Surah Al Kahf Ayat 63-64-65 Translation Tafseer

Para 15 - سُبْحٰنَ الَّذِیْۤ

سورة الكهف

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

18.63-64-65

قَالَ اَرَءَیْتَ اِذْ اَوَیْنَاۤ اِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَاِنِّیْ نَسِیْتُ الْحُوْتَ٘-وَ مَاۤ اَنْسٰىنِیْهُ اِلَّا الشَّیْطٰنُ اَنْ اَذْكُرَهٗۚ-وَ اتَّخَذَ سَبِیْلَهٗ فِی الْبَحْرِ ﳓ عَجَبًا(63) قَالَ ذٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ﳓ فَارْتَدَّا عَلٰۤى اٰثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًاۙ (64) فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِنْدِنَا وَ عَلَّمْنٰهُ مِنْ لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا(65)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

He (the aide) said, “Consider, when we rested near the rock, indeed I forgot (to inform you) regarding the fish; and it was Satan alone who caused me to forget its mention. And it (the fish) made its path in the sea in a strange way.” He (Mūsā) said, “This is what we were seeking.” So they returned, retracing their steps. So they found an individual from Our people whom[1] We had granted a special mercy from Us,[2] and whom We had taught knowledge from Our Court.

Commentary

[1]

This was Khiḍr عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم. His name is Balyā ibn Malkān, and his teknonym (kunyah) is Abū al-ʿAbbās. The scholars state that whosoever memorises the name and teknonym of Khiḍr عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم will die upon faith. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه (Tafsīr Al-Ṣāwī, Surah Al-Kahf, under the verse 65, vol. 4, p. 1207)

[2]

This “mercy” refers to prophethood, sainthood, knowledge, or long life. Khiḍr عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم is either a saint or a prophet. Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: “The reliable and sound opinion is that he (Khiḍr) is a prophet and is alive in the world. (Al-Fatāwā Al-Razawiyyah, vol. 28, p. 610)