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2Īccording to their traditional ways, the Arabs gave a great deal of importance to male children and considered the son as being an extension of their father. This tragic event gave the Quraysh the opportunity to hurl insults at the Prophet and refer to him as ‘abtar’ or one who has no (surviving) male children. In summary: The Noble Prophet had two male children from his first wife Khadijah - one named Qasim and the other one named Tahir (who was also known as Abdullah) and both of them passed away in Mecca, and thus the Prophet did not have any son who lived. To condole the Noble Prophet, this chapter was revealed with the glad tidings of the greatest amount of grace (al-Kawthar – an abundance of goodness) from Allah and that the Prophet’s  opponents would be ‘abtar’ or have no posterity. Thus, the Quraysh gave the Noble Prophet this nickname after the death of his son. Waill used this (derogatory) word (abtar) for the Noble Prophet to taunt him, because he knew that the Noble Prophet had a son named ʿAbdullah who had died in his infancy, and in the language of the Arabs, a person who had no male offspring was referred to as “abtar” – meaning one who has no posterity to follow after him.

Wail entered the masjid they asked him: “Who were you speaking to?” He answered: “With the ‘abtar’ one.”Īs b. Wail proceeded to speak with the Prophet during that short time, a group of leaders of the Quraysh were sitting in the masjid watching him from a distance. Wail, who was one of the chiefs of the pagans, met the Noble Prophet as he was coming out of the Sacred Masjid (Masjid al-Haram). In regards to the occasion of revelation, the following story has been narrated:Īs b. However the narrations cited on the occasion of its revelation attest to the first idea which says that it is a Meccan chapter. Another opinion states that this chapter was revealed twice – once in Mecca and once in Medina. It is commonly held that this chapter was revealed in Mecca, however there are some scholars who believe that it may have been revealed in Medina. In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the All-Merciful