The River of Al-Kauthar and Its Connection with the Hawdh

 Al-Kauthar is an attribute the suggest a pinnacle of vastness. It is the river that feeds the Hawdh with water.

There are ahadith describing the river of al-Kauthar in a manner that resembles the description of al-Hawdh. This is part of what made some scholar understnad that al-Kauthar that is mentioned in the Qur´an in the following words of Allah:

Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad (peace be upon him)) Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise)


What is apparent, however, is that the Hawdh will be on the plain of Gathering on the Day of Resurrection, while al-Kauthar is a river in Paradise. Nevertheless, the connection between the Hawdh and the river is that the river of Kauthar flows into the Hawdh, thus feeding it with water. Al-Hawdh appears to be a branch and extension of the river of al-Kauthar, hence they share the same attributes. In subsequent pages, when discussing the attributes of al-Jannah, a detailed discussion on the attributes of the river of al-Kauthar and an explanation of its natural flows and its source will be given.

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