سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 84
إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ سَبَبًا ﴿84﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
مَكَّنَّا
makkannā
[We] established
لَهُۥ
lahu
[for] him
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ
waātaynāhu
and We gave him
مِن
min
of
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
سَبَبًۭا
sababan
a means
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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.
By (Ayah 84){ اِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهٗ فِي الْاَرْضِ …: ’’ مَكَّنَّا ‘‘}, what is meant is government and authority. See Surah Al-Hajj (41). By "some means for everything" is meant all those resources that are needed for authority, such as bravery, strength, planning and opinion, army, wealth, weapons, means of travel, means of construction and development, etc. The details of these means found in some commentators' strange and peculiar narrations based on Isra'ili traditions have no value, nor is there any indication of them in any Sahih hadith.
