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The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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108. ABUNDANCE<br />

When the Prophet lost his last son, an opponent who hated him taunted him<br />

with being ‘cut off ’ without posterity. This Meccan sura comes to reassure the<br />

Prophet and as a retort to his enemy.<br />

In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy<br />

1 We have truly given abundance a to you [Prophet]––2 so pray to your<br />

Lord and make your sacrifice to Him alone––3 it is the one who hates<br />

you who has been cut off.<br />

a <strong>The</strong> word kawthar, ‘abundance’, is also interpreted here as referring to a specific<br />

river in Paradise.

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