Suyuti in al-Durr al-Manthur...

Suyuti in al-Durr al-Manthur, regarding the meaning of Kauthar, writes:

"Buhkari, Ibn Jarir and Al-Hakim reported on the authority of Abu Bishr

Ibn Said Ibn Jubair that Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)

said: `Al-Kauthar is abundant goodness which Allah gave the Apostle.'

Abu Bishr said: I told Ibn Jubair that some people claim that it is a river

(fountain) in Paradise, he said: `The fountain in Paradise is part of the

abundant benevolence which He (Allah) gave him (S)'

Razi's interpretation of the above-mentioned verse is more

appropriate. He held the view that what is meant by Kauthar is Fatima

Zahra. In Majma' al Bayan, Tabarsi writes regarding this subject:

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"It was said that Kauthar means abundant benevolence, it has also

been said that it means the multiplicity of a given person; and the

descendants of Fatima have enormously multiplied in a way that they

will exist until the Day of Resurrection." Fakhr Razi made the following

comment in his Interpretation of the Quran regarding this verse:

"In reference to the third viewpoint which advocates the meaning of

descendants to "Kauthar," some scholars say: "Since this chapter was

revealed to refute the claim of an infidel who attempted to denounce

the Prophet (S) for not having sons, it becomes clear that the meaning

given here is that Allah gave the Prophet (S) offspring, which will be

We must keep in mind that numerous massacres have been

committed against Ahlul-Bayt, yet still the world is full of them; while

the Umayyad’s have vanished save a few who are worthless. Besides

this, prominent scholars have descended from Fatima's sons, such as

Al-Baqir, Al-Sadiq, Al- Kadhim, Al-Redha (A), Al Nafs Al-Zakyyah and

This explanation correlates to the following: An infidel denounced the

Prophet when one of his children died and said Muhammad is now