18:64
قَالَذَٰلِكَمَاكُنَّانَبْغِ ۚفَٱرْتَدَّاعَلَىٰٓءَاثَارِهِمَاقَصَصًا٦٤
qāla dhālika mā kunnā nabghi fa-ir'taddā ʿalā āthārihimā qaṣaṣan
[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.(64)
Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 64 (18:64)
ٱلْكَهْف
قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا
Quran 18:64 is ayah 64 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 301 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 15
- Hizb 30
- Page 301
- Ruku 9
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- قَالَqālaHe said
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
- مَاmā(is) what
- كُنَّاkunnāwe were
- نَبْغِ ۚnabghiseeking
- فَٱرْتَدَّاfa-ir'taddāSo they returned
- عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
- ءَاثَارِهِمَاāthārihimātheir footprints
- قَصَصًاqaṣaṣanretracing
Tafsir (commentary) of 18:64
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This commentary explains ayahs 18:60–65 together.