Chapter 108:

Al-Kauthar — The Abundance of Good:

Revealed at Makkah: 3 verses

English Translation of the Holy Quran by Maulana Muhammad Ali

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

108:1 Surely We have given thee abundance of good.

108:2 So pray to thy Lord and sacrifice.

108:3 Surely thy enemy is cut off (from good).

AS-SALAAMU ‘ALAIKUM BEAUTIFUL BELOVED AND BLESSED SISTERS!!!

This is one of my most favorite Surahs (Chapters) in the whole Holy Qur-an, and not because it is the shortest! 😉

As I was making Salat (praying), Allah put this Surah on my heart and whenever He Does That, I have to share it with my beautiful Sisters. 🙂 And this Surah, when I thought about the English Translation of the Title, (I don’t know the translation of the entire chapter [even though it’s the shortest ]) I knew I had to share it. So, I washed my hands again and got my Holy Qur-an.

Sometimes, when I am doing something that is very significant, I get indecisive pertaining to how I should go about doing it. But, I don’t care how I look, while I’m waiting for guidance from Allah. When I get that feeling, I wait on Allah. I sat down at my computer to write, opened my Holy Qur-an and all of these reassuring and  positive phrases just leaped from the pages, confirming that I was on the Right Path (Al Sirataal Mustaqeem).

I located the Surah. And began reading it. btw Our Beloved Messenger (May the peace and the blessings of Allah forever be upon him) taught us to ONLY read translations of the Holy Qur-an by Maulana Muhammad Ali of Pakistan and Yusuf Ali of Egypt. Other translations by Christians are as poisonous to the reader as a rattlesnake. In any case, even though this is the shortest Surah (Chapter) in the whole Holy Qur-an, because of the commentary, it is continued on the other side of the page.

So, I only read the first two verses and I felt so happy and thankful after reading them, for Allah reminding me of this Holy Surah but I was undecided about whether I should turn the page and read the rest. Sometimes, I do too much and ruin a good thing. Fortunately, this time my fears were unfounded. I flipped the page and read, to my extreme pleasure, the last verse. And, it was the exact thing I needed to read at the moment in time.

Al Hamdulillah!!! All praise is due to Allah!!!

I hope the Surah Blesses you as much as it did me…

As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum