Quran Quest

Occasion of Revelation The following is a story told about the occasion of the revelation of Surah Kawthar: 'As-ibn-wa'il, who was one of the chiefs of the pagans, met the holy Prophet (S) coming out of the Sacred Mosque. He spoke with him (S) for awhile. In the meantime, a group of authoritative men of[...]

The meaning of Kawthar In this Surah, similar to Surah Duha and Surah Inshirra, the holy Prophet (S) is addressed. One of the objective points in all three Suras is that of consoling him when he was faced with a magnitude of painful incidents and numerous taunts by the offensive language of his enemies. "Surely[...]

Lady Hazrat Fatimah and Kawthar It was said earlier that 'Kawthar' has a vast inclusive meaning which is 'goodness in abundance' and the examples are many. A large number of scholars of the Shi'ah school believe that one of the most clear examples of that word is the auspicious existence of Lady Fatimah Zahra (as),[...]

The Miracle of this Surah This Surah virtually contains three important miraculous predictions. On the one hand, it informs the Prophet (S) of the, glad tidings of the 'abundance of good', (although the verb /a'tayna/ is in the past tense form, but it may be as the indisputable tense common to the present and future[...]

It is noteworthy that, here and in many other verses of the Holy Qur'an, Allah introduces Himself by the first person plural pronoun, thus: "Surely We have given you abundance of good (Kawthar)”. This sense, and the likes of it, is for the expression of Glory and Power, because when the nobility talk about themselves,[...]

This Surah, as its name indicates, refers to the well-known historical event that happened in the year of the birth of the holy Prophet (S) when Allah protected the Ka'aba against the attack of the army of pagans who, riding on the backs of elephants, came from Yemen intending to destroy it. This Surah is[...]

On the virtue of reciting this Surah, a tradition from Imam Sadiq (as) says: "He who recites Surah Fil in his obligatory prayers, any level land, mountains or any clods of dirt will bear witness for him, on the Day of Judgement, that he has been one of the prayerful (believers). and on that Day,[...]

The Occasion of Revelation Ali-ibn-al-Husain (as) says in a tradition: "Abu-Taleb always defended, with his sword, the Messenger of Allah (S), in the wars.” He continued and said: "(One day) Abu-Taleb said: 'O my nephew, are you appointed for all peoples, entirely, or only for your own people in particular?' The Prophet (S) said that[...]