The Guiding Light — Page 50
S u rah al-Kahf, Chapter 18, Verses 1-11 50 two most prominent aspects of the Christian Faith, viz. , that it began as a religion of renunciation and withdrawal from the world and ended by becoming a religion of entire engrossment in worldly affairs, a religion of business and trade in a world of writings and inscriptions. ø Œ Î ) “ u ρ r & è π u ‹ ÷ F Ï - ø 9 $ # ’ n < Î ) É # ô γ s 3 ø 9 $ # ( # θ ä 9 $ s ) s ù ! $ u Ζ − / u ‘ $ u Ζ Ï ?# u Ï Β y 7Ρ à $ © ! Z π t Η ô q y ‘ ø ⋅ Ä h ÷ y δ u ρ $ o Ψ s 9 ô Ï Β $ t Ρ Ì ø Β r & # Y ‰ x © u ‘ ∩∪ [18:11] When the young men betook themselves for refuge to the Cave and said, ‘Our Lord, bestow on us mercy from Thyself, and provide for us right guidance in our affair. Commentary The verse means to say that the Dwellers of the Cave prayed to God for His Mercy and deliverance from the difficult situation in which they found themselves.