسیر‬
ٍ ‫َو َه َذا ق َْو ُل ابْ ِن َعبَّا‬
i) As Waail al-Sahmi entered the Masjid while the Holy Prophet
– may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – was exiting
the Masjid at the same time. They met each other and had
a conversation while the leaders of Quraish were inside the
Masjid. When he entered, they asked him, “Whom were you
talking to?” He replied, “to that “Abtar” i.e. deprived of every
good.” Although it was their secret conversation but Allah
Almighty revealed it. It is therefore a miracle.

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It is also narrated that Al-‘Aas ibn Waail used to say,

“Muhammad is deprived of every good, for he has no son
who could become his successor. Therefore, when he dies,
his legacy will be forgotten.” Sayyiduna Abdullah – may Allah
be pleased with him – who was born from Sayyidah Khadijah
– may Allah be pleased with her – had already passed away.

This is the view of Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas, Muqatil, Al-Kalbi and

all the exegetists in general.

َّ ‫ا ْل َقو ُل‬
‫ُقیْ ٍش‬ َ ُ ‫س َل َّما َقد َِم َک ْع ُب بْ ُن اْلرشف مکة أتاه جماعة‬ ٍ ‫ ُرو ِ َي َع ِن ابْ ِن َعبَّا‬:‫الثانِی‬ ْ
ُ ‫ َف َن ْح ُن َخی ٌْر أَ ْم َه َذا اْلْ َبْتَر‬،‫الس َدان َ ِة َوأَن ْ َت َس ِّی ُد أَهْ ِل ا ْل َمدِی َن ِة‬
َّ ‫الس َقا َیةِ َو‬
ِّ ‫ل‬ ُ ْ‫ن َ ْح ُن أَه‬:‫َف َقالُوا‬
‫ إ ِ َّن شانِئَكَ ه َُو اْلْ َبْتَرُ َونَزَ َل‬:‫بَ ْل أَْمُتْن َخی ٌْر ِم ْنهُ َف َنزَ َل‬:‫ یَزْعُ ُم أَن َّ ُه َخی ٌْر ِم َّنا َف َقا َل‬،ِ‫ِم ْن ق َْو ِمه‬
:‫ت [ال ِّن َسا ِء‬ ِ ‫الطاغُو‬ َّ ‫ون بِا ْلج ِ ْبتِ َو‬ ِ ‫ین أُوتُوا َن ِصيب ًا ِم َن ا ْلک‬
َ ُ‫ِتاب یُ ْؤ ِمن‬ َ ‫ أَل َْم َت َر إلِ َى َّال ِذ‬:‫أَی ًْضا‬
]51
ii) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas – may Allah be
pleased with them – that when Ka’b ibn Ashraf came to
Makkah Mukarramah. A group of Quraish met him and said,
“We are the people of ZamZam and custodians of the Holy
Ka’bah and you are the leader of the people of Madinah
Munawwarah. So, are we better or this man who has cut off
links with his nation, and still thinks that he is better than us?”
He said, “You are better than him.” It was then the following
verse was revealed:

﴾۳﴿٪ُ‫ک ہُ َو ْاْلَبْتَر‬
َ ‫ا ِ َّن َشان ِ َئ‬
Undoubtedly, one who is your enemy, is cut off from every
good.
(Al-Kauthar 108, Verse 3)
Along with the following verse:

ّٰ ‫اَل َْم َت َر الِ َی َّال ِذیْ َن اُ ْوتُ ْوا َن ِص ْي ًبا ِّم َن ا ْل ِک ٰت ِب یُ ْؤ ِمنُ ْو َن بِا ْلج ِ ْبتِ َو‬
ِ ‫الط ُغ ْو‬
‫ت‬

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Have you not observed those who were given a portion of

the Book, They believe in idols and demons.

َ ِ ْ ‫ قَا َل ع‬:‫الثال ِ ُث‬ َّ ‫َوا ْل َقو ُل‬

َ ُ ‫ َل َّما أ ْوحَى اهَّللُ إلِ َى َر ُسولِهِ َو َد َعا‬: ٍ‫ِْك َم ُة َو َش ْهرُ بْ ُن َح ْو َشب‬
‫ُقی ًْشا إلِ َى‬ ْ
َ ‫ فَأ َ ْخب َ َر َت َعال َى أَن َّ ُه ْم هُ ُم ا ْل َمبْتُو ُر‬،‫ بَت َ َر ُم َح َّم ٌد أَ ْي َخا َل َف َنا َوا ْن َق َط َع َع َّنا‬:‫ قَالُوا‬،ِ ‫ْاْل ِ ْس ََلم‬
‫ون‬
iii) Sayyiduna ‘Ikramah and Shahr ibn Haushab – may Allah be
pleased with them – said: When Allah Almighty sent
revelation upon the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace
and blessings upon him – and he called the Quraish towards
Islam, they said, “Muhammad has cut ties with us i.e. he has
turned against us and cut links with us. Allah Almighty then
declared that it is them who are cut off from every good.

‫ إن أ ُ ْبغ ُِض ُه‬:‫ات ابْ ُن َر ُسو ِل اهَّلل قال أبو جهل‬ َ ‫ نَزَل َْت فِی أَبِی َج ْه ٍل َفإِن َّ ُه َل َّما َم‬:‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل الرَّاب ِ ُع‬
‫ َو َه َذا ِم ْن ُه َح َما َق ٌة َح ْی ُث أَبْ َغ َض ُه بِأ َ ْمر ٍل َْم َیکُ ْن بِا ْخت َِیارِه ِ َفإ ِ َّن َم ْو َت ِاْلبْ ِن ل َْم َیکُ ْن‬،ُ‫ِْلَن َّ ُه أَبْتَر‬
‫ُم َرا َد ُه‬
iv) This verse was revealed about Abu Jahl. When the Holy
Prophet’s – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him –
son had passed away, Abu Jahl said, “I hate him because he
is deprived of every good.” It was in fact his foolishness, for he
hated him due to the fact which none has control over, for he
never wished for his son to die.

َ َ ‫ َت ًّبا َلكَ ك‬:ِ‫ نَزَل َْت فِی َع ِّمهِ أَبِی ل ََهبٍ َفإِن َّ ُه َل َّما َشاف ََههُ بِ َق ْولِه‬:‫ا ْل َق ْو ُل ا ْل َخا ِم ُس‬
‫ان َی ُقو ُل فِی‬
ُ‫ إِن َّ ُه أَبْتَر‬:ِ‫غَ ْيبَتِه‬
v) It was revealed about his uncle Abu Lahab because he had
foretold about his destruction. He used to say in his absence,
“He is deprived of every good.”

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َ َ ‫ َوإِن َّ ُه ه َُو َّال ِذي ك‬،‫ أَن َّ َها نَزَل َْت فِی ُع ْق َب َة بْ ِن أَبِی ُم َع ْی ٍط‬:‫الساد ُِس‬
َ‫ان َی ُقو ُل ذَلِك‬ َّ ‫َوا ْل َق ْو ُل‬

َ َ ‫َوا ْعل َْم أَن َّ ُه َْل َی ْب ُع ُد فِی كُلِّ أُو َلئِكَ ا ْل َک‬
َ ُ‫َفۃ ِأَ ْن َی ُقولُوا ِم ْث َل ذَلِكَ َفإِن َّ ُه ْم كَان ُوا َی ُقول‬
‫ون ف ِیهِ َما ه َُو‬
َ‫ان أَ ْکث َ َره ُْم ُم َواظَ َب ًة َعل َى َه َذا ا ْل َق ْو ِل َفل ِ َذلِك‬
َ َ ‫اص بْ َن َوائ ٍِل ك‬ َ ‫ َول ََع َّل ا ْل َع‬، َ‫أَ ْس َوأ ُ ِم ْن ذَلِك‬
.ِ‫ت ال ِّر َوایَاتُ بِأ َ َّن ْاْلیَ َة نَزَل َْت ف ِیه‬ ِ ‫اش َت َه َر‬ ْ
vi) It was revealed about ‘Uqabah ibn Abi Mu’ait, because he is
the one who used to say that.

It is possible that all the disbelievers said it, for they spoke even
more harshly about him but Al-‘Aas ibn Waail was persistent
about it, and therefore it became famous that the verse was
revealed about him.

َّ ‫الش َنآ ُن ه َُو ا ْلبُ ْغ ُض َو‬

ِ‫ َوأَ َّما ا ْل َبتْرُ َف ُه َو فِی ال ُّل َغة‬،‫الشان ِ ُئ ه َُو ا ْل ُم ْبغ ُِض‬ َّ ‫ا ْلم ْسأ َ َل ُة‬
َّ :‫الثان َِی ُة‬ َ
.ُ‫ َو َک َذلِكَ ل ِ َم ِن ا ْن َق َط َع َع ْنهُ ا ْل َخیْر‬،ُ‫ ل ِ َّل ِذي َْل َعق ِ َب َل ُه أَبْتَر‬:‫استِئ َْصا ُل ا ْل َق ْط ِع ۔۔۔ َو ُی َقا ُل‬
ْ
2. The meaning of Al-Shan’aan is animosity, and Al-Shaane’ means
enemy. The lexical definition of Al-Batr is to cut off the root. One
being Abtar means that he has no descendant after him.
Similarly, the one who is deprived of every good is also called
Abtar.

‫الص َف ِة ه َُو ذَلِكَ ا ْل ُم َبغ ُِض‬ َ ‫ث ُ َّم إ ِ َّن ا ْلکُ َّف َار َل َّما َو َصفُو ُه ب ِ َذلِكَ بَی َّ َن َت َعال َى أَ َّن ا ْل َم ْو ُص‬
ِّ ِ ‫وف ب ِ َه ِذه‬
ِ ْ ‫َعل َى َسبِی ِل ا ْل َح‬
ِ‫ْص ف ِیه‬
When the infidels attributed this to him, Allah Almighty declared that
the one attributed with it is none other than his enemy.

ِ ‫ أَ ْو َعل َى َجمِی ِع ا ْل َخیْرَا‬،ٍ‫ث ُ َّم ذَلِكَ إ ِ َّما أَ ْن یُ ْح َم َل َعل َى َخی ْر ٍ ُم َعیَّن‬

ُ ِ‫ ف ََی ْح َتم‬:‫ت أَ َّما اْلْ َوَّ ُل‬
‫ل ُو ُجوهًا‬
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The meaning either denotes a specific loss or deprivation off every

good. The former meaning could be based upon the following
interpretations:
ِ
‫ات‬ َ ‫ َف َل َّما َم‬،‫ات الذُّ ُکو ُر ِم ْن أَ ْو َْلدِه ِبُت َر‬ َ ُ‫ُقیْ ٌش َی ُقول‬
َ ‫ون ل ِ َم ْن َم‬ َ ُ ‫ كَان َ ْت‬:‫الس ِّد ُّي‬ ُّ ‫ قَا َل‬:‫أَ َح ُد َها‬
ِ
ُ‫ ث َّم‬،‫ بُت َر َفل َْی َس َل ُه َم ْن َی ُق ُوم َم َقا َم ُه‬:‫ابْنُ ُه ا ْل َقا ِس ُم َو َع ْب ُد اهَّللِ ب ِ َم َّک َة َوإِبْ َراه ِی ُم بِا ْل َمدِی َن ِة قَالُوا‬
‫َفۃ ِ َق ِد‬َ َ ‫ َفإِنَّا ن َ َرى أَ َّن َن ْس َل أ ُو َلئِكَ ا ْل َک‬،ِ‫الص َفة‬
ِّ ِ ‫وف ب ِ َه ِذه‬ُ ‫إِن َّ ُه َت َعال َى بَی َّ َن أَ َّن َع ُدوَّ ُه ه َُو ا ْل َم ْو ُص‬
ِ‫الس ََل ُم ك ُ َّل یَ ْوم ٍیَز ْ َدادُ َویَ ْن ُمو َو َه َک َذا یَکُو ُن إلِ َى ق ِ َیام ِا ْلق ِ َیا َمة‬
َّ ‫ َو َن ْسلُهُ َعل َْیهِ الصَّ ََلۃُ َو‬،َ‫ا ْن َق َطع‬
i) Imam Suddi has said: The Quraish used to call a person Abtar
when his male descendants passed away, so when his son,
Sayyiduna Al-Qasim and Abdullah – may Allah be pleased
with them – passed away in Makkah Mukarramah and
Sayyiduna Ibrahim – may Allah be pleased with him – in
Madinah Muawwarah, they said, “He has become Abtar, for
there is none who would take his place.” Allah Almighty then
declared that indeed it is rather his enemy who is Abtar,
because it was the lineage of those infidels which was cut off
but the lineage of the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace
and blessings upon him – increased day after day and will
continue to do so till the Day of Judgment.

‫ َواهَّللُ َت َعال َى‬،ِ‫ َع َن ْوا ب ِ َک ْونِهِ أَبْت َ َر أَن َّ ُه یَ ْن َق ِط ُع َع ِن ا ْل َم ْق ُصود ِ ق َْب َل بُلُوغِه‬:‫ قَا َل ا ْل َح َس ُن‬:‫َوثَان َِیها‬
،‫ین‬ َ ِ‫ین َم ْغلُوبِی َن َم ْق ُهور‬ َ ِ ‫اروا ُم ْدبِر‬ ُ ‫ َفإِن َّ ُه ْم َص‬، َ‫بَی َّ َن أَ َّن َخ ْص َم ُه ه َُو َّال ِذي َیکُو ُن َک َذلِك‬
َّ ُ ْ‫ َوأَه‬،‫َو َص َار ْت َرا َیاتُ ْاْل ِ ْس ََلم ِ َعالِی ًة‬
‫الَّش ِق َوا ْل َغ ْر ِب ل ََها ُم َت َواض َِع ٌة‬
ْ ‫ل‬ َ
ii) Sayyiduna Hasan – may Allah be pleased with him – said:
They meant by calling him Abtar that he would not reach his
objective but Allah Almighty declared that it will rather be the
case for his enemies, and therefore, they became deprived,
disgraced and defeated while Islam reached its peak.
People from east to west embraced Islam.

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،‫ َوق َْد َک َّذبُوا ِْل َ َّن اهَّللَ َت َعال َى ه َُو َم ْو َْل ُه‬،‫ِین‬ ٌ ِ َ ‫ َز َع ُموا أَن َّ ُه أَبْتَرُ ِْلَن َّ ُه ل َْی َس َل ُه ن‬:‫َوثَال ِ ُث َها‬
ٌ ‫اِص َو ُمع‬
‫یب‬
ٌ ِ ‫اِص َو َْل َحب‬ َ َ ‫ َوأَ َّما ا ْل َک‬،‫ل َو َصال ِحُ ا ْل ُم ْؤ ِمنِی َن‬
ٌ ِ َ ‫َفۃُ َفل َْم َی ْب َق َل ُه ْم ن‬ ُ ‫َو ِجبْرِی‬
iii) They thought he was Abtar because he did not have any
helpers and associates, which was a lie, for indeed Allah
Almighty is his Helper, and Sayyiduna Jibreel – peace be upon
him – and pious believers are his helpers but on the other
hand, no helpers of the infidels remained with them.

‫ف‬َ ‫ ث ُ َّم إِن َّ ُه َو َص‬،ٍ‫ ُرو ِ َي أَ َّن أَبَا َج ْه ٍل َّات َخ َذ ض َِیا َف ًة ل ِ َق ْوم‬،‫ل‬ َّ ُ‫ اْلْ َبْتَرُ ه َُو ا ْل َحقِیر‬:‫َو َرابِ ُع َها‬
ُ ‫الذلِی‬
‫ قُو ُموا َحتَّی ن َ ْذ َه َب إلِ َى ُم َح َّم ٍد َوأ ُ َصارِ َع ُه َوأَ ْج َع َل ُه ذَل ِ ًیَل‬:‫ ث ُ َّم قَا َل‬،‫َر ُسو َل اهَّللِ ب ِ َه َذا ا ْل َو ْص ِف‬

َ ْ َ‫ َف َل َّما َو َصلُوا إلِ َى َدارِ َخدِی َج َة َو َت َوا َف ُقوا َعل َى ذَلِكَ أ‬،‫َحقِی ًرا‬
‫ َف َل َّما‬،‫ْخ َج ْت َخدِی َج ُة بِ َساطًا‬

َ ْ ‫َت َص َار َعا َج َع َل أَبُو َج ْه ٍل َی ْج َته ِ ُد فِی أَ ْن َی‬

َّ ‫ َوبَق َِی ال َّن ِب ُّی َعل َْیهِ الصَّ ََلۃُ َو‬،‫ْص َع ُه‬
‫الس ََل ُم َواقِفًا‬
‫ َف َل َّما َر َج َع أَ َخ َذ ُه‬،ٍ‫ ث ُ َّم َب ْع َد ذَلِكَ َر َما ُه ال َّن ِب ُّی َصلَّى اهَّللُ َعل َْیهِ َو َس َّل َم َعل َى أَق َْبحِ َو ْجه‬،‫كَا ْل َج َب ِل‬
‫ْخى‬ َ ْ ُ ‫ض َم َّر ًۃ أ‬
ِ ‫َْص َع ُه َعل َى اْلْ َ ْر‬
َ َ ‫ان نَج ِ ًسا ف‬ َ َ ‫ َفك‬،‫ْسى ل ِ َِل ْست ِ ْن َجا ِء‬ َ ْ ‫ ِْل َ َّن ا ْل ُی‬،‫ْسى‬
َ ْ ‫بِا ْل َی ِد ا ْل ُی‬
ُ‫ إ ِ َّن شانِئَكَ ه َُو اْلْ َبْتَر‬:ِ‫اص أَ َّن ا ْل ُم َرا َد ِم ْن ق َْولِه‬ َ َ ‫ ف ََذ‬،ِ‫َو َو َض َع ق ََد َم ُه َعل َى َص ْدرِه‬
ِ َّ‫َك َب ْع ُض ا ْل ُقص‬
‫َه ِذه ِا ْل َواق ِ َع ُة‬
iv) A meaning of Abtar is disgraced and insulted. It is reported
that Abu Jahl had facilitated a meeting with the nation and
described the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and
blessings upon him – as such. He then said, “Get up and let’s
go to Muhammad. I will wrestle with him and disgrace him.
When he went to Sayyidah Khadijah – may Allah be pleased
with her – they agreed on wrestling. Sayyidah Khadijah – may
Allah be pleased with her – put down the mat. When the
wrestling began, and Abu Jahl put all his effort to put him
down, he stayed firm as a mountain. The Holy Prophet – may
Allah send peace and blessings upon him – gave one hard
slap on his ugliest face. When he turned, he grabbed him with
his left hand – for this is the hand suitable for cleaning up filth,
because he was nothing but filth – and put him (Abu Jahl)

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down twice and placed his foot on his (Abu Jahl’s) chest.
Some historians have said that it was the reason for the
revelation of the verse:

﴾۳﴿٪ُ‫ک ہُ َو ْاْلَبْتَر‬
َ ‫ا ِ َّن َشان ِ َئ‬
Undoubtedly, one who is your enemy, is cut off from every
good.
(Al-Kauthar 108, Verse 3)

‫ي َّال ِذي‬ِ َ‫ إ ِ َّن شانِئَكَ ه َُو اْلْ َبْتَرُ أ‬:‫ قِی َل‬،‫َف َۃ َل َّما َو َصفُو ُه ب ِ َه َذا ا ْل َو ْص ِف‬ َ َ ‫ أَ َّن ا ْل َک‬:‫َو َخا ِم ُس َها‬
ْ َ ‫ َوأَ َّما ا ْل َم ْد ُح َّال ِذي ذ‬،‫قَالُو ُه ف ِیكَ َک ََل ٌم فَاس ٌِد َی ْض َم ِح ُّل َو َی ْفن َی‬
‫ َفإِن َّ ُه بَا ٍق َعل َى‬، َ‫ََكنَا ُه ف ِیك‬
َّ ِ‫َو ْجه‬
ِ ‫الدهْر‬
v) When the infidels attributed this cheap attribute to him, Allah
Almighty declared that indeed your enemies, who have said
such things about you, are cut off from every good. What
they said will disappear but the praises We have attributed to
you will remain through time.

َّ ‫ا ْلم ْسأ َ َل ُة‬

ُ ‫ ا ْلکُ َّف‬:‫الثال ِ َث ُة‬
َ ‫ َف ُه َو َت َعال َى أَ َج‬،‫ار َل َّما َش َت ُمو ُه‬
‫ إ ِ َّن‬:‫اب َع ْن ُه ِم ْن َغی ْر ِ َواس َِط ٍة َف َقا َل‬ َ
‫يب ُه َت َول َّى‬
َ ِ ‫یب إِذَا َسمِ َع َم ْن َی ْش ُت ُم َحب‬َ ِ ‫ َفإ ِ َّن ا ْل َحب‬،‫اب‬ ِ ‫شانِئَكَ ه َُو اْلْ َبْتَرُ َو َه َک َذا ُس َّن ُة اْلْ َ ْح َب‬
َّ
َ َ ‫ َوذ‬،‫ ف ََه ُه َنا َت َولى ا ْل َح ُّق ُس ْب َحان َ ُه َج َوابَ ُه ْم‬،‫ب ِ َن ْف ِسهِ َج َوابَ ُه‬
‫ََك ِم ْث َل ذَلِكَ فِی َم َوا ِض َع‬
3. When the infidels uttered profanities about him, Allah Almighty
responded to them:

﴾۳﴿٪ُ‫ک ہُ َو ْاْلَبْتَر‬
َ ‫ا ِ َّن َشان ِ َئ‬
Undoubtedly, one who is your enemy, is cut off from every
good.
(Al-Kauthar 108, Verse 3)

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It is the method of lovers that when the lover hears that someone
has been vulgar to his beloved, the lover himself respond on
behalf of the beloved. Here, Allah Almighty has responded to
the infidels Himself.
Similarly, Allah Almighty has responded at many occasions.

‫ َه ْل ن َ ُد ُّلکُ ْم َعلى َر ُج ٍل یُ َن ِّبئُکُ ْم إِذا ُمزِّ ْقت ُْم ك ُ َّل ُم َمزَّ ٍق إِنَّکُ ْم َلف ِی َخل ٍْق َجدِی ٍد أَ ْفتَرى‬:‫ح ِی َن قَالُوا‬

َ ِ ‫ون ب ِ ْاْل‬
‫ْخۃ ِفِی‬ َ ‫ بَ ِل َّال ِذ‬:‫] َف َقا َل ُس ْب َحان َ ُه‬8 ،7 :ٍ ‫َعل َى اهَّللِ َک ِذب ًا أَ ْم بِهِ ِج َّن ٌة [ َس َبأ‬
َ ُ‫ین َْل یُ ْؤ ِمن‬
َّ ‫ذاب َو‬
]8 :ٍ ‫الضَل ِل ا ْل َبعِی ِد [ َس َبأ‬ ِ ‫ا ْل َع‬
When they said:

﴾۷﴿ۚ‫َہ ْل ن َ ُد ُّلکُ ْم َعل ٰی َر ُج ٍل ُّی َن ِّبئُکُ ْم اِذَا ُمزِّ ْقت ُْم ك ُ َّل ُم َمزَّ ٍقۙ اِنَّکُ ْم َلف ِ ْی َخل ٍْق َج ِدیْ ٍد‬
'Shall we point you a person who will inform you that when being
torn into pieces you become small particles, you are then to be
made new?

ؕ‫اَ ْفت َ ٰري َعل َی اهَّللِ َک ِذ ًبا اَ ْم بِہ ِج َّن ٌة‬

Has he forged a lie against Allah or is he afflicted with madness?’
(Al-Saba 34, Verse 7-8)
Allah Almighty stated:

َّ ‫اب َو‬
﴾۸﴿ ‫الضل ٰ ِل ا ْل َب ِع ْی ِد‬ َ ِ ٰ‫بَ ِل َّال ِذیْ َن َْل یُ ْؤ ِمنُ ْو َن ب ِ ْاْل‬
ِ ‫ْخۃ ِف ِی ا ْل َع َذ‬
Nay, but those who do not believe in the Hereafter are in the
torment and far-gone error.
(Al-Saba 34, Verse 8)

]2 :‫ َما أَن ْ َت بِن ِ ْع َم ِة َربِّكَ ب ِ َم ْجنُو ٍن [ا ْل َقل َِم‬:‫ ث ُ َّم قَا َل‬،‫ون أَق َْس َم ثَ ََلثًا‬
ٌ ُ‫ ه َُو َم ْجن‬:‫َوح ِی َن قَالُوا‬
‫ُقآ ِن ا ْل َحک ِِیم إِنَّكَ َلم ِ َن‬ َ ‫] أَ َج‬43 :‫ َل ْس َت ُم ْر َس ًَل [ال َّر ْع ِد‬:‫َو َل َّما قَالُوا‬
ْ ُ ‫ یس َوا ْل‬:‫اب َف َقا َل‬
]3 -1 :‫ا ْل ُم ْر َسلِی َن [یس‬

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When they said that he is mad, Allah Almighty swore oath three times
and then stated:

َ ‫َما اَن ْ َت بِن ِ ْع َمةِ َرب‬

﴾۲﴿ۚ‫ِّک ب ِ َم ْجنُ ْو ٍن‬
You are not. by the grace of your Lord, mad.
(Al-Qalam 68, Verse 2)
And when they said:

‫ل َْس َت ُم ْر َس ًَل‬
You are not a messenger.
(Al-Ra’d 13, Verse 43)
Allah Almighty responded:

﴾۱﴿ۚ‫ی ٰ ٓس‬
Yasin.

﴾۲﴿ۙ‫ُقٰا ِن ا ْل َحک ِْی ِم‬

ْ ُ ‫َو ا ْل‬
By the wise Quran.

َ َّ ‫اِن‬
﴾۳﴿ۙ‫ک َلمِ َن ا ْل ُم ْر َسلِی ْ َن‬
No doubt, you are amongst the Messengers.
(Yasin 36, Verse 1-3)

ِ ‫شاِع َم ْجنُو ٍن [الصَّ َّافا‬

‫بَ ْل‬:‫] َر َّد َعل َْیه ِ ْم َوقَا َل‬36 :‫ت‬
،‫ ثم ذَك وعید خصمائه‬،‫] ف ََص َّد َق ُه‬37 :‫ت‬
When they said:
ٍ ِ ِ ‫ أَإِنَّا لَتارِ ُکوا آل ِ َهت ِنا ل‬:‫َوح ِی َن قَالُوا‬
ِ ‫جا َء بِا ْل َح ِّق َو َص َّد َق ا ْل ُم ْر َسلِی َن [الصَّ ا َّفا‬
ِ ‫ذاب اْلْ َل ِ ِیم [الصَّ ا َّفا‬
]38 :‫ت‬ ِ ‫ إِنَّکُ ْم لَذائ ِ ُقوا ا ْل َع‬:‫وقال‬

ٍ ِ َ‫َو َی ُق ْولُ ْو َن اَئ ِ َّنا َل َتارِ ُک ۤۡوا ٰال ِ َہت ِ َنا ل ِش‬
﴿ ‫اِع َّم ْجنُ ْو ٍن‬
﴾۳۶ؕ

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And they used to say, shall we indeed leave our gods, because of
the saying of a mad poet?
(Al-Saaffaat 37, Verse 36)
He refuted them and stated:

﴾۳۷﴿ ‫بَ ْل َج ٓا َء بِا ْل َح ِّق َو َص َّد َق ا ْل ُم ْر َسلِی ْ َن‬

No indeed, rather he has brought the truth and he has confirmed
the Messengers.
(Al-Saaffaat 37, Verse 37)
He confirmed his authenticity then mentioned the chastisement of
his enemies and stated:

ِ ‫اِنَّکُ ْم ل ََذآئ ِ ُقوا ا ْل َع َذ‬

﴿ ‫اب ْاْلَل ِ ْی ِم‬
﴾۳۸ۚ
Undoubtedly, you are to taste a painful agony.
(Al-Saaffaat 37, Verse 38)

ِّ ‫ َوما َع َّل ْمنا ُه‬:‫] قَا َل‬30 :ِ‫الطور‬ َ ُ‫ أَ ْم َی ُقول‬:‫َوح ِی َن قَا َل َحاک ِ ًیا‬
:‫الش ْع َر [یس‬ ٌ ِ ‫ون‬
ُّ [ ‫شاِع‬
]69
When He narrated their saying:

ٌ ِ ‫اَ ْم َی ُق ْولُ ْو َن َش‬

‫اِع‬
Or they say, 'He is a poet'
(Al-Tur 52, Verse 30)
He stated:

ِّ ‫َو َما َع َّل ْم ٰن ُہ‬

‫الش ْع َر‬
And We have not taught him to compose (poetic) verses.
(Yasin 36, Verse 69)

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ْ ُ ‫ون [ا ْل‬
]4 :‫َفقَا ِن‬ ُ َ ‫ إ ِ ْن َهذا إ ِ َّْل إِف ٌْك ا ْفتَرا ُه َوأَعان َ ُه َعل َْیهِ ق َْو ٌم‬:‫ولما حكى عنهم قوله‬
َ ‫آْخ‬
ْ ُ ‫ َف َق ْد جا ُؤ ُظلْم ًا َوزُور ًا [ا ْل‬:ِ‫َس َّماه ُْم كَاذِبِی َن بِ َق ْولِه‬
]4 :‫َفقَا ِن‬
When He narrated their saying:

ُ ‫ا ِ ْن ہٰ َذا ا ِ َّْل ا ِ ْف‬

ُ َ ‫کُۨ ا ْفت َ ٰرى ُہ َو اَ َعان َ ٗہ َعل َْی ِہ ق َْو ٌم‬
ۛۚ‫ٰاْخ ْو َن‬
'This is not but a calumny which he has fabricated, and some other
people have helped him in it.
(Al-Furqan 25, Verse 4)
He called them liars and stated:

﴾۴﴿ۚ‫َف َق ْد َج ٓا ُء ْو ظُ ل ًْما وَّ ُز ْو ًرا‬

Undoubtedly, those unjust people have brought more falsehood.
(Al-Furqan 25, Verse 4)

‫] أَ َجابَ ُه ْم‬7 :‫َفقَا ِن‬ ْ ُ ‫عام َویَ ْمشِی فِی اْلْ َ ْسوا ِق [ا ْل‬ َ ‫الط‬ َّ ‫ل‬ ُ ُ ‫هذا ال َّر ُسو ِل یَأْك‬
َ ‫ ما ِل‬:‫َو َل َّما قَالُوا‬
‫ون فِی اْلْ َ ْسوا ِق‬
َ ‫عام َو َی ْم ُش‬َ ‫الط‬َّ ‫ون‬َ ‫ َوما أَ ْر َسلْنا ق َْبلَكَ ِم َن ا ْل ُم ْر َسلِی َن إ ِ َّْل إِن َّ ُه ْم ل ََیأْك ُ ُل‬:‫َف َقا َل‬
َ
َ َ ‫] ف ََما أ َج َّل هَ ِذه ِال‬20 :‫َفقَا ِن‬
.‫ْْكا َم َة‬ ْ ُ ‫[ا ْل‬
When they said:

َّ ‫ل‬
‫الط َع َام َو َی ْمش ِْی فِی ْاْل َ ْس َوا ِق‬ ُ ُ ‫َوقَالُ ْوا َما ِل ہٰ َذا ال َّر ُس ْو ِل َیاْك‬
And they said, 'what happened to this Messenger, he eats food,
and walks about the markets’.
(Al-Furqan 25, Verse 7)
He replied to them and stated:

َّ ‫َک ِم َن ا ْل ُم ْر َسلِی ْ َن ا ِ َّْل اِن َّ ُہ ْم ل ََیاْكُلُ ْو َن‬

‫الط َع َام َو َی ْم ُش ْو َن فِی ْاْل َ ْس َوا ِق‬ َ ‫َو َما اَ ْر َس ْل َنا ق َْبل‬
And as many Messengers We sent before you, they were all the
same, they ate food and walked about in the markets.
(Al-Furqan 25, Verse 20)

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Can there be anything greater than that? (When Allah Almighty

Himself defends him, Allahu Akbar!)

َ‫ َو َعل ِ َم َت َعال َى أَ َّن ال ِّن ْع َم َة ْل‬،‫ِیم ِة‬ َّ َ

َ ‫َّش ُه بِال ِّن َع ِم ا ْل َعظ‬ َ ‫ ا ْعل َْم أَن َّ ُه َت َعال َى َل َّما َب‬:‫ا ْل َم ْسأ َل ُة الرَّابِ َع ُة‬
ُ‫ إ ِ َّن شانِئَكَ ه َُو اْلْ َبْتَر‬:‫ َْل َج َر َم َو َع َد ُه بِ َق ْهر ِا ْل َع ُد ِّو َف َقا َل‬،‫َت ْه َنأ ُإ ِ َّْل إِذَا َص َار ا ْل َع ُد ُّو َم ْق ُه ًورا‬
4. Know that when Allah Almighty gave him the glad tidings of
great bounties, and the Almighty knew that a bounty does not
make one happy until the enemy is defeated, therefore, He
promised to disgrace his enemies and stated:

﴾۳﴿٪ُ‫ک ہُ َو ْاْلَبْتَر‬
َ ‫ا ِ َّن َشان ِ َئ‬
Undoubtedly, one who is your enemy, is cut off from every
good.
(Al-Kauthar 108, Verse 3)

‫ِع َف أَ َّن‬ َ َ
َ َ ‫الس َورۃ ِ َو َم َقاطِع َِها‬ُّ ِ ‫ ا ْعل َْم أَ َّن َم ْن َتأ َّم َل فِی َم َطال ِ ِع َه ِذه‬:‫ا ْل َم ْسأ َل ُة ا ْل َخا ِم َس ُة‬
ْ ‫ا ْلفَوائ َِد َّالتِی ذ َََكنَا َها بِال ِّن ْسب ِة إلِ َى َما‬
ِ ‫ْطۃ‬ ُّ ِ ‫اس َتأثَ َر اهَّللُ بِ ِع ْلمِهِ ِم ْن ف ََوائ ِ ِد َه ِذه‬
َ ْ ‫الس َورۃ ِكَا ْل َق‬ ْ َ ْ َ
.‫ح‬ ِ ْ ‫فِی ا ْل َب‬
5. Know that whoever ponders over this Surah, from beginning to
the end, will know that whatever we have mentioned so far is not
even equal to a drop in the ocean compared to what Allah
Almighty knows about the Surah.

Tafsir al-Kabeer (Mafateeh al-Ghaib) of Imam Fakhruddin Muhammad ibn

Umar al-Raazi al-Shafe’i  D. 606 A.H.

Tafsir al-Baidawi ‫تفسیر البیضاوي‬

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‫ ه َُو اْلْ َبْتَرُ الذي ْل عقب له إذ ْل یبقى له نسل وْل‬.‫إ ِ َّن شانِئَكَ إن من أبغضك لبغضه اهَّلل‬
‫ ولك‬،‫ وأما أنت فتبقى ذریتك وحسن صيتك وآثار فضلك إلى یوم القیامة‬،‫حسن ذَك‬
.‫فی اْلْخۃ ما ْل یدخل تحت الوصف‬
i.e. indeed your enemy – whoever has animosity with you due to his
animosity for Allah – is cut off from every good. There will be no
descendants for him, neither will their lineage last nor will they be
remembered with goodness but your lineage, your good-name and
the effects of your excellence will last till the Day of Judgment, and
whatever is reserved for you in the hereafter, cannot even be
mentioned.

Tafsir al-Baidawi (Anwaar al-Tanzeel wa Asraar al-Taweel) of Imam Qadhi

Abdullah ibn Umar al-Shiraazi al-Baidawi  D. 685 A.H.

Tafsir al-Nasafi ‫تفسیر النسفی‬

‫{إن شانئك} ان من أبغضك من قومك بمخالفتك لهم {ه َُو اْلبتر} المنقطع عن كل‬
‫خیر ْل أنت ْلن كل من یولد إلى یوم القیامة من المؤمنین فهم أوْلدك وأعقابك وذَكك‬
‫مرفوع على المنابر وعلى لسان كل عالم وذاَك إلى آْخ الدهر یبدأ بذَك اهَّلل ویثنی‬
‫بذَكك ولك فی اْلْخۃ ماْل یدخل تحت الوصف‬
Your enemy – whoever has animosity with you from amongst your
nation, due to your disagreement with them – is Abtar i.e. cut off
from every good but not you, for every believer who will be born till
the Day of Judgment will be your children and descendants and
your remembrance will be exalted on pulpits and on the tongues of
every creation and Aalim till the Last Day, he will start with the Dhikr
of Allah and praise you along with it, and whatever is reserved for
you in the hereafter, cannot even be mentioned,

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Tafsir al-Nasafi (Madarik al-Tanzeel) of Imam Abul Barakaat Abdullah ibn

Ahmed al-Nasafi  D. 710 A.H.

Tafsir Rooh al-Bayaan ‫تفسیر روح البیان‬

‫انهم زعموا حین مات ابنه علیه السَلم القاسم وعبد اهَّلل بمکة ابراهیم بالمدینة ان‬
‫محمدا صلى اهَّلل علیه وسلم ینقطع ذَكه إذا انقطع عمره لفقدان نسله فنبه اهَّلل ان‬
‫الذي ینقطع ذَكه هو الذي یشنأه فاما هو فکما وصفه اهَّلل تعالى ورفعنا لك ذَكك‬
‫وذلك انه أعطاه نسَل یبقون على مر الزمان فانظر کم قتل من أهل البیت ثم العالم‬
‫ممتلئ منهم وجعله أبا للمؤمنین فهم أعقابه وأوْلده اْل یوم القیامة وقیض له من‬
‫یراعیه ویراعى دینه الحق‬
‫والى هذا المعنی أشار امیر المؤمنین رضی اهَّلل عنه العلماء باقون ما بقی الدهر أعیانهم‬
‫مفقودۃ وآثارهم فى القلوب موجودۃ هذا فى العلماء الذین هم اتباعه علیه السَلم‬
‫فکیف هو وقد رفع اهَّلل ذَكه وجعله خاتم اْلنبیاء علیهم السَلم‬
When Sayyiduna Qasim and Abdullah, the sons of the Holy Prophet
– may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – passed away in
Makkah Mukarramah and Sayyiduna Ibrahim in Madinah
Munawwarah, the infidels thought that with the life of the Holy
Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – his praises
will also come to an end due to the ending of his lineage. Allah
Almighty then revealed this Surah and refuted the infidels, for he will
be as Allah Almighty has stated:

َ ْ ِ ‫َک ذ‬
﴾۴﴿ؕ‫َك َک‬ َ ‫َو َرف َْع َنا ل‬
And We have exalted for you your remembrance.
(Al-Inshirah 94, Verse 4)

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Allah Almighty has bestowed him with such a lineage which will
continue to dominate over the period of time. Look how many Ahle
Bayt have been martyred but the world is still blessed with them.
Allah Almighty has made him a father to all the believers, so they are
his children and descendants till the Day of Judgment and his true
Deen will dominate.
Sayyiduna ‘Ali – may Allah be pleased with him – has stated, “The
Ulama will remain till the end of time. Even though when they cease
to exist their signs will be luminous in the hearts.” If this is exclusive to
the Ulama who are the followers of the Holy Prophet – may Allah
send peace and blessings upon him – then what would be the state
of the beloved Prophet Himself – may Allah send peace and
blessings upon him – whose remembrance Allah has exalted and
declared him to be the seal of Prophethood.

Tafsir Rooh al-Bayaan of Imam Isma’eel Haqqi ibn Mustafa al-Istanbuli

Hanafi  D. 1127 A.H.

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