Quran Chapter 18 – 16 (Pt-15,
Stg-4) (L-1865) درس قرآن
God’s Help
Chapter Kahf (The Cave) – 18
‘A-‘uu-zu
Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
وَإِذِ ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَايَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأْوُۥٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا 16
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16. And when ye have
withdrawn from them and that which they worship except Allah, then seek
refuge in the Cave; your Lord will spread for you of His Mercy and will
prepare for you a pillow in your plight.
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16. Wa ‘izi’-tazaltumuuhum wa
maa ya’-buduuna ‘illAllaaha fa’-wuuu
‘ilal-Kahfi yanshur lakum
Rabbukum-mir-RahmatiHii wa yuhayyi’-
lakum-min ‘amrikum—mirfaqaa.
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Commentary
‘I’-tazaltumuuhum – (you have
withdrawn from them), it is past tense from the word ‘i’-tazaal, which
means “to withdraw and be separate. Origin of this word is ‘azal, which
means “to separate”. From the same, a word “ma’-zuul” has been derived which
means “deposed, dismissed, and degraded etc.” ‘I’-tazaal means “to be
disconnected”. Mu’-tazilah has come out from the same also which means
“the sect which has been separated”.
Mirfaq – (a pillow in plight, advantage,
gain, profit), this word has been made from rafaqa, which means
“respite, facility, ease”. Mirfaq means “the thing or condition which
provides relief.
The companions of the Cave were servants of the
King who used to compel the people to bow down prostrate before him. They
refused to fall prostrate before him and asked Allah Almighty for help. They
began to say one to another mutually: While you have been separated from your
infidel folk and their idols openly then you should go and abide in that Cave
which is in the mountains. Allah Almighty will send down His Mercy upon you and
produce such circumstances that you will feel convenience and out of the reach
of this cruel King. They all did think so and after counseling mutually; they
went into the Cave. There, drowsiness spread upon them and after lying down those
all went to sleep.
Other servants of the King tried their best to
search the companions but they could not find them. At last they returned in
vain.
About the religion of those companions, there are
different opinions of the people. Some of them say that they were Christians,
but others say that it was happened very earlier than Prophet Jesus (peace be
upon him)*. However, Holy Qur’an informs that they were Believers of
Allah Almighty. It is useless to speak about their religion. We should learn
only from their story that the people who incline unto Allah Almighty
wholeheartedly; leaving all others, worship Him only and also ask Him only for
help, certainly Allah Almighty helps them.
*(It has been proved that this incident was happened
during, before or after 150 AD) Reference: “Hakiimul Ummat”, Second
Edition, Page 415, written by: Mawlana Abdul Majid Darya-badi.
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