>وَيُنذِرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ وَلَدًا and warn those who say, "God has taken a son" - Surah Al-Kahf verse number 4 I am wondering if this verse came for Christians who believe that Jesus was the son of god, of course, it's for everyone that believes that but is it, especially for Christians?

Assalamualaikum brothers and sisters hope you are all fine. my *first question* is i like to read my prayer(namaz) some times little longer so after **al-fatiha** i recite first **10 verses of al-bakrah** or **mulkh** or **al- imran**. Is this correct. Can i stop at first 10 verses ? My *second question* is in zohar(fard) prayer in first rakath i tell **al-fatiha** with 10 verses of **al- kahf**. In second rakath i tell **al-fatiha** with 10 verses of **al- imran**. Is this correct? My *third question* is in third and fourth rakath i also say some small surahs. Is it ok.

First of all, I am new to reading the Quran, so forgive me for any misunderstanding that I may cause. In Surat Al-Kahf aya 74 , the journey between Al-Khidr and Moses, Al-Khidr kills an innocent boy and later on explains to Moses that the boy's parents were of the believers and they feared lest he(the boy) should oppress them with rebellion and disbelief. Here is the the whole story is taken from alim.org . Not sure if I am citing the right source, so I would welcome any corrections: > Moses said to him (Khidr) "May I follow you so that you teach me something of that knowledge (guidance and true path) which you have been taught (by Allah)?" He (Khidr) said: "Verily! You will not be able to have patience with me! And how can you have patience about a thing which you know not?" Moses said: "If Allah will, you will find me patient, and I will not disobey you in aught." He (Khidr) said: "Then, if you follow me, ask me not about anything till I myself mention it to you. So they both proceeded, till, when they were in the ship, he (Khidr) scuttled it. Moses said: "Have you scuttled it in order to drown its people? Verily, you have done Imra - a Munkar (evil, bad, dreadful) thing." He (Khidr) said: "Did I not tell you, that you would not be able to have patience with me?" (Moses) said: "Call me not to account for what I forgot, and be not hard upon me for my affair (with you)." Then they both proceeded, till they met a boy, he (Khidr) killed him. Moses said: "Have you killed an innocent person who had killed none? Verily, you have done Nukra a great Munkar (prohibited, evil, dreadful) thing!" (Khidr) said: "Did I not tell you that you can have no patience with me?" (Moses) said: "If I ask you anything after this, keep me not in your company, you have received an excuse from me." Then they both proceeded, till, when they came to the people of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused to entertain them. Then they found therein a wall about to collapse and he (Khidr) set it up straight. (Moses) said: "If you had wished, surely you could have taken wages for it!" (Khidr) said: "This is the parting between me and you. I will tell you the interpretation of (those) things over which you were unable to hold patience. 'As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working in the sea. So I wished to make a defective damage in it, as there was a king after them who seized every ship by force. **"And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief. So we intended that their Lord should change him for them for one better in righteousness and near to mercy.** "And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the town; and there was under it a treasure belonging to them, and their father was a righteous man, and your Lord intended that they should attain their age of full strength and take out their treasure as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of those (things) over which you could not hold patience. Surah 18: 60-82 (**Bold emphasis is mine.**) *Please submit your answer with authentic sources.*

If someone made the intention to read Surah Al-Kahf on Friday, but he got busy and he forgot to read it. Can he read it on Saturday?

Non Muslims say that 18:86 is in error. How do we refute this? > Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it [as if] setting in a spring of dark mud, and he found near it a people. Allah said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness." -- Qur'an 18:86

Please help me clear this issue as ive search it on the web but i wasn't able to get a clear answer.

What have Islamic scholars usually concluded about Dhul Qarnayn's time and what are the different views and based on what evidences? I read the following on IslamQA: >Dhu’l-Qarnayn who is mentioned in the Qur’aan lived at the time of Ibraaheem (peace be upon him), and it is said that he became Muslim at the hands of Ibraaheem (peace be upon him)... https://islamqa.info/amp/en/answers/22029 But I did not understand what evidence they were basing their opinion on.

SA, I'm a recent revert and was listening to Surah al Kahf on youtube for the first time in a long long time and noticed that the narration uses "We." Is the narration in Surah al Kahf from Allah swt using "We" or from Angels speaking on behalf of Allah swt. Please excuse my ignorance.

According to the famous verses at Surat Al Kahf, 60-74: > And [mention] when Moses said to his servant, "I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period." Until Moses met with Khidr, where they later went on a ship: > So they set out, until when they had **embarked on the ship**, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing." Later: > So they set out, until when they met a boy, al-Khidhr killed him. **Where did Moses follow al-Khidr?** (or where did they met the boy?)

I have been reading Surah al-Kahf and I find myself quite confused about ayat 9-22. What is this story about youths in a cave? It is presented like it should be a story that I am already familiar with, but I am not. Especially in ayah 22 where it gets into a discussion about how many youths there were and whether or not the dog counted among their number. Could someone help lend some background and context to this?

Allah says in Surat Al-Kahf in aya 79: > أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ > **فَأَرَدتُّ** أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَاءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا > > As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So **I > intended** to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who > seized every [good] ship by force then in the next aya : > وَأَمَّا الْغُلَامُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ **فَخَشِينَا** > أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا، **فَأَرَدْنَا** أَن > يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا > > And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and **we feared** that he > would overburden them by transgression and disbelief, So **we > intended** that their Lord should substitute for them one better than > him in purity and nearer to mercy then: > وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَامَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ > وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُ كَنزٌ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا > **فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ** أَن يَبْلُغَا أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَمْرِي ۚ > ذَٰلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا > > And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and > there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been > righteous. So **your Lord intended** that they reach maturity and > extract their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of > my own accord. That is the interpretation of that about which you > could not have patience. What is the reason of this difference in the three stories ?! Knowing that all this knowledge from God and his appreciation

Khizr reluctantly allowed Moses to follow him, stating Moses wouldn't be able to bear with him. Along their path, from Quran 18:74-76: > And so the two went on, till, when they met a young man, [the sage] slew him - [whereupon Moses] exclaimed: "Hast thou slain an innocent human being without [his having taken] another man's life? Indeed, thou hast done a terrible thing!" > > He replied: "Did I not tell thee that thou wilt never be able to have patience with me?" > > Said [Moses]: "If, after this, I should ever question thee, keep me not in thy company: [for by] now thou hast heard enough excuses from me." [Spoiler alert.] We later learn that Khizr was commanded by God to slay the boy who will be replaced by another, believing son; he explained this to Moses. (See also: https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2464/17163) However, when the slaying took place, Moses was not aware that Khizr was commanded by God, yet somehow accepted Khizr's non-explanation as reason to not take action in response to, what was from Moses's perspective, murder. *Question*: Why does Moses take the slaying of this boy so lightly?

In Surat al-Kahf we find the story with the example of the two men quoted in the verses 32 to 44 . While at first in the verses (18:32-33 ) the speech is about two gardens, later on only a single garden seems to be addressed. Does this mean that only one garden of the disbeliever has collapsed or how should I understand the story?