سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 93
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا ﴿93﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who scarcely understood a word.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
Until
إِذَا
idhā
when
بَلَغَ
balagha
he reached
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
ٱلسَّدَّيْنِ
l-sadayni
the two mountains
وَجَدَ
wajada
he found
مِن
min
besides them
دُونِهِمَا
dūnihimā
besides them
قَوْمًۭا
qawman
a community
لَّا
lā
not
يَكَادُونَ
yakādūna
who would almost
يَفْقَهُونَ
yafqahūna
understand
قَوْلًۭا
qawlan
(his) speech
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.
93. 1. By this is meant two mountains that were facing each other, with a ravine between them, through which Yajuj and Majuj would come into the populated area and cause chaos and spread violence and bloodshed.
93. 2. That is, except for their own language, they did not understand any other language.
93. 2. That is, except for their own language, they did not understand any other language.
