Surah 108

Al-Kawthar

الكوثر

3 verses · Meccan

Key structural observations
  • The surah is structured around a reversal of fear: abundance is not stored mass but living overflow, and severance is not first outside but inside the heart.
  • Its sequence links gift, prayer, and sacrifice into one circulation: the gift precedes effort, prayer reconnects the flow, and sacrifice prevents abundance from hardening into possession.
  • The final contrast is between kawthar and abtar: life flows where grace circulates, while inner severance dries even what looked full.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1

إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ

2

فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ

3

إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ