Quran 18:11 Surah Kahf ayat 11 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English

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Surah Kahf ayat 11 Tafsir Ibn Kathir - English Translation of the Meanings , Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi & English - Sahih International : surah Kahf aya 11 in arabic text(The Cave).
  
   

﴿فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰ آذَانِهِمْ فِي الْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا﴾
[ الكهف: 11]

English - Sahih International

18:11 So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.

Surah Al-Kahf in Arabic

Tafsir Surah Kahf ayat 11

Al-Jalalayn Muntakhab Ibn Kathir
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Quran 18:11 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn


So We smote their ears that is We made them sleep in the Cave for several years for a fixed number of years.


Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim


We, in response, struck them deaf and induced them to sleep for a number of years

Quran 18:11 Tafsir Ibn Kathir


The Story of the People of Al-Kahf Here Allah tells us about the story of the people of Al-Kahf in brief and general terms, then Heexplains it in more detail.
He says أَمْ حَسِبْتَ ( Do you think ) -- O Muhammad -- أَنَّ أَصْحَـبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنْ ءَايَـتِنَا عَجَبًا ( that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs ) meaning, their case was not something amazing compared to Our power and ability, for the creation of the heavens and earth, the alternation of night and day and the subjugation of the sun, moon and heavenly bodies, and other mighty signs indicate the great power of Allah and show that He is able to do whatever He wills.
He is not incapable of doing more amazing things than the story of the people of the Cave.
Similarly, Ibn Jurayj reported Mujahid saying about, أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَـبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنْ ءَايَـتِنَا عَجَبًا ( Do you think that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs ) "Among Our signs are things that are more amazing than this." Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said: أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَـبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنْ ءَايَـتِنَا عَجَبًا ( Do you think that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs ) "What I have given to you of knowledge, the Sunnah and the Book is far better than the story of the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim." Muhammad bin Ishaq said: "( It means ) I have not shown My creatures a proof more amazing than the story of the people of the Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim." iAl-Kahf refers to a cave in a mountain, which is where the young men sought refuge.
With regard to the word Ar-Raqim, Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that it is a valley near Aylah.
This was also said in another narration by `Atiyah Al-`Awfi and Qatadah.
Ad-Dahhak said: "As for Al-Kahf, it is a cave in the valley, and Ar-Raqim is the name of the valley." Mujahid said, "Ar-Raqim refers to their buildings." Others said it refers to the valley in which their cave was.
`Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Ibn `Abbas said about Ar-Raqim: "Ka`b used to say that it was the town." Ibn Jurayj reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "Ar-Raqim is the mountain in which the cave was." Sa`id bin Jubayr said, "Ar-Raqim is a tablet of stone on which they wrote the story of the people of the Cave, then they placed it at the entrance to the Cave." إِذْ أَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّىءْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا ( (Remember ) when the young men fled for refuge to Al-Kahf.
They said: "Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!") Here Allah tells us about those young men who fled from their people for the sake of their religion, fearing persecution.
So they fled taking refuge in the cave of a mountain, where they hid from their people.
When they entered the cave, they asked Allah to show mercy and kindness towards them, رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ( Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, ) meaning, `give us Your mercy and conceal us from our people.' وَهَيِّىءْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا ( and facilitate for us our affair in the right way. ) means, direct our matter well, i.e., grant us a good end.
As was reported in the Hadith:
«وَمَا قَضَيْتَ لَنَا مِنْ قَضَاءٍ فَاجْعَلْ عَاقِبَتَهُ رَشَدًا»
( Whatever You have decreed for us, make its consequences good ). فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَى ءَاذَانِهِمْ فِى الْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا ( Therefore, We covered up their hearing in the cave for a number of years. ) meaning, `We caused them to sleep when they entered the cave, and they slept for many years.' ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَـهُمْ ( Then We raised them up ) from that slumber, and one of them went out with his Dirhams ( silver coins ) to buy them some food, as it will be discussed in more detail below.
Allah says: ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَـهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَيُّ الحِزْبَيْنِ ( Then We raised them up, that We might test which of the two parties ) meaning, the two parties who disputed about them, أَحْصَى لِمَا لَبِثُواْ أَمَدًا ( was best at calculating the time period that they tarried. ) It was said that this refers to how long they stayed in the cave.

Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi


The Story of the People of Al-Kahf Here Allah tells us about the story of the people of Al-Kahf in brief and general terms, then Heexplains it in more detail.
He says أَمْ حَسِبْتَ ( Do you think ) -- O Muhammad -- أَنَّ أَصْحَـبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنْ ءَايَـتِنَا عَجَبًا ( that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs ) meaning, their case was not something amazing compared to Our power and ability, for the creation of the heavens and earth, the alternation of night and day and the subjugation of the sun, moon and heavenly bodies, and other mighty signs indicate the great power of Allah and show that He is able to do whatever He wills.
He is not incapable of doing more amazing things than the story of the people of the Cave.
Similarly, Ibn Jurayj reported Mujahid saying about, أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَـبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنْ ءَايَـتِنَا عَجَبًا ( Do you think that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs ) "Among Our signs are things that are more amazing than this." Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said: أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَـبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنْ ءَايَـتِنَا عَجَبًا ( Do you think that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs ) "What I have given to you of knowledge, the Sunnah and the Book is far better than the story of the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim." Muhammad bin Ishaq said: "( It means ) I have not shown My creatures a proof more amazing than the story of the people of the Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim." iAl-Kahf refers to a cave in a mountain, which is where the young men sought refuge.
With regard to the word Ar-Raqim, Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that it is a valley near Aylah.
This was also said in another narration by `Atiyah Al-`Awfi and Qatadah.
Ad-Dahhak said: "As for Al-Kahf, it is a cave in the valley, and Ar-Raqim is the name of the valley." Mujahid said, "Ar-Raqim refers to their buildings." Others said it refers to the valley in which their cave was.
`Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Ibn `Abbas said about Ar-Raqim: "Ka`b used to say that it was the town." Ibn Jurayj reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "Ar-Raqim is the mountain in which the cave was." Sa`id bin Jubayr said, "Ar-Raqim is a tablet of stone on which they wrote the story of the people of the Cave, then they placed it at the entrance to the Cave." إِذْ أَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّىءْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا ( (Remember ) when the young men fled for refuge to Al-Kahf.
They said: "Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!") Here Allah tells us about those young men who fled from their people for the sake of their religion, fearing persecution.
So they fled taking refuge in the cave of a mountain, where they hid from their people.
When they entered the cave, they asked Allah to show mercy and kindness towards them, رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ( Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, ) meaning, `give us Your mercy and conceal us from our people.' وَهَيِّىءْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا ( and facilitate for us our affair in the right way. ) means, direct our matter well, i.e., grant us a good end.
As was reported in the Hadith: «وَمَا قَضَيْتَ لَنَا مِنْ قَضَاءٍ فَاجْعَلْ عَاقِبَتَهُ رَشَدًا» ( Whatever You have decreed for us, make its consequences good ). فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَى ءَاذَانِهِمْ فِى الْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا ( Therefore, We covered up their hearing in the cave for a number of years. ) meaning, `We caused them to sleep when they entered the cave, and they slept for many years.' ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَـهُمْ ( Then We raised them up ) from that slumber, and one of them went out with his Dirhams ( silver coins ) to buy them some food, as it will be discussed in more detail below.
Allah says: ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَـهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَيُّ الحِزْبَيْنِ ( Then We raised them up, that We might test which of the two parties ) meaning, the two parties who disputed about them, أَحْصَى لِمَا لَبِثُواْ أَمَدًا ( was best at calculating the time period that they tarried. ) It was said that this refers to how long they stayed in the cave.

Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs


( Then We sealed up their hearing ) We cast sleep over them, such that they slept ( in the Cave for a number of years ) 309 years.


Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali

Therefore We covered up their (sense of) hearing (causing them, to go in deep sleep) in the Cave for a number of years.

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