Al-Kawthar

24 passages reference this surah

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Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "and he recited, In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Indeed, we have granted you Al-Kawthar. He then asked, Do you know what Al-Kawthar is? They responded, Allah and his Messenger know best. He explained, It is a river my Lord has promised me in Paradise,"

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

2. "He said, A verse was just revealed to me, and he recited, In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful, indeed we have granted you al-Kawthar, as narrated by Muslim. Anas reported, While I was walking in paradise, I came upon a river with domes of hollow pearl"

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "performed in abundance is better done in small, persistent amounts for a greater impact on the heart than abundance with intermittence. The persistent small amount is like water droplets continually dripping on the ground, creating a pit, even on stone. The intermittent"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

Book 31: The Book of Repentance

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "definitive religious texts. These differences correspond to the variations in the strength or weakness of one's faith, the abundance or scarcity of good deeds, and the abundance or scarcity of sins. The severity of punishment"

   Source in Repentance →

Book 25: Condemnation of Rancor and Envy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Goodness is not in the abundance of wealth and offspring, but rather in the abundance of knowledge, the greatness of wisdom, that you do not boast to people about worshipping Allah, that when you do good, you praise Allah"

   Source in Rancor and Envy →

Yusha, al-Khidr & Ilyas

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "my repentance. And when you say, Severe in punishment, then say, O severe in punishment, do not punish me. And when you say, Possessing abundance, then say, O possessor of abundance, bestow your"

   Source in The Story of Yusha, Khidr & Ilyas →

Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "about the differences in conditions. Regarding paucity and abundance, it concerns the abundance of subjects of certainty. A person may know more than another because they have more knowledge."

   Source in The Book of Knowledge →

2. "is the one who hastens in matters, and a time will come after you when the best among them is the one who is cautious and hesitant due to the abundance of doubts. He spoke truly, for whoever does not pause in this time, but rather goes along with the majority in their"

   Source in The Book of Knowledge →

Book 27: Condemnation of Miserliness and Love of Wealth

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "without withholding it when they need it. Whoever does this has obtained the essence and antidote of the snake of wealth, avoiding its venom. Wealth, in its abundance, does not harm him, but this is only achievable for those deeply rooted in faith and well-versed in knowledge."

   Source in Miserliness and Wealth →

2. "all kinds of wealth, testing them through the changing circumstances. He has alternated them between ease and hardship, wealth and poverty, greed and despair, abundance and bankruptcy, inability and capability, avarice and contentment, stinginess and generosity,"

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Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "help, success is achieved. Explanation of the model in the abundance of God's blessings, their sequence, and their limitlessness. We have categorized the blessings into 16 types, with bodily health as a later stage blessing. If we tried to explore the reasons for this single"

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2. "where water mixes with the soil to become clay. This is alluded to in his saying, Let man consider his food. We pour down water in abundance, then crack open the earth, splitting it and cause seeds to sprout therein, and grapes and herbs, and olives and date palms."

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Book 38: The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "of faith. If your soul urges you to look at the people of your era and suggests that goodness was more accessible in that period due to the abundance of helpers, and now, if you oppose your contemporaries, they would see you as insane and mock you. So conform to their ways,"

   Source in The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning →

Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "This is appreciated amidst serious endeavors, like a beauty mark on a cheek. If beauty marks covered the face, it would be disfiguring. Excess turns beauty into something ugly. Not everything in abundance retains its beauty, nor is everything permissible allowed in excess."

   Source in The Book of Listening and Ecstasy →

Book 14: The Lawful and the Unlawful

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "abstaining in abundance and consuming within reason when in need. A story is told of Tawas' son, who fabricated a letter to Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, leading to a grant of 300 dinars. Tawas, upon selling an estate, sent the same amount back to Umar, demonstrating the highest"

   Source in The Lawful and the Unlawful →

2. "those in need, which is impractical due to the multitude of people. Surplus resources like fruits, meats, and grains would be wasted, even though God created them in abundance. This approach would abolish obligations like pilgrimage, charitable giving, and any act"

   Source in The Lawful and the Unlawful →

The Story of Dawud & Sulayman

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Except for a few of them and Allah is knowing of the wrongdoers and their Prophet said to them Indeed Allah has appointed Talut as your king They said how can he have kingship over us while we are more deserving of kingship than he and he has not been given an abundance"

   Source in The Story of Dawud & Sulayman →

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "to our lord, may God support him, and set out on a journey to Sudan, reaching the city of Sijilmasa. It is among the finest cities, abundant with good dates, resembling Basra in its abundance of dates. However, the dates of Sijilmasa are superior, with the Iran variety"

   Source in Volume Two →

2. "settled for Izz al-Din for four years after that, which were like festivals. I have seen some who experienced those times describing its abundance, low prices, and the generosity and munificence of Izz al-Din. He was the one who built the minaret in the northern"

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Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "will mention. People gather there after every dawn prayer to recite a segment of the Qur'an, and gather after the afternoon prayer for a reading known as Al-Kawthariyya, reciting from Surah Al-Kawthar to the end of the Qur'an. Those who participate in this reading are"

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2. "It is so named due to the abundance of pomegranates there, which are transported to Egypt. It is an ancient large city on the Nile's canal, with a wooden bridge where boats dock. In the afternoon, this bridge is raised, allowing boats to pass upstream and downstream."

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3. "of hadiths. It is a large city, well built with markets, intersected by rivers with vast orchards. Its grapes and quinces are exceedingly delightful, and there is an abundance of meat and dairy. The inhabitants wash their heads in the bath house with milk instead"

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The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "the king's dream, indicating seven years of abundance followed by seven years of famine. Then will come after that a year in which people will be blessed with rain, meaning they will receive rain, fertility, and prosperity, and in which they will press, meaning they"

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2. "will press what they used to from sugar cane, grapes, olives, sesame, and others. Yusuf advised them on how to manage their resources during the years of abundance and famine, demonstrating his wisdom and understanding. The king, impressed by Yusuf's knowledge and"

   Source in The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub →