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Surah Al-Kahf, verse 12: meaning and tafsir

  • Verse 12 of 110
  • Juz 15
  • Meccan
  • 18:12

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَىُّ ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا۟ أَمَدًا ۝١٢

Then We awakened them so that We may see which of the two parties would be more precise in calculating the length of their stay.

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12. Then after their lengthy sleep I woke them up to demonstrate which of the two groups disputing their duration of stay in the cave knows this duration best.

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