سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 26
قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوا۟ ۖ لَهُۥ غَيْبُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ أَبْصِرْ بِهِۦ وَأَسْمِعْ ۚ مَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِى حُكْمِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Allâh knows best how long they stayed. With Him is (the knowledge of) the Unseen of the heavens and the earth. How clearly He sees, and hears (everything)! They have no Walî (Helper, Disposer of affairs, Protector) other than Him, and He makes none to share in His Decision and His Rule."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
knows best
بِمَا
bimā
about what (period)
لَبِثُوا۟ ۖ
labithū
they remained
لَهُۥ
lahu
For Him
غَيْبُ
ghaybu
(is the) unseen
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
أَبْصِرْ
abṣir
How clearly He sees
بِهِۦ
bihi
[of it]
وَأَسْمِعْ ۚ
wa-asmiʿ
And how clearly He hears
مَا
mā
Not
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مِّن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ
dūnihi
besides Him
مِن
min
any
وَلِىٍّۢ
waliyyin
protector
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُشْرِكُ
yush'riku
He shares
فِى
fī
[in]
حُكْمِهِۦٓ
ḥuk'mihi
His Commands
أَحَدًۭا
aḥadan
(with) anyone
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.
26. 1. This is a further clarification of Allah's attribute of knowledge and awareness.
