Do not feel sorry because the Idolators do not believe Allah consoles His Messenger for his sorrow over the idolators because they would not believe and keep away from him. He also said: (So destroy not yourself in sorrow for them.) ﴿35:8﴾ (And grieve not over them.) ﴿16:127﴾ (It may be that you are going to kill yourself with grief, that they do not become believers.) ﴿26:3﴾ meaning, maybe you will destroy yourself with your grief over them. Allah says: (Perhaps, you would kill yourself in grief, over their footsteps, because they believe not in this narration.) meaning the Quran. (in grief) Allah is saying, `do not destroy yourself with regret. Qatadah said: killing yourself with anger and grief over them. Mujahid said: with anxiety. These are synonymous, so the meaning is: `Do not feel sorry for them, just convey the Message of Allah to them. Whoever goes the right way, then he goes the right way only for the benefit of himself. And whoever goes astray, then he strays at his own loss, so do not destroy yourself in sorrow for them. This World is the Place of Trial Then Allah tells us that He has made this world a temporary abode, adorned with transient beauty, and He made it a place of trial, not a place of settlement. So He says: (Verily, we have made that which is on earth an adornment for it, in order that We may test which of them are best in deeds.) Abu Maslamah narrated from Abu Nadrah from Abu Sa`id that the Messenger of Allah said: (This world is sweet and green, and Allah makes you generations succeeding one another, so He is watching what you will do. Beware of (the beguilements of) this world and beware of women, for the first affliction that Children of Israel suffered from was that of women.) Then Allah tells us that this world will pass away and come to an end, as He says: (And verily, We shall make all that is on it bare, dry soil.) means, `after having adorned it, We will destroy it and make everything on it bare and dry, with no vegetation or any other benefit. Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that this means everything on it would be wiped out and destroyed. Mujahid said: a dry and barren plain. Qatadah said, A plain on which there are no trees or vegetation. (9. Do you think that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs) (10. When the young men fled for refuge to Al-Kahf. They said: Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!) (11. Therefore, We covered up their hearing in Al-Kahf for a number of years.) (12. Then We raised them up, that We might test which of the two parties was best at calculating the time period they tarried.) The Story of the People of Al-Kahf Here Allah tells us about the story of the people of Al-Kahf in brief and general terms, then He explains it in more detail. He says: (Do you think) -- O Muhammad -- (that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs) meaning, their case was not something amazing compared to Our power and ability, for the creation of the heavens and earth, the alternation of night and day and the subjugation of the sun, moon and heavenly bodies, and other mighty signs indicate the great power of Allah and show that He is able to do whatever He wills. He is not incapable of doing more amazing things than the story of the people of the Cave. Similarly, Ibn Jurayj reported Mujahid saying about, (Do you think that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs) Among Our signs are things that are more amazing than this. Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said: (Do you think that the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs) What I have given to you of knowledge, the Sunnah and the Book is far better than the story of the people of Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim. Muhammad bin Ishaq said: (It means) I have not shown My creatures a proof more amazing than the story of the people of the Al-Kahf and Ar-Raqim. iAl-Kahf refers to a cave in a mountain, which is where the young men sought refuge. With regard to the word Ar-Raqim, Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that it is a valley near Aylah. This was also said ﴿in another narration﴾ by `Atiyah Al-`Awfi and Qatadah. Ad-Dahhak said: As for Al-Kahf, it is a cave in the valley, and Ar-Raqim is the name of the valley. Mujahid said, Ar-Raqim refers to their buildings. Others said it refers to the valley in which their cave was. `Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Ibn `Abbas said about Ar-Raqim: Ka`b used to say that it was the town. Ibn Jurayj reported that Ibn `Abbas said, Ar-Raqim is the mountain in which the cave was. Sa`id bin Jubayr said, Ar-Raqim is a tablet of stone on which they wrote the story of the people of the Cave, then they placed it at the entrance to the Cave. ((Remember) when the young men fled for refuge to Al-Kahf. They said: Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!) Here Allah tells us about those young men who fled from their people for the sake of their religion, fearing persecution. So they fled taking refuge in the cave of a mountain, where they hid from their people. When they entered the cave, they asked Allah to show mercy and kindness towards them, (Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself,) meaning, `give us Your mercy and conceal us from our people. (and facilitate for us our affair in the right way.) means, direct our matter well, i.e., grant us a good end. As was reported in the Hadith: (Whatever You have decreed for us, make its consequences good). (Therefore, We covered up their hearing in the cave for a number of years.) meaning, `We caused them to sleep when they entered the cave, and they slept for many years. (Then We raised them up) from that slumber, and one of them went out with his Dirhams (silver coins) to buy them some food, as it will be discussed in more detail below. Allah says: (Then We raised them up, that We might test which of the two parties) meaning, the two parties who disputed about them, (was best at calculating the time period that they tarried.) It was said that this refers to how long they stayed in the cave. (13. We narrate unto you their story with truth: Truly, they were young men who believed in their Lord (Allah), and We increased them in guidance.) (14. And We made their hearts firm and strong when they stood up and said: Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, never shall we call upon any god other than Him; if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity in disbelief.) (15. These our people have taken for worship gods other than Him. Why do they not bring for them a clear authority And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah.) (16. (The young men said to one another:) And when you withdraw from them, and that which they worship, except Allah, then seek refuge in the cave; your Lord will open a way for you from His mercy and will make easy for you your affair.)
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