Surah Al-Kahf Verse 19 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-Kahf

وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَاهُمْ لِيَتَسَاءَلُوا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۚ قَالُوا رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَابْعَثُوا أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَٰذِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَا أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا ۝١٩

🔤 Transliteration

Wa kazaalika ba`asnaahum liyatasaaa`aloo bainahum; qaala qaaa`ilum minhum kam labistum qaaloo labisnaa yawman aw ba`da yawm; qaaloo Rabbukum a`almu bimaa labistum fab`asooo ahadakum biwariqikum haazihee ilal madeenati falyanzur ayyuhaaa azkaa ta`aaman falyaatikum birizqim minhu walyatalattaf wa laa yush`iranna bikum ahadaa

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one another. Said a speaker from among them, "How long have you remained [here]?" They said, "We have remained a day or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord is most knowing of how long you remained. So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the city and let him look to which is the best of food and bring you provision from it and let him be cautious. And let no one be aware of you.

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Translation — Tafsir

Key Words and Phrases:

Ba'athnāhum (بَعَثْنَاهُمْ): We raised them / awakened them from their sleep.
Yatasā'alū (يَتَسَاءَلُوا): To ask one another.
Warqikum (وَرِقِكُمْ): Your silver coins/money.
Azkā (أَزْكَى): Purest, most lawful, and best.
Yatalattaf (يَتَلَطَّفْ): To be gentle, discreet, and cautious in manner.
Lā yush'iranna (لَا يُشْعِرَنَّ): Must not make anyone aware.

Explanation of the Verse:

Just as We caused them to sleep for an extraordinarily long period through Our divine power, We also awakened them in perfect condition, without any change to their bodies or clothing, so that they might ask one another about their situation. When they woke up, one of them asked, "How long have we stayed here?" Some replied, "We have stayed a day or part of a day," because they had entered the cave at sunrise and were awakened near the end of the day, so they assumed only a short time had passed. However, others, realizing the matter was beyond their knowledge, wisely said, "Your Lord knows best how long you have stayed. Let us leave this matter to Him and focus on what concerns us."

Then they decided to send one of their number into the city with their silver coins. They instructed him: "Go to the city we came from, and look carefully for the purest and most lawful food available — food that is not contaminated by any forbidden practices. Bring us a provision from it. Be gentle and discreet in your dealings, and do not let anyone become aware of our presence here." They feared that if their identity was discovered, they would be forced back into their old society, or even harmed, because they had fled to preserve their faith.

This verse beautifully demonstrates the balance between reliance on Allah and taking practical, wise measures. They entrusted the knowledge of their sleep duration to Allah, but they actively took steps to secure their sustenance with caution and wisdom. It also highlights their deep commitment to purity — they sought only lawful (halal) food, even in a difficult situation, showing that a believer's concern for what is permissible never fades, no matter the circumstances.

A Da'wah Reflection:

This story carries a profound lesson for every believer: when faced with uncertainty, we must combine trust in Allah with thoughtful, lawful action. The young men of the cave did not panic or despair; they turned to Allah for what they could not know, and they used their God-given intellect for what they could manage. Their caution and their insistence on pure, lawful sustenance remind us that our faith is not merely a set of rituals — it is a complete way of life that governs even how we earn, buy, and eat. Let this inspire you to always seek what is pure and lawful, to be wise and careful in your affairs, and to place your ultimate trust in Allah, who knows what we do not know. Indeed, He who awakened them after centuries is fully capable of guiding you through every trial you face.

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📜 Verse 17-21 — Al-Kahf

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.

18وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ ۚ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ ۖ وَكَلْبُهُم بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِالْوَصِيدِ ۚ لَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا

And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror.

19وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَاهُمْ لِيَتَسَاءَلُوا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۚ قَالُوا رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَابْعَثُوا أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَٰذِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَا أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا

20إِنَّهُمْ إِن يَظْهَرُوا عَلَيْكُمْ يَرْجُمُوكُمْ أَوْ يُعِيدُوكُمْ فِي مِلَّتِهِمْ وَلَن تُفْلِحُوا إِذًا أَبَدًا

Indeed, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or return you to their religion. And never would you succeed, then - ever."

21وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا إِذْ يَتَنَازَعُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْ ۖ فَقَالُوا ابْنُوا عَلَيْهِم بُنْيَانًا ۖ رَّبُّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ ۚ قَالَ الَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا عَلَىٰ أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًا

And similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them] would know that the promise of Allah is truth and that of the Hour there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves about their affair and [then] said, "Construct over them a structure. Their Lord is most knowing about them." Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid."

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Surah Al-Kahf Verse 19 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And similarly, We awakened them that they might question one…

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