Al-Kahf 18:97 فما اسطاعوا ان يظهروه وما استطاعوا له نقبا ٩٧
فَمَا
ٱسۡطَٰعُوٓاْ
أَن
يَظۡهَرُوهُ
وَمَا
ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ
لَهُۥ
نَقۡبٗا
٩٧
Lexo Tefsirin
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Barrier restrains Them, but It will be breached when the Hour draws nigh
Allah tells us that Ya'juj and Ma'juj could not climb over the barrier or penetrate its lower portion. Varying forms of the verb are used here in the Arabic text to reflect the difficulty of the action referred to.
فَمَا اسْط
…The Barrier restrains Them, but It will be breached when the Hour draws nigh
Allah tells us that Ya'juj and Ma'juj could not climb over the barrier or
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