إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَـٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ
Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muḥammad], al-Kawthar.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَـٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ
Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muḥammad], al-Kawthar.
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ
So pray to your Lord and offer sacrifice [to Him alone].
إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ
Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.
Al-Kawthar, the shortest surah of the Quran, was revealed when enemies taunted the Prophet ﷺ as 'cut off' after the death of his sons. Allah answered: We have granted you al-Kawthar — abundant good, including a river in Paradise — so pray to your Lord and sacrifice; it is your enemy who is cut off.
Al-Kawthar (الكوثر) means "The Abundance" in English. It is chapter 108 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Al-Kawthar has 3 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 602 to 602 of the mushaf.
Surah Al-Kawthar is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.
Al-Kawthar, the shortest surah of the Quran, was revealed when enemies taunted the Prophet ﷺ as 'cut off' after the death of his sons. Allah answered: We have granted you al-Kawthar — abundant good, including a river in Paradise — so pray to your Lord and sacrifice; it is your enemy who is cut off.