Virtues and characteristics:
It contains great glad tidings to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
It was narrated that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whilst the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was among us one day, he took a nap, then he raised his head and was smiling. We said: What has made you smile, O Messenger of Allah? He said: Just now a surah [591] Surah: that is, a sublime surah in which there is great glad tidings. See: Al-Kawkab Al-Wahhaj Sharh Sahih Muslim,7/105. was revealed to me,? and he recited
Indeed, We have granted you, O Muhammad, Al-Kawthar,
So pray to your Lord and sacrifice to Him alone.
Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off
Al-Kawthar 108:3.
Then he said: Do you know what Al-Kawthar is?? We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: It is a river that my Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, has promised me, and there is much goodness in it. And it is a cistern to which my ummah will come on the Day of Resurrection, its vessels like the number of stars?? [592] Narrated by Muslim, 400.

Surat Al-Kawthar is Madani; it was also said that it is Makki. [593] Those who favoured the view that it is Madani include Ibn Kathir, Ibn Hajar and As-Suyuti. See: Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 8/498; Ibn Hajar: Fat-h Al-Bari, 9/41; As-Suyuti: Al-Itqan fi ?Alum Al-Qur?an, 1/55. Ibn Al-Jawzi, Abu Hayyan and Ibn ?Ashur attributed the view that it is Makki to the majority of scholars. See: Tafsir Ibn Al-Jawzi, 4/497; Tafsir Abi Hayyan, 10/555; Tafsir Ibn ?Ashur, 30/571.

Objectives:
The most important objectives of this surah include:
Giving glad tidings to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) of immense blessings from Allah. [594] See: At-Tantawi: At-Tafsir Al-Wasit, 15/521. See also: Al-Biqa?i: Masa?id An-Nazr, 3/255.

Topics:
The most significant topics addressed in Surat Al-Kawthar include:
1- Highlighting the blessing that was bestowed upon the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), as he was given much goodness.
2- The command to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) to show gratitude to Allah for that by focusing on worship.
3- Informing the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) that the enemy who hated him would be cut off from all goodness.