The Holy Quran 18:17 — Surah Al-Kahf

Arabic text

۞ وَتَرَى ٱلشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَٰوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِى فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ مَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِ ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا

Translation

(If you had seen their cave) You will see that (the situation of the cave was such that) when the sun rose, it would pass by their cave on the right and, when it would set, it would pass by on the left, while they were in a spacious (inner) portion of the cave. (in this manner, their bodies did not receive direct sunlight which would have disturbed them.) These are from Allaah's Aayaat. The person whom Allaah guides (grants understanding) is rightly guided (because only Allaah can guide a person). As for him whom Allaah (because of His great wisdom) sends astray, you shall not find for him any guiding friend.

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

فلما فعلوا ذلك ألقى الله عليهم النوم وحَفِظهم. وترى -أيها المشاهد لهم- الشمس إذا طلعت من المشرق تميل عن مكانهم إلى جهة اليمين، وإذا غربت تتركهم إلى جهة اليسار، وهم في متسع من الكهف، فلا تؤذيهم حرارة الشمس ولا ينقطع عنهم الهواء، ذلك الذي فعلناه بهؤلاء الفتية من دلائل قدرة الله.

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