QuizTime(121): Give the name of the shortest surah of the Qur’aan?

 

QuizTime(121): Give the name of the shortest surah of the Qur’aan?

 

Ans: Surah 108. Al-Kauthar, the shortest surah in the Qur'an which contain 3 small verses. SubhanAllah.

"1. Verily, We have granted you Al-Kawthar. 2. Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice. 3. For he who hates you, he will be cut off.)

Brief explanation:

Muslim, Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i, all recorded from Anas that he said, "While we were with the Messenger of Allah in the Masjid, he dozed off into a slumber. Then he lifted his head smiling. We said, `O Messenger of Allah! What has caused you to laugh' He said,(Verily, a Surah was just revealed to me.) Then he recited.

1) Verily, We have granted you Al-Kawthar:

(Verily, it is a river that my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, has promised me and it has abundant goodness. Ibn `Abbas said about Al-Kawthar, "It is the good which Allah gave to him (the Prophet).''

2) (Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice.):

meaning, `just as We have given you the abundant goodness in this life and the Hereafter -- and from that is the river that has been described previously -- then make your obligatory and optional prayer, and your sacrifice (of animals) solely and sincerely for your Lord.

3) (For he who hates you, he will be cut off.):

Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr and Qatadah all said, "This Ayah was revealed about Al-`As bin Wa'il. Whenever the Messenger of Allah would be mentioned (in his presence) he would say, `Leave him, for indeed he is a man who is cut off having no descendants. So when he dies he will not be remembered.' Therefore, Allah revealed this Surah.'' Shamir bin `Atiyah said, "This Surah was revealed concerning `Uqbah bin Abi Mu`ayt.'' Ibn `Abbas and `Ikrimah have both said, "This Surah was revealed about Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf and a group of the disbelievers of the Quraysh.'' Al-Bazzar recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf came to Makkah and the Quraysh said to him, `You are the leader of them (the people). What do you think about this worthless man who is cut off from his people He claims that he is better than us while we are the people of the place of pilgrimage, the people of custodianship (of the Ka`bah), and the people who supply water to the pilgrims.' He replied, `You all are better than him.' So Allah revealed...

Allah knows the best.

 

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