Al-Kahf 18:11 فضربنا على اذانهم في الكهف سنين عددا ١١
فَضَرَبۡنَا
عَلَىٰٓ
ءَاذَانِهِمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡكَهۡفِ
سِنِينَ
عَدَدٗا
١١
So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.
— Saheeh International
So We caused them to fall into a dead sleep1 in the cave for many years,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Story of the People of Al-Kahf Here Allah tells us about the story of the people of Al-Kahf in brief and general terms, then Heexplains it in more detail. He says
أَمْ حَسِبْتَ
(Do you think) -- O Muhammad --
أَنَّ أَصْحَـبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُواْ مِنْ ءَايَـتِنَا عَجَبًا
(that the people o
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