سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 14
وَرَبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذْ قَامُوا۟ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَن نَّدْعُوَا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَـٰهًا ۖ لَّقَدْ قُلْنَآ إِذًا شَطَطًا ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We made their hearts firm and strong (with the light of Faith in Allâh and bestowed upon them patience to bear the separation of their kith and kin and dwellings) when they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, never shall we call upon any ilâh (god) other than Him; if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity in disbelief.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَرَبَطْنَا
warabaṭnā
And We made firm
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
[on]
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
إِذْ
idh
when
قَامُوا۟
qāmū
they stood up
فَقَالُوا۟
faqālū
and said
رَبُّنَا
rabbunā
Our Lord
رَبُّ
rabbu
(is) the Lord
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
لَن
lan
Never
نَّدْعُوَا۟
nadʿuwā
we will invoke
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦٓ
dūnihi
besides Him
إِلَـٰهًۭا ۖ
ilāhan
any god
لَّقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
قُلْنَآ
qul'nā
we would have said
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
شَطَطًا
shaṭaṭan
an enormity
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.
14. 1. That is, due to migration, the pain of separation from their relatives and the deprivation of a life of comfort and ease that they had to endure, We strengthened their hearts so that they could bear these hardships. Also, so that they could fulfill the duty of speaking the truth with courage and determination.
14. 2. According to most commentators, this standing refers to the summons they received to the king's court, where, standing before the king, they preached the message of monotheism. Some say that outside the city, they stood together and conveyed the message of monotheism to each other, which was individually inspired into their hearts by Allah, and thus the people of monotheism gathered together.
14. 3. Shatta means false or exceeding the limits.
14. 2. According to most commentators, this standing refers to the summons they received to the king's court, where, standing before the king, they preached the message of monotheism. Some say that outside the city, they stood together and conveyed the message of monotheism to each other, which was individually inspired into their hearts by Allah, and thus the people of monotheism gathered together.
14. 3. Shatta means false or exceeding the limits.
