سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ

Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 97

The Cave · Meccan · Juz 16 · Page 303

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فَمَا ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا ﴿97﴾

Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

So they [Ya’jûj and Ma’jûj (Gog and Magog)] could not scale it or dig through it.

Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning

فَمَا famā So not
ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ is'ṭāʿū they were able
أَن an to
يَظْهَرُوهُ yaẓharūhu scale it
وَمَا wamā and not
ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ is'taṭāʿū they were able
لَهُۥ lahu in it
نَقْبًۭا naqban (to do) any penetration

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi

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(Ayah 97){ فَمَا اسْطَاعُوْۤا اَنْ يَّظْهَرُوْهُ …: ’’ اسْطَاعُوْۤا ‘‘} was originally {’’ اسْتَطَاعُوْۤا ‘‘}, the letter "tā" was omitted for ease. For climbing, the lighter word {’’ اسْطَاعُوْۤا ‘‘} was used, and for making a breach, the heavier word {’’ اسْتَطَاعُوْۤا ‘‘} was used, because climbing such a wall is easier than making a breach in it.

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.

Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani

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97. (In this way, the barrier was made such that) Gog and Magog could neither scale it [79] nor could they pierce through it.

[79] According to some narrations, this wall was fifty miles long, twenty-nine feet high, and ten feet wide. The benefit of this wall could only be realized if its height was at least equal to the height of both sides. Due to such height, it was not possible to climb over it, and because it was a thick, iron-constructed wall, it was not possible to make a breach in it either.
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