Quran 18:95 Surah Kahf ayat 95 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English
﴿قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّي فِيهِ رَبِّي خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِي بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا﴾
[ الكهف: 95]
18:95 He said, "That in which my Lord has established me is better [than what you offer], but assist me with strength; I will make between you and them a dam.
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Quran 18:95 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
He said ‘That wealth and so on wherewith my Lord has empowered me makkannī a variant reading has makkananī is better than the tribute that you offer me and so I have no need for it. I shall build for you the barrier without demanding a fee; so help me with strength in that which I will demand from you and I will build between you and them a rampart a fortified barricade.
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
He said: what Allah has bestowed on me of wealth and power far excels your tribute. You just help me with your laborious attempt and strenuous exertion of power and I will erect a barrier between you
Quran 18:95 Tafsir Ibn Kathir
His Journey to the Land of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and building the Barrier
Allah says of Dhul-Qarnayn:
ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَباً
( Then he followed (another ) way) meaning, he traveled from the east of the earth until he reached a place between the two mountains which were next to one another with a valley in between, from which Ya'juj and Ma'juj ( God and Magog ) will emerge into the land of the Turks and spread mischief there, destroying crops and people.
Ya'juj and Ma'juj are among the progeny of Adam, peace be upon him, as was recorded in the Two Sahihs;
«إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ: يَا آدَمُ فَيَقُولُ: لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ فَيَقُولُ: ابْعَثْ بَعْثَ النَّارِ، فَيَقُولُ: وَمَا بَعْثُ النَّارِ؟ فَيَقُولُ: مِنْ كُلِّ أَلْفٍ تِسْعُمِائَةٍ وَتِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَوَاحِدٌ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، فَحِينَئِذٍ يَشِيبُ الصَّغِيرُ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا.
فَقَالَ: إِنَّ فِيكُمْ أُمَّتيْنِ مَا كَانَتَا فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا كَثَّرَتَاهُ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوج»
"Allah said: "O Adam." Adam said, "Here I am at Your service." Allah said, "Send forth the group of Hellfire." Adam said, "What is the group of Hellfire" Allah said: "Out of every thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine will go to Hell and one will go to Paradise." At that time young men will turn grey and every pregnant female will drop her load.
Among you are two nations who never come to anything but they overwhelm it with their huge numbers.
( They are ) Ya'juj and Ma'juj."
وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْماً لاَّ يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلاً
( he found before them a people who scarcely understood a word.
) he could not understand their speech, because they were so isolated from other people.
قَالُواْ يذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجاً
( They said: "O Dhul-Qarnayn! Verily, Ya'juj and Ma'juj are doing great mischief in the land.
Shall we then pay you a tribute" ) Ibn Jurayj reported from `Ata' from Ibn `Abbas that this meant a great reward, i.e., they wanted to collect money among themselves to give to him so that he would create a barrier between them and Ya'juj and Ma'juj.
Dhul-Qarnayn said with kindness, righteousness and good intentions,
مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌ
( That in which my Lord had established me is better (than your tribute ).) meaning, the power and authority that Allah has given me is better for me than what you have collected.
This is like when Sulayman ( Solomon ), peace be upon him, said:
أَتُمِدُّونَنِ بِمَالٍ فَمَآ ءَاتَـنِى اللَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّآ ءَاتَـكُمْ
( Will you help me in wealth What Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! ) 27:36 Similarly, Dhul-Qarnayn said: `What I have is better than what you want to give me, but help me with strength,' i.e., with your labor and construction equipment,
أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًاءَاتُونِى زُبَرَ الْحَدِيدِ
( I will erect between you and them a barrier.
Give me Zubar of iron, ) Zubar is the plural of Zubrah, which means pieces or chunks of something.
This was the view of Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Qatadah.
These pieces were like bricks or blocks, and it was said that each block weighed one Damascene Qintar or more.
حَتَّى إِذَا سَاوَى بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ
( then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, ) means, he put the blocks on top of one another, starting at the bottom, until he reached the tops of the mountains, filling the width and height of the gap.
The scholars differed about the precise width and height.
قَالَ انفُخُواْ
( he said: "Blow;" ) means, he lit a fire until the whole thing was burning hot.
قَالَ آتُونِى أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْراً
( he said: "Bring me Qitran to pour over them." ) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and As-Suddi said it was copper.
Some of them added that it was molten.
This is similar to the Ayah:
وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُ عَيْنَ الْقِطْرِ
( And We caused a fount of Qitran to flow for him ) 34:12.
So it resembled a striped cloak.
Then Allah said:
Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(18:95) He said, "What my Allah has granted me is more than enough. You should help me only with manual labour and I will build a barrier between you and them. *70
He said, "That in which my Lord meaning
*70) That is, " As a ruler it is my duty to protect you from the ravages of your enemies: therefore it is not lawful for me to levy any extra taxes on you for this purpose.
The treasury that Allah has placed in my custody, suffices for this purpose.
You shall, however, have to help me with your manual labour. "
Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi
His Journey to the Land of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and building the Barrier
Allah says of Dhul-Qarnayn:
ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَباً
( Then he followed (another ) way) meaning, he traveled from the east of the earth until he reached a place between the two mountains which were next to one another with a valley in between, from which Ya'juj and Ma'juj ( God and Magog ) will emerge into the land of the Turks and spread mischief there, destroying crops and people.
Ya'juj and Ma'juj are among the progeny of Adam, peace be upon him, as was recorded in the Two Sahihs;
«إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ: يَا آدَمُ فَيَقُولُ: لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ فَيَقُولُ: ابْعَثْ بَعْثَ النَّارِ، فَيَقُولُ: وَمَا بَعْثُ النَّارِ؟ فَيَقُولُ: مِنْ كُلِّ أَلْفٍ تِسْعُمِائَةٍ وَتِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَوَاحِدٌ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، فَحِينَئِذٍ يَشِيبُ الصَّغِيرُ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا.
فَقَالَ: إِنَّ فِيكُمْ أُمَّتيْنِ مَا كَانَتَا فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا كَثَّرَتَاهُ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوج»
"Allah said: "O Adam." Adam said, "Here I am at Your service." Allah said, "Send forth the group of Hellfire." Adam said, "What is the group of Hellfire" Allah said: "Out of every thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine will go to Hell and one will go to Paradise." At that time young men will turn grey and every pregnant female will drop her load.
Among you are two nations who never come to anything but they overwhelm it with their huge numbers.
( They are ) Ya'juj and Ma'juj."
وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْماً لاَّ يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلاً
( he found before them a people who scarcely understood a word.
) he could not understand their speech, because they were so isolated from other people.
قَالُواْ يذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجاً
( They said: "O Dhul-Qarnayn! Verily, Ya'juj and Ma'juj are doing great mischief in the land.
Shall we then pay you a tribute" ) Ibn Jurayj reported from `Ata' from Ibn `Abbas that this meant a great reward, i.e., they wanted to collect money among themselves to give to him so that he would create a barrier between them and Ya'juj and Ma'juj.
Dhul-Qarnayn said with kindness, righteousness and good intentions,
مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌ
( That in which my Lord had established me is better (than your tribute ).) meaning, the power and authority that Allah has given me is better for me than what you have collected.
This is like when Sulayman ( Solomon ), peace be upon him, said:
أَتُمِدُّونَنِ بِمَالٍ فَمَآ ءَاتَـنِى اللَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّآ ءَاتَـكُمْ
( Will you help me in wealth What Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! ) 27:36 Similarly, Dhul-Qarnayn said: `What I have is better than what you want to give me, but help me with strength,' i.e., with your labor and construction equipment,
أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًاءَاتُونِى زُبَرَ الْحَدِيدِ
( I will erect between you and them a barrier.
Give me Zubar of iron, ) Zubar is the plural of Zubrah, which means pieces or chunks of something.
This was the view of Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Qatadah.
These pieces were like bricks or blocks, and it was said that each block weighed one Damascene Qintar or more.
حَتَّى إِذَا سَاوَى بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ
( then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, ) means, he put the blocks on top of one another, starting at the bottom, until he reached the tops of the mountains, filling the width and height of the gap.
The scholars differed about the precise width and height.
قَالَ انفُخُواْ
( he said: "Blow;" ) means, he lit a fire until the whole thing was burning hot.
قَالَ آتُونِى أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْراً
( he said: "Bring me Qitran to pour over them." ) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and As-Suddi said it was copper.
Some of them added that it was molten.
This is similar to the Ayah:
وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُ عَيْنَ الْقِطْرِ
( And We caused a fount of Qitran to flow for him ) 34:12.
So it resembled a striped cloak.
Then Allah said:
Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
( He said: That wherein my Lord hath established me ) the dominion that my Lord has given me is ( better ) than your reward or wage. ( Do but help me with strength ) they said: which strength do you want from us and he said: the strength of blacksmiths, ( I will set between you and them a bank ) a barrier.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
He said: "That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord had established me is better (than your tribute). So help me with strength (of men), I will erect between you and them a barrier.
We try our best to translate, keeping in mind the Italian saying: "Traduttore, traditore", which means: "Translation is a betrayal of the original text".
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