Al-Kahf (The Cave)
Verse 64of 110
قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًۭا﴿٦٤﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
Word-by-word meaning
قَالَqālaHe said
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
مَاmā(is) what
كُنَّاkunnāwe were
نَبْغِ ۚnabghiseeking
فَٱرْتَدَّاfa-ir'taddāSo they returned
عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
ءَاثَارِهِمَاāthārihimātheir footprints
قَصَصًۭاqaṣaṣanretracing
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Story of Musa and Al-KhidrThe reason for Musa's conversation with the boy-servant, Yusha` bin Nun, was that he had been told about one of the servants of Allah at the junction of the two seas, who had knowledge which Musa had not been granted, so he wanted to travel to meet him.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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