Quran is a holy book of Allah which He revealed on His last messenger, Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW). There are many surahs in Quran and we have discussed about them before. However, Surah Kausar is also one of the surahs of Quran about which we will discuss today. Thus, in today’s blog, we will talk about Surah Kausar – benefits, meaning and translation.
Following are the Surah Kausar – benefits, meaning and translation;
Arabic:
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ ○ فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ ○ إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
Innaa a’taina kal kauthar. Fa salli li rabbika wanhar. Inna shani-aka huwal abtar.
“’O beloved! Undoubtedly, We have bestowed you abundance of good. Therefore, offer prayer for your Lord, and do the sacrifice. Undoubtedly, one who is your enemy, he is cut of from every good.”
It is not that simple to explain the entire meaning of kausar in one word in any language of the world. It is actually an intensive form of the kathrat which is a noun that means in literal sense as abundance. The context in which it is used here doesn’t only mean abundance but it means abundance of good, spiritual advantages plus blessings and the abundance which is not bounded and is limitless. Also, it doesn’t mean the abundance of one good or advantage or blessing but the abundance of infinite number of blessings and benefits.
In Surah Kausar, it is stated that Allah has given abundance of good to the Holy Prophet (SAWW). Furthermore, it is said that offer prayer for your Allah and do the sacrifice. Allah has blessed Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) so much so He (SAWW) should pray for Allah alone and offer sacrifice for Allah only as explained by Maulana Maududi. Lastly, it is stated that the enemies of the Holy Prophet (SAWW) will receive are abtar who don’t receive any good.
We know that reciting one word of Quran gives us great rewards. Likewise, upon reciting Surah Kausar, we will gain rewards. As in hadith, it is stated, “If anyone recites a letter from Allah’s Book he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a tenfold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim are one letter, but alif is a letter, lam is a letter and mim is a letter.” (Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2137 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas’ud)
Thus, the above mentioned hadith clearly tell us that we can gain great rewards by reciting Surah Kausar. Furthermore, we can also gain the pleasure of Allah by reciting this surah. Moreover, by reciting Surah Kausar, we can gain the peace of heart and soul as these are the words of Allah. Furthermore, by understanding the detailed meaning of this Surah, our thoughts will get broad plus deep.
As Muslims, it is very important for us to know the meaning of each and every Surah of Quran. Furthermore, if we don’t know Arabic then reciting Surahs with translations is very significant because in this way, we will clearly understand the words of Allah. This is the reason that we wrote our today’s blog on Surah Kausar – benefits, meaning and translation. Thus, with the help of this blog, many people out there may come to know about meaning, benefits and translation of Surah Kausar.
