“His companion said to him while he was conversing with him, “Have you disbelieved in He who created you from dust and then from a sperm-drop and then proportioned you a man?”. He said, “I do not think that this will perish – ever.” “And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He whom Allah guides is the guided, but he whom He leaves astray – never will you find for him a protecting guide.
“And, 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 within an open space thereof. “ when the youths retreated to the cave and said, “Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance.”. The noble Surah narrates three main parables, that of People of the Cave, the Two Men who received Equal Blessings from God but reacted differently and thus were destined to two different fates, and the third parable telling the story of Prophet Moses’ journey to gain knowledge at the hands of al Khidr. No wonder Muslims are advised to recite this noble Surah every Friday which concludes a week and kick starts a new one in most Islamic countries or countries of considerable Muslim population. Amr Khaled, who said that the great number of verbs of movement, or dynamic verbs, mentioned in Surah al Kahf, acts as a good motivator for people to be more active and engage in more meaningful activities. The rush I felt was sort of a stream of energy that penetrated through me while reading the Surah and deeply contemplating its meanings and implications.Īnd I could relate to a sensible theory once suggested by the renown Egyptian Muslim preacher, Dr.
I felt a shiver that never haunted me before, as though I was reading the Surah for the first time in my life. I stopped at Surah al Kahf, chapter 18 of the Quran, and kept going through its verses over and over again. I was marveling at how each chapter of the holy Quran carries a unique spirit of its own, and in most cases a functionality that makes it sought after for particular purposes and at specific circumstances. This hadith has been recorded in the two Sahihs (Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari) and the man who recorded it, according to ibn Kathir, is said to be Usayd bin Hudayr. “keep on reciting so and so, for this is the tranquility which descends when one reads Quran or because of reading Quran”. He mentioned this to the Prophet (peace be upon him), who said: He looked and saw a fog or a cloud overhead. Imam Ahmad recorded that al Bara narrated: “A man recited surah al kahf and there was an animal in the house which began acting in a nervous manner. It includes an assortment of verbs representing verbal, physical, and spiritual activities, hereby presenting a vivid portrayal of true life stories that carry genuine lessons for people to comprehend and reflect upon. The surah is incredibly rich in dynamic verbs.