Saturday, April 26, 2025

أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ (a‘ṭaynāk) We have given you

 Let’s now break down the word أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ (a‘ṭaynāk) — a strong and generous word, coming from Surah Al-Kawthar (108:1):

إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ الْكَوْثَرَ
"Indeed, We have given you Al-Kawthar."


🔍 Word Breakdown: أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ

PartArabicMeaning
أَ (prefix)(Form IV verb marker)To cause to happen / to give
عْطَيْنَاFrom root ع-ط-وWe gave (past tense, we form)
كَ (suffix)To you (second-person masculine pronoun)you (O Muhammad ﷺ)

👉 So أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ means:

"We have given you"
("We gave you", or "We bestowed upon you")


🧬 Root: ع-ط-و (ʿ–ṭ–w)

The root ع-ط-و (or closely related ع-ط-ي) relates to:

  • Giving

  • Bestowing generously

  • Granting without expecting return

From this root you also get words like:

  • عَطَاء (ʿaṭāʾ) = gift, donation

  • مُعْطِي (muʿṭī) = giver


🧠 Deep Meaning in Surah Context:

In إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ الْكَوْثَرَ:

  • إِنَّا = Indeed We (emphasis on Allah)

  • أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ = have given you

  • الْكَوْثَرَ = Al-Kawthar (abundant goodness — often interpreted as a river in Paradise, among other meanings)

💬 This emphasizes:

  • Allah’s personal and immense gift to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

  • Given directly by Allah Himself out of generosity, not because of anything earned.


✅ Summary

Wordأَعْطَيْنَٰكَ
Meaning"We have given you"
Rootع-ط-و (giving, generosity)
MessageAllah’s direct and generous gift to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

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