Surah Al-Kahf Ayat 102 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 102
Then do those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants instead of Me as allies? Indeed, We have prepared Hell for the disbelievers as a lodging.
Do the Unbelievers think that they can take My servants as protectors besides Me? Verily We have prepared Hell for the Unbelievers for (their) entertainment.
Do the unbelievers, then, believe that they can take any of My creatures as their guardians beside Me? Verily We have prepared Hell to welcome the unbelievers.
Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves [i.e., the angels, Allah’s Messengers, ‘Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), etc.] as Auliya’ (lords, gods, protectors, etc.) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism).
Do the disbelievers reckon that they can choose My bondmen as protecting friends beside Me? Lo! We have prepared hell as a welcome for the disbelievers.
So, do the ones who have disbelieved reckon that they may take to themselves My bondmen as patrons, apart from Me? Surely We have readied Hell for the disbelievers ’hospitality.
Did they think that they could take My servants as masters instead of Me? We have prepared Hell as the disbelievers’ resting place.
کیا کافر یہ خیال کیے بیٹھے ہیں؟ کہ میرے سوا وه میرے بندوں کو اپنا حمایتی بنا لیں گے؟ (سنو) ہم نے تو ان کفار کی مہمانی کے لئے جہنم کو تیار کر رکھا ہے
Quran 18 Verse 102 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Kahf ayat 102, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(18:102) Do the unbelievers,[74] then, believe that they can take any of My creatures as their guardians beside Me?[75] Verily We have prepared Hell to welcome the unbelievers.
74. This is the conclusion of the whole Surah and is not connected with the story of Zul-Qarnain only but with the subject matter of this Surah as a whole. That theme was enunciated at the beginning of the (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayat 1-8): The Prophet (peace be upon him) invited his people. (1) To give up shirk and adopt the doctrine of Tauhid instead. (2) To give up the worship of the world and to believe in the life of the Hereafter. But the chiefs of his people, who were puffed up with their wealth and grandeur, not only rejected his invitation but also persecuted and insulted those righteous people who had accepted his invitation. The discourse deals with the same themes and utilizes in an excellent manner the three stories which were related in answer to the questions put by the opponents of Islam as a test of his Prophethood.
75. That is, do they still stick to their presumption even after hearing all this and believe that their attitude will be profitable for them?
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Kahf verse 102 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Kahf ayat 100 which provides the complete commentary from verse 100 through 102.
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