Surah al-Kauthar (Abundance ) 108 : 3

إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.

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Explanatory Note

In the first verse, God specified that Muhammad was not the one who had no posterity but, on the contrary, was the one endowed with abundance. In this verse, God throws back the taunt on those who hated and reviled the Prophet. Indeed, God’s promise has come true. For, the influence and legacy of Muhammad’s enemies were short-lived, while his impact on human life and history has grown and deepened. Today we are witnessing the truth of this divine pronouncement as clearly as no one among those addressed by the Qur’an for the first time ever did or imagined.

Faith and goodness cannot be barren. Their influence is both profound and deeprooted. By contrast, falsehood, error and evil may grow and spread quickly, but they ultimately come to nothing.

God’s criteria are different from the criteria laid down by man. Men are often deceived when they vainly believe their sense of judgement to be the criterion. Before us is the eloquent and enduring example of the Prophet. Of what value or interest to humanity have Muhammad’s slanderers and foes been to anyone?

2. Linguistic Analysis

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شانِئَكَ  from Shaani' - An extreme enemy.

الأَبتَرُ Abtar - Batr (بتَرُ)- when the tail of an enemy is cut off. A sign of humiliation for the animal.  When it is Abtar - Even more cut off.[Ref: Nouman Ali Khan, Dream Tafsir Notes]



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