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Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 61

سورة الكهف، الآية ٦١

18:61 Juz 15 Hizb 30 Page 300 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 18:61

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا ۝٦١

Transliteration

falammā balaghā majmaʿa baynihimā nasiyā ḥūtahumā fa-ittakhadha sabīlahu fī l-baḥri saraban

Translation

But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away.

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Tafsir of verse 61

Al-Mukhtasar

So they both travelled and when they reached the place where the two seas meet, they forgot the fish that they had carried as provision. Allah gave life to that fish and it made a pathway in the sea like a tunnel, with which the water did not come together.

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Other translations of verse 61

But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, which made its way into the sea, slipping away.

But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it took its way through the sea as in a tunnel.

And when they reached the point where the two met, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the waters, being free.

But when they reached the Junction, they forgot (about) their Fish, which took its course through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel.

So when they had reached the junction of the two (rivers) they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the sea, going away.

Then, as soon as they reached the junction between the two (seas), they forgot their whale; (Or: large fish) so it took for itself its way into the sea, burrowing.

Verse 61 word by word

  1. فَلَمَّا falammā But when
  2. بَلَغَا balaghā they reached ب ل غ
  3. مَجْمَعَ majmaʿa the junction ج م ع
  4. بَيْنِهِمَا baynihimā between them ب ي ن
  5. نَسِيَا nasiyā they forgot ن س ي
  6. حُوتَهُمَا ḥūtahumā their fish ح و ت
  7. فَٱتَّخَذَ fa-ittakhadha and it took أ خ ذ
  8. سَبِيلَهُۥ sabīlahu its way س ب ل
  9. فِى fī into
  10. ٱلْبَحْرِ l-baḥri the sea ب ح ر
  11. سَرَبًا saraban slipping away س ر ب

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4726

Ya`la bin Muslim and `Amr bin Dinar and some others narrated the narration of Sa`id bin Jubair. Narrated Sa`id: While we were at the house of Ibn `Abbas, Ibn `Abbas said, "Ask me (any question)" I said, "O Abu `Abbas! May Allah let me be sacrificed for you ! There is a man at Kufa who is a…

‏ مُوسَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ـ قَالَ ذَكَّرَ النَّاسَ يَوْمًا حَتَّى إِذَا فَاضَتِ الْعُيُونُ، وَرَقَّتِ الْقُلُوبُ وَلَّى، فَأَدْرَكَهُ رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَ أَىْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ فِي الأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ…

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b + 20 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4732

I came to Al-`Asi bin Wail As-Sahmi and demanded something which he owed me. He said, "I will not give you (your money) till you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "No, I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till you die and then be resurrected." He said, "Will I die and then be resurrected?" I said…

إِنَّ لِي هُنَاكَ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا فَأَقْضِيكَهُ، فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏‏{‏أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ بِآيَاتِنَا وَقَالَ لأُوتَيَنَّ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا‏}‏

Narrated by Khabbāb ibn al-Aratti + 9 other versions

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