Al-Kahf (The Cave)
Verse 81of 110
فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهُ زَكَوٰةًۭ وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًۭا﴿٨١﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.
Word-by-word meaning
فَأَرَدْنَآfa-aradnāSo we intended
أَنanthat
يُبْدِلَهُمَاyub'dilahumāwould change for them
رَبُّهُمَاrabbuhumātheir Lord
خَيْرًۭاkhayrana better
مِّنْهُmin'huthan him
زَكَوٰةًۭzakatan(in) purity
وَأَقْرَبَwa-aqrabaand nearer
رُحْمًۭاruḥ'man(in) affection
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Interpretation of why the Boy was killedIbn `Abbas narrated from Ubayy bin Ka`b that the Prophet said:«الْغُلَامُ الَّذِي قَتَلَهُ الْخَضِرُ طُبِعَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا»(The boy Al-Khidr killed was destined to be a disbeliever from the day he was created.) It was recorded by Ibn Jarir from Ibn `Abbas.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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