The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 653
CH. 18 وَاتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ PT. 15 AL-KAHF 28. "And recite what has been revealed to thee of the Book of لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَتِهِ وَلَنْ تَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ thy Lord. There is none who مُلْتَحَدًا can change His words, and thou wilt find no refuge beside Him. 2068 وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ And keep thyself attached. 29 رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدُوةِ وَالْعَشِي يُرِيدُونَ morning and evening, seeking to those who call on their Lord, His pleasure; and let not thy the adornment of the life of the وَجْهَهُ وَلَا تَعْدُ عَيْنَكَ عَنْهُمْ تُرِيدُ eyes pass beyond them, seeking زِينَةَ الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَلَا تُطِعْ مَنْ world; and obey not him whose أَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهُ عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَونَهُ Our remembrance and who وَكَانَ أَمْرُهُ قُرُطَان heart We have made heedless of follows his evil inclinations and his case exceeds all bounds. 2069 ☑ "29:46. 6:35, 116; 10:65. 6:53; 7:206. words. So the expression, Allah knows best how long they tarried, not only does not contradict but actually supports and corroborates these words. Muslims to be always prepared for hardships like those that the Dwellers of the Cave had to suffer. In fact according to Ibn 'Abbās the Holy Prophet is reported to have said that The words, How Seeing is He! and how Hearing, lend further support to (Dwellers of the Cave) are the view that Christian chronologists have erred in fixing the present date of Jesus' birth and his Crucifixion and that the Quranic statement with regard to the period for which ✓ ✓ (Dwellers of the Cave) remained hidden in caves is correct. 2068. Commentary: The verse makes it clear that the above account of the Dwellers of the Cave is not meant merely as an interesting narrative but refers to events of the past of great spiritual significance, at the same time constituting a forewarning to 1861 the companions of the Imām Mahdī (Manthūr). The words, there is none who can change His words, also support the assumption that the account of the Dwellers of the Cave contains mighty prophecies, otherwise there was no sense in using such challenging words as these. See the following verses. 2069. Commentary: This verse lends further support to the fact that the preceding verses embody some very important prophecies. In fact, we are here told that at the time of the predominance