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Al-Kahf (The Cave)

Verse 12of 110

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَىُّ ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا۟ أَمَدًۭا﴿١٢

Translation (Sahih International)

Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.

Word-by-word meaning

ثُمَّthummaThen
بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْbaʿathnāhumWe raised them up
لِنَعْلَمَlinaʿlamathat We make evident
أَىُّayyuwhich
ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِl-ḥiz'bayni(of) the two parties
أَحْصَىٰaḥṣābest calculated
لِمَاlimāfor what
لَبِثُوٓا۟labithū(they had) remained
أَمَدًۭاamadan(in) time

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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