IN the name of the merciful and compassionate God. Verily, we have given thee El KâuTHar [1]; p. 343 So pray to thy Lord and slaughter (victims). Verily, he who hates thee shall be childless [2].
342:3 The word signifies ‘abundance.’ It is also the name of a river in Paradise. ↩︎
343:1 This is directed against Âs ibn Wail, who, when Mohammed’s son El Qâsim died, called him abtar, which means ‘docktailed,’ i.e. childless. ↩︎