Al-Kawthar (Surah 108)

Introduction

This Meccan sûrah was revealed to reassure the Prophet (ﷺ). Since the Prophet’s sons died in childhood, Al-’Ȃṣ ibn Wâ'il, an infamous Meccan pagan, used to say that Muḥammad (ﷺ) would be forgotten because he had no son to carry his name. Today, ‘Muḥammad’ is the most common name in the world, whereas the name of Al-’Ȃṣ is barely mentioned. The Prophet (ﷺ) is ordered to be devoted to Allah alone, which is the underlying theme of the next sûrah. In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful