سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ

Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 72

The Cave · Meccan · Juz 15 · Page 301

قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِىَ صَبْرًا ﴿72﴾
He (Khidr) said: "Did I not tell you, that you would not be able to have patience with me?"
قَالَ qāla He said
أَلَمْ alam Did not
أَقُلْ aqul I say
إِنَّكَ innaka indeed, you
لَن lan never
تَسْتَطِيعَ tastaṭīʿa will be able
مَعِىَ maʿiya with me
صَبْرًۭا ṣabran (to have) patience

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.

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