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Al-Kahf (The Cave)

Verse 69of 110

قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ صَابِرًۭا وَلَآ أَعْصِى لَكَ أَمْرًۭا﴿٦٩

Translation (Sahih International)

[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaHe said
سَتَجِدُنِىٓsatajidunīYou will find me
إِنinif
شَآءَshāaAllah wills
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah wills
صَابِرًۭاṣābiranpatient
وَلَآwalāand not
أَعْصِىaʿṣīI will disobey
لَكَlakayour
أَمْرًۭاamranorder

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Musa meeting with Al-Khidr and accompanying HimAllah tells us what Musa said to that learned man, who was Al-Khidr. He was one to whom Allah had given knowledge that He had not given to Musa, just as He had given Musa knowledge that He had not given to Al-Khidr.قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ(Musa said to him: "May I follow you...") This is a question phrased in gentle terms, with no sense of force or coercion. This is the manner in which the seeker of knowledge should address the scholar.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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