The Holy Quran 108:3 — Surah Al-Kawthar

Arabic text

إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ

Translation

Indeed it is your enemy who shall be unknown. (This verse refers to a particular enemy of Rasulullaah ﷺ who used to tell people that they should not bother with Rasulullaah ﷺ because without any male children, his lineage and religion will not continue after him. However, the name and message of Rasulullaah ﷺ is alive even today and always gaining more popularity, whereas the names of his enemies are disgraced.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

It is the enemy of the Prophet ﷺ who is truly cut off: some of the disbelievers used to say about the Prophet ﷺ: “This man has no son. His name lasts only as long as he lives — who will remember it after him?” In their idiom such a man was called “abtar” (cut off).

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