The Qur'an (Palmer)/Kawthar

The Chapter of El Kauthar.

(CVIII. Mecca.)

In the name of the merciful and compassionate God.

Verily, we have given thee El Kauᴛʜar^[1]; So pray to thy Lord and slaughter (victims). Verily, he who hates thee shall be childless.^[2]

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1. The word signifies ‘abundance.’ It is also the name of a river in Paradise.
2. This is directed against As ibn Wail, who, when Mohammed's son El Qasim died, called him abtar, which means ' docktailed, ' i.e. childless.