سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ

Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 36

The Cave · Meccan · Juz 15 · Page 298

وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًا ﴿36﴾
"And I think not the Hour will ever come, and if indeed I am brought back to my Lord, (on the Day of Resurrection), I surely shall find better than this when I return to Him."
وَمَآ wamā And not
أَظُنُّ aẓunnu I think
ٱلسَّاعَةَ l-sāʿata the Hour
قَآئِمَةًۭ qāimatan will occur
وَلَئِن wala-in And if
رُّدِدتُّ rudidttu I am brought back
إِلَىٰ ilā to
رَبِّى rabbī my Lord
لَأَجِدَنَّ la-ajidanna I will surely find
خَيْرًۭا khayran better
مِّنْهَا min'hā than this
مُنقَلَبًۭا munqalaban (as) a return

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.