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 ‫ﺤﻴﻢ‬
ِ �‫ﺍﻟﺮ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ِ ٰ‫ﺤﻤ‬ �‫ﺍﻟﺮ‬ ‫ﻪ‬
ِ � ‫ﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﻠ‬
ِ ‫ِﺒ‬
◌‫ﺚﺭ‬َ ْ‫ِﺇﻨ�ﺎ َﺃﻋْ ﻄ َ ْﻴ َﻨﺎﻚَ ﺍ ْﻟ َﻛﻮ‬
◌ ْ‫َﻓﺼَ ِ ّﻝ ِﻟﺮَ ِﺒّﻚَ ﻮَ ﺍ ْﻨ َﺤﺮ‬
َ ْ َ‫ﺸﺎ ِﻨ َﺌﻚَ ُﻫﻮ‬
◌‫ﺍﻷ ْﺒﺘ َُﺮ‬ َ �‫ِﺇﻦ‬

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

(1) Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad ‫] ﷺ‬, al-Kauthar.

(2) So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone].
(3) Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.
(Sahih International, https://quran.com/108)

Summary of the Surah:

1. This chapter brings glad tidings to the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬reminding him that he is the recipient of abundant
good in this life and the next.
2. It orders the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬to be thankful to Allah (Exalted is He) for these favours by worshiping
Him.
3. It reminds him ‫ ﷺ‬and his companions that those who insult him ‫ﷺ‬, attack his message and reject
him, are cut from all good.
4. Worldly possessions and popularity do not determine that someone is good. True goodness is found in
a healthy soul that is thankful to Allah .

(http://www.virtualmosque.com/islam-studies/quraan/explanation-of-surah-al-kawthar/)

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 Background of the Surah

‫ﺷﺎﻥ ﻧﺰﻭﻝ‬
Shan e nuzool means the background or reason why an ayat or surah of the Quran was revealed.

The concept of Abtar:

At that time in Arabia if any one’s male offspring passed away and he was left with no male sons, that
person would be called “Abtar”. Hence, when Prophet Muhammad’s ‫ ﷺ‬son named Ibrahim or Qasim(in
some sources) passed away, the disbelievers would ridicule and make fun of him by calling him Abtar since
he had no male offspring left. They would further say that there will be no one to take Prophet
Muhammad’s ‫ ﷺ‬message forward because he had no heirs.

The prominent person behind this foolishness is quoted to be Aas Bin Wael. When he would be told by
others that Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬has given some teaching of Islam, he would answer in return that
there isn’t any need to listen to him because he will die eventually and since no one will be able to take his
message forward; his teachings will end with him.

However, Allah showed them otherwise. Prophet Muhammad’s ‫ ﷺ‬family legacy was taken forward
from his daughters. Especially Hazrat Fatima who gave birth to two sons Hassan and Hussain and
hence the family name and message continued till date.

Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬was a soft hearted soul and when the disbelievers would make fun of him ‫ﷺ‬,
he would be disheartened and it would affect him ‫ﷺ‬. Hence Allah revealed this surah and comforted
him by saying in the first verse that Hazrat Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬has been provided the gift of Kausar.

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 AYAT NO. 1

◌‫ﻙ ْﺍﻟ َﻜ ْﻮﺛَﺮ‬

َ ‫ﺇِﻧﱠﺎ ﺃَ ْﻋﻄَ ْﻴﻨَﺎ‬
Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad ‫] ﷺ‬, al-Kawthar.
The surah begins with the word “Indeed” which is used to show the truthfulness in the information being

mentioned. Allah also says “We gave” which signifies Him (Allah ) as a royal subject and that the
object being given “The Kauthar” is also of great honour.

What is Kausar?

There are two meanings:

1. Abundant Goodness. Kausar is every and all types of good things that exist in this world and the
Hereafter.

2. It is a river in Paradise which Allah has given to His Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬This meaning is what is meant
in the verse where Allah says (interpretation):

“Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad ‫ ) ﷺ‬Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise)”

This river will be square shaped and very big. Its water will be even whiter than milk, taste sweeter than
honey and smell even more refreshing than the Mushk.

A part of this lake will be in Madane Mahshr, the place where all humans will be in after they are woken up
from their graves and before entering into Jannah or Jahannum. There will be two water falls coming from
this river in Jannah and will fall into this Cistern which will be present in Madane Mahshar. Also known as
Hauz-e-Kausar, this is where we will find our beloved Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬on the day of Resurrection. He will be
sitting just by the cistern and will make us drink the water from the cistern from his own blessed hands.
After waking up from our graves, we will be extremely thirsty and after taking just one sip of the water we
will never be thirsty ever again.

Now in this cistern, there will be pots floating in it to be used to drink the water. These pots will be made
from Gold and Silver and will seem like stars on a starry night. It will be such a beautiful sight.

Who will drink from this Cistern?

Only the Ummah of Hazrat Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬will drink from here. His ummah will be the most in numbers
and he’ll be proud of this so we should be extremely grateful that we are a part of his Ummah. This cistern
is a gift which was given to Hazrat Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬so we should all make dua that we get to drink from it.

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Will everyone get to drink from the Cistern?

Some people from Hazrat Muhammad’s ‫ ﷺ‬Ummah will come to drink the water but they will be taken

away by the angels. So much so that there will be a veil between them and Hazrat Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬hence
they will be deprived from drinking from the cistern. These will be people who make innovations in Islam
and do biddat.

What is biddat?

Biddat is doing any act of worship which wasn’t done by Holy Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬or his Companions with the
intention of getting rewards.

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 AYAT NO. 2

◌‫ﻚ َﻭﺍ ْﻧ َﺤ ْﺮ‬ َ َ‫ﻓ‬

َ ‫ﺼ ﱢﻞ ﻟِ َﺮﺑﱢ‬
So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone].

The word “then” is represented by the letter ‫ ﻓﺎء‬in Arabic. Since in the first Ayat, Allah is saying that we
have given you Kauthar, in the second ayat He is showing ways of being grateful to Him for bestowing us
with such a gift. There are two primary ways of doing so:

1. Pray salah

Namaz (salah) is a one of its kind physical ibadat. It’s through that we get washed from our sins and
become close to Allah .

2. Perform sacrifice

The word mentioned in the ayat is Nahr which means camel slaughter. However sacrifice of any mentioned
animal can be done such as goat, cow or sheep.

There are two kinds of Ibadahs (worship),

1. Physical (‫ )ﺑﺪﻧﻲ‬ibadah: An act of worship that requires us to make use of our physical body and
physical strength. These include Salah (namaz), Saum (fasting/roza) and Pilgrimage (hajj)

2. Financial ( ‫ )ﻣﺎﻟﻲ‬ibadah : An act of worship that requires us to spend our wealth. This includes alms
giving (zakaat/charity), sacrifice (qurbani) and Pilgrimage (hajj)

Note: Hajj is considered to be a physical and financial worship (ibadah) both as in hajj we need to use our
physical strength as well as our wealth and spend it in Allah’s cause.

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 AYAT NO. 2

◌‫ﻚ ﻫُ َﻮ ْﺍﻷَ ْﺑﺘَ ُﺮ‬

َ َ‫ﺇِ ﱠﻥ َﺷﺎﻧِﺌ‬
Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.

Anyone who hates the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬will be cut off from all blessings and good in this life and the next.

Allah reveals in the third verse that it’s actually the enemies who are Abtar and not Holy Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
Like Abu Lahab had 8 or 10 sons, but he died alone out of his town. He suffered from such an illness that
no one wanted to come near him and even when he died, he was kicked in his grave by his sons because
they didn’t want to touch him.

A few prominent non-believers who used to ridicule the Holy Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬were Qaab Bin Ashraf, Aas bin

Wael and Uqaba and they would say that no one will remember Holy Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

However the reality is quite different. Prophet Muhammad’s ‫ ﷺ‬name is everywhere in the world, it is
called out 5 times in the form of Azaan all around the world and hence we all are his spiritual offspring.

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 ACTIVITY

Things needed: Printout of this sheet, printout of the worksheet on a coloured A4 paper of your choice,
safety round tipped scissors, glue stick.

Cut on the dotted lines, you will have 6 strips of paper in hand. Now recall Surah Kauthar that you have
memorized and place all 6 strips in the order they appear in the Surah.

َ ْ‫ِﺇﻨ�ﺎ َﺃﻋْ ﻄَﻴْﻨَﺎﻚَ ﺍ ْﻟ َﻛﻮ‬

◌‫ﺚﺭ‬

◌ ُ‫ﺸﺎ ِﻨﺌَﻚَ ُﻫﻮَ ْﺍﻷَ ْﺒﺘَﺮ‬

َ �‫ِﺇﻦ‬

◌ ْ‫َﻓﺼَ ِ ّﻝ ِﻟﺮَ ِﺒّﻚَ ﻮَ ﺍ ْﻨ َﺤﺮ‬

So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone].

Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad‫]ﷺ‬,

al-Kauthar.

Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.

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 WORKSHEET 1 – TAFSEER

What is Tafseer – ul – Quran?

For this activity you must first listen to the recording of the short tafseer of Surah Kauthar. Once you have
heard the tafseer try to write the explanation for each of the ayats in your own words.

َ ْ‫ِﺇﻨ�ﺎ َﺃﻋْ ﻄ َ ﻴْﻨَﺎﻚَ ﺍ ْﻟ َﻛﻮ‬

Ayat 1 : ◌‫ﺚﺭ‬
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Ayat 2 : ◌‫ﺸﺎ ِﻨ َﺌﻚَ ﻫُﻮَ ْﺍﻷ ْﺒﺘَ ُﺮ‬ َ �‫ِﺇﻦ‬
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ّ ِ َ‫َﻓﺼ‬
Ayat 3 : ◌ ْ‫ﻝ ِﻟﺮَ ِﺒّﻚَ ﻮَ ﺍ ْﻨ َﺤﺮ‬
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 WORKSHEET 2 – LESSONS LEARNT

Ponder over the ayats of Surah Kauthar, think about all the lessons and important points you have learnt
from this short but comprehensive surah.

GEMS FROM SURAH KAUTHAR

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 WORKSHEET 3 – CUT OFF FROM ROOTS (ABTAR)

The disbelieving men

Why did the disbelieving men hate the Prophet ‫? ﷺ‬

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What did they say to the Prophet ‫? ﷺ‬

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How does Allah respond to these people in Surah Al Kauthar?

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َ‫ﺸﺎ ِﻨ َﺌﻚَ ﻫُﻮ‬
َ �‫? ِﺇﻦ‬
Who is this “enemy” in ◌‫ﺍﻷ ْﺒﺘَ ُﺮ‬
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 WORKSHEET 4 – WORSHIP (IBADAH)

List down all the ways we can worship Allah and do His ibadah. One example has been given.

o Prayer (salah)
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Example of physical Example of financial

ibadah (badni) An ibadah ibadah (maali)
that combines
both?

What warning has Allah given to the

people in this Surah?

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 WORKSHEET 5 – FAMILY TREE

Let’s learn about the family tree of our beloved Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. You can use this link for a reference. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_tree_of_Muhammad)

You can also listen to this audio clip about the lineage of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬that connects him to our first prophet, Hazrat Adam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfKnqXfmXzg)

https://slideplayer.com/slide/7901383/
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 WORKSHEET 6 – RESEARCH WORK

◊ Name two prophets mentioned in the Quran who did not have wealth nor many children, yet Allah tala
loved them.
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https://archive.org/stream/English-MaarifulQuran/English-MaarifulQuran-MuftiShafiUsmaniRA-Vol-
8#page/n891/mode/2up

Use this link of the English translation of the tafseer “Mariful Quran – Volume 8” page number 892 to
page 897 to answer these questions.

◊ Name the leader who used to taunt the Prophet ‫___________________ ﷺ‬

◊ Name the Jewish leader who came to the Quraish to ask them about the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
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◊ Name three of the Sahih Sitta (Authentic Hadith Books) whose names are mentioned as references.
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◊ Give reference of an ayat of the Quran which talks jointly about prayer and sacrifice.
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 WORKSHEET 7 – STORY

Read the story “Am I really cut off?” and think of all the ways this story reminds you of the lessons of
Surah Al Kauthar.

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 WORKSHEET 8 – TRIVIA

Here are some trivia questions to revise this Surah. You can cut them out and use as trivia game
questions.

Where was How many Which is the

Surah Al ayats/verses smallest How many
Kauthar are there in Surah of the verses does
revealed? this Surah? Quran? this Surah

What is the What are the How many Where is

number of two meanings words are in Kauthar
Surah Al of the word this Surah? located?
Kauthar? Kauthar?

Who has been Use two Who will be What does Al

given Al words to allowed to Kauthar smell
Kauthar by describe Al drink from Al like?
Allah? Kauthar. Kauthar?

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