Al-Kahf 18:12 ثم بعثناهم لنعلم اي الحزبين احصى لما لبثوا امدا ١٢
ثُمَّ
بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ
لِنَعۡلَمَ
أَيُّ
ٱلۡحِزۡبَيۡنِ
أَحۡصَىٰ
لِمَا
لَبِثُوٓاْ
أَمَدٗا
١٢
And afterward We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties would best calculate the time that they had tarried.
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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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