Surah Al-Kahf Verse 15 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-Kahf

هَٰؤُلَاءِ قَوْمُنَا اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً ۖ لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَانٍ بَيِّنٍ ۖ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا ۝١٥

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Haaa`ulaaa`i qawmunat takhazoo min dooniheee aalihatal law laa yaatoona `alaihim bisultaanim baiyin; faman azlamu mimmaniftaraa `alal laahi kazibaa

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📖 English Meaning

These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear authority? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie?"

🌐 Additional reference in Français

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

"Sultanin mubin": A clear, decisive proof or authority—an evident argument that establishes the truth beyond doubt.
"Iftara": To invent a lie, to fabricate something false and attribute it to another.
"Alam": The most unjust, the greatest wrongdoer.

Tafsir (Explanation):

The young believers—the companions of the cave—turned to one another and said: "These people of ours—our own community—have taken gods other than Allah. They worship idols and false deities without any proof or evidence to support their actions. Why do they not bring a clear, compelling argument to justify their worship of these gods? They cannot, because no such proof exists. Their worship is built on nothing but blind imitation and baseless assumption."

Then they declared: "Who could be more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah—claiming that He has partners or rivals in His divinity? Such a person attributes to Allah what is utterly false, and this is the greatest oppression, for it misrepresents the Creator and leads people astray from the truth."

This statement reflects the pure fitrah (natural disposition) of the believers: they recognized that true worship belongs to Allah alone, and that any claim to divinity for other beings requires evidence—evidence that polytheists can never produce. The young men distanced themselves from the falsehood of their people while affirming the justice of Allah, who will never accept the association of partners with Him.

Da'wah Reflection:

This verse teaches us a profound lesson: the truth does not need to be accepted merely because the majority follows it. The young believers stood firm against their entire society, armed with certainty and reason. They challenged falsehood to produce proof—and falsehood, by its very nature, can never offer any.

Dear reader, reflect on your own heart: Do you worship Allah with clear evidence and sincere devotion, or do you follow customs and traditions without questioning their source? The Quran invites you to use your intellect, to seek proof, and to submit only to the One who created you. The path of these young believers led them to Allah's mercy, protection, and honor—so too can your journey of faith lead you to peace in this life and eternal bliss in the Hereafter. Let their courage inspire you to stand for truth, even when surrounded by falsehood, for Allah never abandons those who sincerely seek Him.

📜 Verse 13-17 — Al-Kahf

13نَّحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِالْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ آمَنُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنَاهُمْ هُدًى

It is We who relate to you, [O Muhammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.

14وَرَبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذْ قَامُوا فَقَالُوا رَبُّنَا رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَن نَّدْعُوَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلَٰهًا ۖ لَّقَدْ قُلْنَا إِذًا شَطَطًا

And We made firm their hearts when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides Him any deity. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression.

15هَٰؤُلَاءِ قَوْمُنَا اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً ۖ لَّوْلَا يَأْتُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِسُلْطَانٍ بَيِّنٍ ۖ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا

These, our people, have taken besides Him deities. Why do they not bring for [worship of] them a clear authority? And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie?"

16وَإِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ فَأْوُوا إِلَى الْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا

[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."

17۞ وَتَرَى الشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَاوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِي فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ ۗ مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا

And [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were [laying] within an open space thereof. That was from the signs of Allah. He whom Allah guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He leaves astray - never will you find for him a protecting guide.

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