Surah Al-Kahf Ayat 20 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 20
Indeed, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or return you to their religion. And never would you succeed, then – ever.”
“For if they should come upon you, they would stone you or force you to return to their cult, and in that case ye would never attain prosperity.”
For if they should come upon us, they will stone us to death or force us to revert to their faith whereafter we shall never prosper.”
“For if they come to know of you, they will stone you (to death or abuse and harm you) or turn you back to their religion, and in that case you will never be successful.”
For they, if they should come to know of you, will stone you or turn you back to their religion; then ye will never prosper.
Surely in case they get the better of you, they will stone you or bring you back to their creed, and (then) you will never prosper at all.”
if they found you out, they would stone you or force you to return to their religion, where you would never come to any good.’
اگر یہ کافر تم پر غلبہ پالیں تو تمہیں سنگسار کر دیں گے یا تمہیں پھر اپنے دین میں لوٹا لیں گے اور پھر تم کبھی بھی کامیاب نہ ہو سکو گے
Quran 18 Verse 20 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Kahf ayat 20, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(18:20) For if they should come upon us, they will stone us to death or force us to revert to their faith whereafter we shall never prosper.”
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Kahf verse 20 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Kahf ayat 19 which provides the complete commentary from verse 19 through 21.
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