سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ

Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 93

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حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا ﴿93﴾
Until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who scarcely understood a word.
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 not
يَكَادُونَ yakādūna who would almost
يَفْقَهُونَ yafqahūna understand
قَوْلًۭا qawlan (his) speech

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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