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'''Sūra al-Kawthar''' (Arabic: {{ia|سورة الكوثر}}) is the 108th [[sura]] and a [[Makki]] sura of the [[Qur'an]], located in the thirtieth [[juz']] thereof. It is the smallest sura of the Qur'an, which is called "al-Kawthar" because its first verse talks about a blessing to the [[Prophet (s)]] called "al-Kawthar," asking the Prophet (s) to say [[ | |||
'''Sūra al-Kawthar''' (Arabic: {{ia|سورة الكوثر}}) is the 108th [[sura]] and a [[Makki]] sura of the [[Qur'an]], located in the thirtieth [[juz']] thereof. It is the smallest sura of the Qur'an, which is called "al-Kawthar" because its first verse talks about a blessing to the [[Prophet (s)]] called "al-Kawthar," asking the Prophet (s) to say [[prayer]]s and sacrifice for such a great blessing. | |||
Instances of "al-Kawthar" are variously interpreted as the [[Pond of Kawthar]], a river in the [[Heaven]], an abundance of the good, [[prophethood]], the Qur'an, the great number of his [[companions]], and [[intercession]]. In the view of many [[Shiite]] scholars, one instance of "al-Kawthar" is [[Lady Fatima (a)]] and her children, because the sura was [[revealed]] in response to those who had claimed that the Prophet (s) had no progeny. | Instances of "al-Kawthar" are variously interpreted as the [[Pond of Kawthar]], a river in the [[Heaven]], an abundance of the good, [[prophethood]], the Qur'an, the great number of his [[companions]], and [[intercession]]. In the view of many [[Shiite]] scholars, one instance of "al-Kawthar" is [[Lady Fatima (a)]] and her children, because the sura was [[revealed]] in response to those who had claimed that the Prophet (s) had no progeny. | ||
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
*'''Naming''' | *'''Naming''' | ||
The sura is called "al-Kawthar" because its first verse talks about a blessing called "al-Kawthar" which is given by [[God]] to the [[Prophet (s)]].<ref>Khurramshāhī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 1269. </ref> | The sura is called "al-Kawthar" because its first verse talks about a blessing called "al-Kawthar" which is given by [[God]] to the [[Prophet (s)]].<ref>Khurramshāhī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 1269.</ref> | ||
*'''Order and Place of Revelation''' | *'''Order and Place of Revelation''' | ||
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There is a disagreement among exegetes as to what the instance of al-Kawthar is. Some possible interpretations include the Pond of Kawthar, a river in the [[Heaven]], abundant good, [[prophethood]], the Qur'an, the great number of the Prophet's progeny, and [[intercession]].<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 10, p. 836-837.</ref> | There is a disagreement among exegetes as to what the instance of al-Kawthar is. Some possible interpretations include the Pond of Kawthar, a river in the [[Heaven]], abundant good, [[prophethood]], the Qur'an, the great number of the Prophet's progeny, and [[intercession]].<ref>Ṭabrisī, ''Majmaʿ al-bayān'', vol. 10, p. 836-837.</ref> | ||
In ''[[Tafsir-i nimuna]]'', many Shiite scholars are said to believe that one instance of al-Kawthar is [[Lady Fatima (a)]], because the sura talks about those who claim that the Prophet (s) has no progeny, while his progeny continued through Fatima (a), and this is the progeny in which [[Imamate]] appeared.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 27, p. 375; | In ''[[Tafsir-i nimuna]]'', many Shiite scholars are said to believe that one instance of al-Kawthar is [[Lady Fatima (a)]], because the sura talks about those who claim that the Prophet (s) has no progeny, while his progeny continued through Fatima (a), and this is the progeny in which [[Imamate]] appeared.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 27, p. 375; Ṭabāṭabāʾī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 20, p. 370.</ref> | ||
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==The Recitation of the Sura in Mustahab Prayers== | ==The Recitation of the Sura in Mustahab Prayers== | ||
It is recommended to recite Sura al-Kawthar in some [[ | [[File:سوره کوثر حرم امام حسین.jpg|thumb|250px|Sura al-Kawthar inscribed on the ceiling of one of the halls of Imam al-Husayn's shrine]] | ||
It is recommended to recite Sura al-Kawthar in some [[recommended prayers]], including: | |||
*The Prayer of the eleventh night of the [[month of Ramadan]]: this Prayer consists of two [[rak'a]]s, in each of which, [[Sura al-Hamd]] is recited once, and Sura al-Kawthar is recited | * The Prayer of the eleventh night of the [[month of Ramadan]]: this Prayer consists of two [[rak'a]]s, in each of which, [[Sura al-Hamd]] is recited once, and Sura al-Kawthar is recited twenty times. | ||
*The Prayer of the eighteenth night of the month of Ramadan: this prayer consists of four rak'as, in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once, and Sura al-Kawthar is recited twenty five times. | * The Prayer of the eighteenth night of the month of Ramadan: this prayer consists of four rak'as, in each of which Sura al-Hamd is recited once, and Sura al-Kawthar is recited twenty five times. | ||
==Virtue and Features== | ==Virtue and Features== | ||
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==Artworks== | ==Artworks== | ||
Sura al-Kawthar has been inscribed on tiles of some buildings, such as holy shrines, [[mosque]]s, [[Imamzada]]s, and [[seminary school]]s, Such as the interior part of [[Imam al-Husayn's darih]]{{fulltext}} | Sura al-Kawthar has been inscribed on tiles of some buildings, such as holy shrines, [[mosque]]s, [[Imamzada]]s, and [[seminary school]]s, Such as the interior part of [[Imam al-Husayn's darih]]{{fulltext}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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*Maʿrifat, Muḥammad Hādī. ''Amūzish-i ʿulūm-i Qurʾān''. Markaz-i Chāp wa Nashr-i Sāzmān-i Tablīghāt-i Islāmī, 1371 Sh. | *Maʿrifat, Muḥammad Hādī. ''Amūzish-i ʿulūm-i Qurʾān''. Markaz-i Chāp wa Nashr-i Sāzmān-i Tablīghāt-i Islāmī, 1371 Sh. | ||
*Ṣadūq, Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-. ''Thawāb al-aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-aʿmāl''. Qom: Dār al-Sharīf al-Raḍī, 1406 AH. | *Ṣadūq, Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-. ''Thawāb al-aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-aʿmāl''. Qom: Dār al-Sharīf al-Raḍī, 1406 AH. | ||
* | *Ṭabāṭabāʾī, Muḥammad Ḥusayn. ''Al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān''. Beirut: Muʾassiast al-Aʿlamī li-l-Maṭbūʿāt, 1390 AH. | ||
*Ṭabrisī, Fāḍl b. al-Ḥasan al-. ''Majmaʿ al-bayān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān''. Edited by Muḥammad Jawād Balāghī. Tehran: Nāṣir Khusru, 1372 Sh. | *Ṭabrisī, Fāḍl b. al-Ḥasan al-. ''Majmaʿ al-bayān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān''. Edited by Muḥammad Jawād Balāghī. Tehran: Nāṣir Khusru, 1372 Sh. | ||
*Wāḥidī, ʿAlī b. Aḥmad al-. ''Asbāb nuzūl al-Qurʾān''. Beirut: Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmīyya, 1411 AH. | *Wāḥidī, ʿAlī b. Aḥmad al-. ''Asbāb nuzūl al-Qurʾān''. Beirut: Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmīyya, 1411 AH. | ||