Al-Kahf 18:12 ثم بعثناهم لنعلم اي الحزبين احصى لما لبثوا امدا ١٢
ثُمَّ
بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ
لِنَعۡلَمَ
أَيُّ
ٱلۡحِزۡبَيۡنِ
أَحۡصَىٰ
لِمَا
لَبِثُوٓاْ
أَمَدٗا
١٢
Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.
Soma Tafsir
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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