What is "kausar"

Kausar is a Muslim given name for males or females, which means "abundance" or "a river or lake in paradise". The name is a reference to Hauzu'l-Kausar, a sacred lake called the "pond of abundance" in Paradise in the Quran. The given name may refer to:

• Kausar Abdullah Malik (born 1945), Pakistani scientist
• Kausar Bashir Ahmed (1939–2006), Pakistani architect
• Kausar Chandpuri (1900–1990), Indian physician and writer
• Kausar Munir (born 1977), Indian writer
• Kausar Niazi (1934–1994), Pakistani politician
• Kausar Yazdani (born 1935), Indian scholar and writer