Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف) • The Cave

Quran 18:21

18:21

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَآ إِذْ يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْ ۖ فَقَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ عَلَيْهِم بُنْيَـٰنًا ۖ رَّبُّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ ۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًا

wakadhālika aʿtharnā ʿalayhim liyaʿlamū anna waʿda l-lahi ḥaqqun wa-anna l-sāʿata lā rayba fīhā idh yatanāzaʿūna baynahum amrahum faqālū ib'nū ʿalayhim bun'yānan rabbuhum aʿlamu bihim qāla alladhīna ghalabū ʿalā amrihim lanattakhidhanna ʿalayhim masjidan

And similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them] would know that the promise of Allāh is truth and that of the Hour there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves about their affair and [then] said, "Construct over them a structure. Their Lord is most knowing about them." Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid."

— Saheeh International

In this way We brought them to people’s attention so that they might know that God’s promise [of resurrection] is true and that there is no doubt about the Last Hour, [though] people argue among themselves. [Some] said, ‘Construct a building over them: their Lord knows best about them.’ Those who prevailed said, ‘We shall build a place of worship over them.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And thus We made their case known (to the people), that they might know that the Promise of Allâh is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour. (Remember) when they (the people of the city) disputed among themselves about their case, they said: "Construct a building over them; their Lord knows best about them;" (then) those who won their point said (most probably the disbelievers): "We verily shall build a place of worship over them."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd similarly
أَعْثَرْنَاaʿtharnāWe made known
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimabout them
لِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟liyaʿlamūthat they might know
أَنَّannathat
وَعْدَwaʿda(the) Promise
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
حَقٌّۭḥaqqun(is) true
وَأَنَّwa-annaand that
ٱلسَّاعَةَl-sāʿata(about) the Hour
لَاlā(there is) no
رَيْبَraybadoubt
فِيهَآfīhāin it
إِذْidhWhen
يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَyatanāzaʿūnathey disputed
بَيْنَهُمْbaynahumamong themselves
أَمْرَهُمْۖamrahumabout their affair
فَقَالُوا۟faqālūand they said
ٱبْنُوا۟ib'nūConstruct
عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimover them
بُنْيَـٰنًۭاۖbun'yānana structure
رَّبُّهُمْrabbuhumTheir Lord
أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
بِهِمْۚbihimabout them
قَالَqālaSaid
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
غَلَبُوا۟ghalabūprevailed
عَلَىٰٓʿalāin
أَمْرِهِمْamrihimtheir matter
لَنَتَّخِذَنَّlanattakhidhannaSurely we will take
عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimover them
مَّسْجِدًۭاmasjidana place of worship