In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation
It was summarized by Dr. Aqeel bin Salem Al-Shammari
Surah Al-Kahf
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Praise be to God who sent down the Book to His servant
And He did not make it crooked
Praise be to God who singled out Muhammad for his message
So He sent him to his creation as a sent prophet
And His Book was revealed to him, without any crookedness or bias in it
Valuable to warn of severe punishment from Him
He gives good news to the believers
He gives good news to believers who do good deeds
That they will have a good reward
It's never enough for me
Moderate and upright
To warn you, O people, of a swift and severe punishment from God
And God and His Messenger give good tidings to the believers
Those who do good deeds will have a great reward
It is paradise
They are immortal and cannot be moved or transferred
He warns those who said, “God has taken a son.”
He also warns the people who said, “God has given a son.”
From the polytheists of his people and others
God is mighty and His vengeance is urgent
His torment will be postponed based on what they said
They have no knowledge of it, nor did their fathers
The words that came out of their mouths grew bigger
They say nothing but lies
These people who say this statement about God have no knowledge
Their ancestors who went before them had no knowledge of God and His greatness
The greatness of the word is a word that comes out of the mouths of these people
What do these people say?
God took a son
Except lies and lies that we invent against God
Perhaps you will kill yourself on their tracks
If they do not believe in this hadith, sorry
Perhaps, O Muhammad, you are the one who will kill and destroy your soul based on the traces of your people
They did not believe in this book that I revealed to you
We were sad, yearning, and anxious
We have made what is on the earth an adornment for it
We will test them as to which of them is best in deed
We have made what is on the earth an adornment for the earth
Let us test our servants which one should be left to her
And follow our commands and prohibitions
And I work in it obediently
Indeed, We will make what is on it a barren level
Indeed, we will destroy it after we built it with the adornments we placed on it
Their fate is that they have no plants, no crops, and no crops
Or did you think that the Companions of the Cave and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs?
It was created from the heavens and the earth and all the wonders in them
I am amazed by the command of the Companions of the Cave
My argument for all of this is based on these polytheists among your people
Al-Raqim is a tablet, stone, or something on which a book is written
He was the first boy to go to the cave
When the first boys went to the mountain cave
Fleeing with their religion to God
They said, “When they were given shelter, our Lord, give us mercy from You.”
Our Lord, give us mercy from You
And provide us with guidance in our affairs
When the first boys went to the mountain cave
Fleeing with their religion to God
They said, “When they were given shelter, our Lord, give us mercy from You.”
Make it easy for us to do what we seek and what we seek from Your satisfaction
In order to work with what you love
So we struck their ears in the cave for a number of years
Then We sent them to know the meaning of the division between the crops for a period of time
So we struck their ears by sleeping in the cave for a few years
Then we sent these young men who had taken refuge in the cave
Let My servants look and know the research
That is, the two sects that differed regarding the amount of time the young men stayed in their cave to sleep
I aim for the amount of time they stay in it
We tell you the truth about them
They are young men who believed in their Lord, and We have increased their guidance
O Muhammad, we will tell you the news of these young men who took refuge in the cave
With honesty and certainty that is beyond doubt
The boys who took shelter in the cave
Boys who believed in their Lord
We have increased their faith in their Lord and their faith and insight into their religion
And We tied their hearts when they stood up and said, “Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth.”
We will not call upon a god other than Him
So we said too much
We inspired them with patience
We strengthened their hearts with the light of faith
When they rose in the hands of the mighty, Janus struck
And they said to him
Our Lord is the King of the heavens and the earth and everything in them
We will not call upon a God other than the Lord of the heavens and the earth
Because we called upon a god other than the God of the heavens and the earth
So we have told a huge lie
It exceeds its value in length and exaggeration
These people of ours have taken gods other than Him
If they had not come against them with My authority
Who is more unjust than he who invents a lie against God?
These people of ours have taken gods other than God
They worship her without him
Do they not support their worship of it with clear evidence?
And who is more transgressing and associating with God is one who fabricates a lie
And associate with God in His authority a partner who worships Him rather than Him
And if you isolate yourself from them, and they worship none but God
So go to the cave
And your Lord will extend to you His mercy
He will provide you with ease from your affairs
And if you, young men, abandon your people who worship any gods other than God
So they went to the cave of the mountain called Ben Jullus
Your Lord extends His mercy to you
And He will facilitate for you the way out of the matter that you have thrown into it
And He will ease your affairs in which you are experiencing grief and distress
Whatever you attach to it
Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation