بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّ حِيْمِ
As a special
blessing to the Believers in the Oneness of Allah and the Last Day, Allah gave
to them, through His beloved Messenger Muhammad (pboh), Al Kauthar - abundance
of good, generosity, overflowing.
Such a blessing was not given to any one before the coming of the
Prophet (pboh) and will continue to benefit Muslims in this world and in the
Hereafter.
The promise of
Kauthar to the Prophet (pboh) was made when the Muslims were few in numbers and
Allah had taken back the son of the Messenger, so the detractors of Islam were
propagating the belief that Islam will die out after the Prophet’s demise, due
to the fact that he was not leaving any male issue behind him to carry on his
mission.
Perhaps, they
were looking at the ways adopted by Father Abraham who prayed sincerely to the
Lord to bestow on him a righteous son who was to preserve and propagate the
noble mission he started.
The Kuffar were
also conscious of the fact that the small number of Believers would be unable
to effect economic and political change at that time. This situation could have
been a cause for concern, had not Allah made it known that “truth will
finally prevail over falsehood”. The Kuffar did not have the foresight to
see that Islam was to spread all over the earth.
The Kuffar in
Makkah at that time were thinking like the brothers of Joseph, who taught that
Joseph was an insignificant little brother and they were a powerful group, so,
if Joseph was put away their influence would have prevailed. That was not to
be.
So the
revelation of Al-Kauthar was an assurance to the Believers that the mission of
the Prophet was not going to fail, and that anyone who accepted him as the
Final Messenger, was to be successful in this world and in the next. This
assurance continues even to this day.
The blessings
conferred on the Prophet (pboh) through Kauthar are immense and numerous. Some
are:
1. Believers will be blessed upon
entering Paradise as they will be given a drink from Al Kauthar which is a
fountain by the gate of Paradise.
2. Generosity and abundance flowed
from the personality of the Prophet (pboh) while he was living amongst the
people. For example, as soon as Haleema took him, she immediately felt her
bosom was full of milk and she was able to nurse him and her son from then
onwards. Also her sick donkey and old camel became energized and they led the
homeward journey with the women whom they accompanied to Makkah.
3. From the time Haleema went back
home with him, her animals never suffered for lack of feed, as, her lands were
always full of grass to feed her sheep and goats.
4. The Prophet (pboh) provided
many miracles of giving his followers water and even food at times from sources
they did not know.
5. Many companions were cured by
the touch of the Prophet (pboh).
6. All those who sent and are
sending Darood and Salaams upon him are blessed in this life and will be
blessed in the next.
7. The Prophet (pboh) will light
up the grave of all the believers when they are buried; as he will visit them;
and because he is described by Allah as siraajun muneera their graves
will not remain dark
8. On the day of Qayamah he will
be looking for those who truly maintained love for and will intercede on their
behalf.
Believers should
thank Allah for enabling them to be from amongst the brotherhood of those who
will be happy to be part of the “spiritual family” of the Prophet (pboh).
Transcript of discourse delivered by
Maulana Dr. Waffie Mohammed
Maulana Dr. Waffie Mohammed
