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Al-Kahf (The Cave)

Verse 10of 110

إِذْ أَوَى ٱلْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةًۭ وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًۭا﴿١٠

Translation (Sahih International)

[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance."

Word-by-word meaning

إِذْidhWhen
أَوَىawāretreated
ٱلْفِتْيَةُl-fit'yatuthe youths
إِلَىilāto
ٱلْكَهْفِl-kahfithe cave
فَقَالُوا۟faqālūand they said
رَبَّنَآrabbanāOur Lord
ءَاتِنَاātināGrant us
مِنminfrom
لَّدُنكَladunkaYourself
رَحْمَةًۭraḥmatanMercy
وَهَيِّئْwahayyiand facilitate
لَنَاlanāfor us
مِنْmin[from]
أَمْرِنَاamrināour affair
رَشَدًۭاrashadan(in the) right way

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of the People of Al-Kahf Here Allah tells us about the story of the people of Al-Kahf in brief and general terms, then Heexplains it in more detail. He saysأَمْ حَسِبْتَ(Do you think) -- O Muhammad --أَنَّ أَصْحَـبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنْ ءَايَـتِنَا عَجَبًا(that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs) meaning, their case was not something amazing compared to Our power and ability, for the creation of the heavens and earth, the alternation of nig...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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