سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 71
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا ۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا إِمْرًا ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So they both proceeded, till, when they embarked the ship, he (Khidr) scuttled it. Mûsâ (Moses) said: "Have you scuttled it in order to drown its people? Verily, you have committed a thing "Imr" (a Munkar - evil, bad, dreadful thing)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱنطَلَقَا
fa-inṭalaqā
So they both set out
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
رَكِبَا
rakibā
they had embarked
فِى
fī
on
ٱلسَّفِينَةِ
l-safīnati
the ship
خَرَقَهَا ۖ
kharaqahā
he made a hole in it
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَخَرَقْتَهَا
akharaqtahā
Have you made a hole in it
لِتُغْرِقَ
litugh'riqa
to drown
أَهْلَهَا
ahlahā
its people
لَقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
جِئْتَ
ji'ta
you have done
شَيْـًٔا
shayan
a thing
إِمْرًۭا
im'ran
grave
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.
71. 1. Since Prophet Musa ؑ was not aware of that special knowledge on the basis of which Khidr broke the planks of the boat, he could not remain patient and, according to his own knowledge and understanding, considered it a very dreadful act. The meaning of "امرا" is "الداهية العظيمة", a very terrifying act.
