Al-Kahf 18:22 سيقولون ثلاثة رابعهم كلبهم ويقولون خمسة سادسهم كلبهم رجما بالغيب ويقولون سبعة وثامنهم كلبهم قل ربي اعلم بعدتهم ما يعلمهم الا قليل فلا تمار فيهم الا مراء ظاهرا ولا تستفت فيهم منهم احدا ٢٢
سَيَقُولُونَ
ثَلَٰثَةٞ
رَّابِعُهُمۡ
كَلۡبُهُمۡ
وَيَقُولُونَ
خَمۡسَةٞ
سَادِسُهُمۡ
كَلۡبُهُمۡ
رَجۡمَۢا
بِٱلۡغَيۡبِۖ
وَيَقُولُونَ
سَبۡعَةٞ
وَثَامِنُهُمۡ
كَلۡبُهُمۡۚ
قُل
رَّبِّيٓ
أَعۡلَمُ
بِعِدَّتِهِم
مَّا
يَعۡلَمُهُمۡ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٞۗ
فَلَا
تُمَارِ
فِيهِمۡ
إِلَّا
مِرَآءٗ
ظَٰهِرٗا
وَلَا
تَسۡتَفۡتِ
فِيهِم
مِّنۡهُمۡ
أَحَدٗا
٢٢
Some will say concerning them: "They were three and their dog, the fourth"; and some will say: "They were five, and their dog, the sixth" � all this being merely guesswork; and still others will say: "They were seven, and their dog, the eighth."1 Say: "My Lord knows their number best. Only a few know their correct number. So do not dispute concerning their number, but stick to what is evident, and do not question anyone about them."2
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Their Number
Allah tells us that people disputed over the number of the people of the Cave. The Ayah mentions three views, proving that there was no fourth suggestion. Allah indicates that the first two opinions are invalid, by saying,
رَجْماً بِالْغَيْبِ
(guessing at the unseen), meaning that they spo
…Their Number
Allah tells us that people disputed over the number of the people of the Cave. The Ayah mentions three views, proving that there was no fo
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