The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930)/Abundance

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SÛRAH CVIII

Al-Kauthar takes its name from a word in the first verse. The disbelievers used to taunt the Prophet with the fact that he had no son, and therefore none to uphold his religion after him.

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ABUNDANCE

Revealed at Mecca

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

¹ Lo! We have given thee Abundance;
² So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice.
³ Lo! it is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity.