Introduction
This is a very brief early Makkan Surah, which sums up the single mystic word Kauthar, which means 'Abundance,' the doctrine of spiritual Riches through devotion and sacrifice. The converse also follows : indulgence in hatred means the cutting off of all hope of this life and the Hereafter.
Commentary
To the man of God, rich in divine
Blessings, is granted a Fountain unfailing,
That will quench the spiritual thirst of millions.
Turn, then, in devotion and sacrifice to God,
Nor heed the venom of Hatred, which destroys
Its own hopes, alas, of the present and the future!"
........Abdullah Yusuf Ali [C.288]
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
"To thee have We Granted
The Fount (of Abundance).
Therefore to thy Lord
Turn in Prayer and Sacrifice.
For he who hateth thee,-
He will be cut off
(From Future Hope)."
....Qur'an
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