Allah Mai girma da ɗaukaka ya ce:

Allah the Almighty says:

Shin kana ganin cewa mutanen Kogon da Rubutun (labari ko sunayen mutanen Kogon) sun kasance abin mamaki daga cikin Alamominmu? (Ka tuna) lokacin da matasan suka gudu don neman mafaka (daga mutanen su marasa imani) zuwa Kogon. Suka ce: "Ya Ubangijinmu! Ka ba mu rahama daga gare Ka, kuma ka sauƙaƙa mana al'amarinmu cikin hanya madaidaiciya!" Saboda haka, Mun rufe jin su (ta hanyar sa su yin barci mai zurfi) a cikin Kogon shekaru masu yawa. Sa'an nan Muka tashe su (daga barcinsu), domin Mu gwada wane ne daga cikin ƙungiyoyin biyu ya fi iya lissafin lokacin da suka yi zaman a can. Muna ba ka labarinsu da gaskiya, ya Muhammad ﷺ:

{Do you think that the people of the Cave and the Inscription (the news or the names of the people of the Cave) were a wonder among Our Signs? (Remember) when the young men fled for refuge (from their disbelieving folk) to the Cave. They said: "Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!" Therefore, We covered up their (sense of) hearing (causing them to go in deep sleep) in the Cave for a number of years. Then We raised them up (from their sleep), that We might test which of the two parties was best at calculating the time period that they had tarried. We narrate unto you (0 Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) their story with truth:

Lalle su samari ne waɗanda suka yi imani da Ubangijinsu (Allah), kuma Muka ƙara musu shiriya. Muka kuma ƙarfafa zukatansu (da hasken imani ga Allah, Muka kuma ba su haƙuri su jure rabuwa da dangi da muhallansu), lokacin da suka tashi tsaye suka ce: "Ubangijinmu shi ne Ubangijin sammai da ƙasa; ba za mu taɓa kiran wani abin bauta ba face Shi. Idan muka yi haka, to, tabbas mun faɗi wani abu mai nisa daga gaskiya." Waɗannan mutanenmu sun riƙi abubuwan bauta baya ga Shi (Allah). Don me ba sa kawo musu wata hujja bayyananniya? To, wane ne ya fi zalunci daga wanda ya ƙirƙira ƙarya a kan Allah? (Samarin suka ce wa juna): "Idan kuma kun nisanta kanku daga gare su da abin da suke bautawa, sai dai Allah, to, ku nemi mafaka a cikin Kogo; Ubangijinku zai buɗe muku wata hanya daga Rahamarsa, kuma zai sauƙaƙa muku al'amarinku (watau zai ba ku abin da kuke buƙata na abinci da masauki)." Kuma da ka gani, rana idan ta fito, tana karkata daga kogonsu zuwa dama, idan kuma ta faɗi, tana juyawa daga gare su zuwa hagu, alhali suna cikin fili na kogon. Wannan yana ɗaya daga cikin Ayoyin Allah (alamu, hujjoji). Wanda Allah ya shiryar, shi ne mai shiryuwa; wanda kuwa Ya ɓatar, ba za ka sami majagaba mai shiryarwa a gare shi ba. Kuma za ka yi zaton su a farke suke, alhali kuwa suna barci. Muka kuma juya su zuwa dama da hagu, karensu kuma yana shimfiɗe ƙafafunsa biyu na gaba a bakin kogon. Da ka duba su, tabbas da ka juya daga gare su da gudu, kuma tabbas da ka cika da tsoro a kansu. Haka kuma Muka tashe su (daga dogon barcinsu) don su yi tambaya a tsakaninsu. Wani mai magana daga cikinsu ya ce: "Har yaushe kuka zauna (a nan)?" Suka ce: "Mun zauna (wataƙila) yini ɗaya ko wani ɓangare na yini." Suka ce: "Ubangijinmu (shi kaɗai) ya fi sanin tsawon lokacin da kuka yi a nan. Saboda haka, ku aika ɗaya daga cikinku da wannan azurfar kuɗinku zuwa cikin gari, ya duba wane abinci ne mai tsafta da halal, ya kawo muku wani daga cikinsa. Kuma ya yi taka-tsantsan, kada ya bari kowa ya san da zamanku. Domin idan suka sani game da ku, za su jajjefe ku (har su kashe ku) ko su cutar da ku, ko kuma su mayar da ku addininsu; to a lokacin ba za ku taɓa samun nasara ba." Haka muka sanar da al'amarinsu (ga mutane), don su sani cewa alƙawarin Allah gaskiya ne, kuma babu shakka game da Tashi. (Ku tuna) lokacin da suka yi jayayya a tsakaninsu game da al'amarinsu, suka ce: "Ku gina gini a kansu. Ubangijinsu ya fi sanin game da su." Sai waɗanda suka yi galaba a kan maganarsu (mafi yawa dai kafirai) suka ce: "Lallai za mu gina masallaci a kansu." (Wasu) sun ce su uku ne, kare shi ne na huɗu a cikinsu; wasu kuma sun ce su biyar ne, kare shi ne na shida, suna hasashe game da abin da ba a gani; wasu kuma sun ce bakwai ne, kare shi ne na takwas. Ka ce (ya Muhammadu ﷺ): "Ubangijina ya fi sanin adadinsu; ba wanda ya sani sai kaɗan." Saboda haka kada ka yi jayayya (game da adadinsu) sai da hujja bayyananniya (wadda muka saukar maka).

Truly they were young men who believed in their Lord (Allah), and We increased them in guidance. And We made their hearts firm and strong (with the light of Faith in Allah and bestowed upon them patience to bear the separation of their kith and kin and dwellings.) when they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, never shall we call upon any llah (god) other than Him,' if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity in disbelief."These our people have taken for worship alihah (gods) other than Him (Allah). Why do they not bring for them a clear authority? And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah. (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 (i.e. will give you what you will need of provision, dwelling)." And you might have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the midst of the Cave. That is (one) of the Ayat (proofs, evidences, signs) of Allah. He whom Allah guides, he is the rightly guided,' but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Wali (guiding friend) to lead him (to the Right Path). And you would have thought them awake, whereas they were asleep. And We turned them on their right and on their left sides, and their dog stretching forth his two forelegs at the entrance [of the Cave or in the space near to the entrance of the Cave (as a guard at the gate)]. Had you looked at them, you would certainly have turned back from them in flight, and would certainly have been filled with awe of them. Likewise, We awakened them (from their long deep sleep) that they might question one another. A speaker from among them said: "How long have you stayed (here)?" They said: "We have stayed (perhaps) a day or part of a day." They said: "Your Lord (Alone) knows best how long you have stayed (here). So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the town, and let him find out which is the good lawful food, and bring some of that to you. And let him be careful and let no man know of you. "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." And thus We made their case known (to the people), that they might know that the Promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour. (Remember) when they (the people of the city) disputed among themselves about their case, they said: "Construct a building over them,. their Lord knows best about them,." (then) those who won their point said (most probably the disbelievers): "We verily shall build a place of worship over them." (Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; and (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth, guessing at the unseen; (yet others) say they were seven, and the dog being the eighth. Say (0 Muhammad (Peace be upon him)): "My Lord knows best their number; none knows them but a few." So debate not (about their number) except with the clear proof (which We have revealed to you).

Kada ka nemi shawarar kowa daga cikinsu (Ahlul Kitabi, Yahudawa da Nasara) game da al'amarin mutanen Kogon. Kuma kada ka taɓa cewa game da wani abu, "Zan yi kaza gobe," sai dai (da cewa), "in Allah Ya so!" Kuma ka tuna Ubangijinka idan ka manta, ka ce: "Watakila Ubangijina Ya shiryar da ni zuwa hanya mafi kusa da gaskiya fiye da wannan." Sun zauna a cikin kogonsu shekara ɗari uku (na rana), suka ƙara tara (na wata). Ka ce: "Allah Ya fi sani game da tsawon lokacin da suka zauna. Gare Shi ne ilimin gaibi na sammai da ƙasa. Yana gani sosai, Yana ji sosai (komai)! Ba su da wani Wali (Mai taimako, Mai tafiyar da al'amura, Mai kāre) face Shi, kuma Shi ba Ya sa wani ya zama abokin tarayya a cikin hukuncinSa da mulkinSa."(Al-Kahf, 9-26)

And consult not any of them (people of the Scripture -Jews and Christians) about (the affair on the people of the Cave. And never say of anything, "I shall do such and such thing tomorrow." Except (with the saying), "if Allah will!" And remember your Lord when you forget and say: "It may be that my Lord guides me unto a nearer way of truth than this." And they stayed in their Cave three hundred (solar) years, adding nine (for lunar years). Say: "Allah knows best how long they stayed. With Him is (the knowledge on the Unseen of the heavens and the earth. How clearly He sees, and hears (everything)! They have no Wali (Helper, Disposer of affairs, Protector) other than Him, and He makes none to share in His Decision and His Rule."(Al-Kahf, 9-26)

Sababin saukar da ayoyin nan da kuma waɗanda ke ba da labarin Dhul-Qarnain Muhammad Ibn Ishaq ya ambata a cikin tarihinsa na Manzon Allah ﷺ: cewa mutanen Quraishawa sun aika wa Yahudawa suna neman su ba su abubuwa domin su gwada Manzon Allah ﷺ da su. Yahudawa suka ce: ku tambaye shi game da wata ƙungiya ta mutane da suka ɓace a zamanin baya, wanda babu wanda ya san labarinsu; da game da wani mutum wanda ya yi tafiya a ƙasashe; da kuma game da Ar-Ruh (Ruhu). Nan take Allah Mai Girma da Ɗaukaka ya saukar da FaɗinSa: {Kuma suna tambayarka (Ya Muhammad ﷺ) game da Ruhu. Ka ce: "Ruhu yana daga cikin al'amura waɗanda ilimin su yana wurin Ubangijina kawai. Kuma daga cikin ilimi ba a ba ku ba sai kaɗan"} (Al-Isra'i, 85), da kuma {Kuma suna tambayarka game da Dhul-Qarnain.

The reason behind the revelation of these verses and those relating the story of Dhul-Qarnain was cited by Muhammad Ibn Ishaq in his biography of the Prophet: that the people of Quraish sent to the Jews asking them for things to test the Prophet (Peace be upon him) with. The Jews said: ask him about a group of people who disappeared in the past and none has any knowledge about them; about a man who traveled through the land; and about Ar-Ruh (the Spirit). Thereupon, Almighty Allah revealed His Statement, {And they ask you (0 Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) concerning the Ruh (the Spirit); Say: "The Ruh (the Spirit) is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little"} (Al-Isra', 85) and, {And they ask you about DhulQarnain.

Ka ce (Ya Muhammadu ﷺ): "Zan karanta maka wani labarinsa"} (Al-Kahf, 83), kuma a nan Ya ce: {Kana ganin cewa mutanen Kogon da "Ar-Raqim" Rubutun (labarin ko sunayen mutanen Kogon) abin al'ajabi ne daga cikin Ayoyinmu?}, wato ba su fi abin mamaki ba a kan abin da Muka baka na babban labari, alamu masu ban mamaki da abubuwan al'ajabi masu girma. Sai dai, kogo rami ne a cikin dutse. Shu'aib Al-Jiba'i ya ambata: an kira kogonsu "Haizam". Game da "Ar-Raqim", Ibn 'Abbas (Allah Ya yarda da shi) ya ce: Ban sani ba ma'anarsa! Wasu malamai kamar Ibn Jarir da wasu sun ce: rubutu ne inda aka rubuta labarinsu da sunayensu daga baya. An kuma ce: sunan dutsen da kogonsu yake ciki ne. Sai dai an fadi abubuwa da yawa game da wannan, amma sanin hakikaninsa yana wurin Allah Madaukaki kadai, Mafi sani!. Shu'aib Al-Jiba'i ya ce: sunan karensu "Himran".

Say (0 Muhammad (Peace be upon him)): "I shall recite to you something of his story"} (Al-Kahf, 83) and here He says: {Do you think that the people of the Cave and "Ar-Raqim" the Inscription (the news or the names of the people of the Cave) were a wonder among Our Signs?}, i.e. they are not more amazing than what We have given you of the great news, astonishing signs and gigantic wonders. However, a cave is a hole in the mountain. Mentioned Shu' aib Al-Jiba'i: their cave was called "Haizam". As for "Ar-Raqim", Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I do not know what it means! Some scholars such as Ibn Jarir and others said: it is the recordwhere their news and names are written thereafter. It was also said: it is the name of the mountain their cave was in. However, many other things were said pertaining to this, but the knowledge thereof rests only with Allah the Almighty Who knows the best! Shu'aib Al-Jiba'i said: their dog was called "Himran".

Gaskiyar cewa Yahudawa sun san game da su tana ƙaryata da'awar wasu masu tafsiri cewa suna bin Isa (Peace be upon him) kuma su Kiristoci ne. Sai dai a bayyane yake cewa mutanensu masu bautar gumaka ne. Masu tafsiri da yawa da masana tarihi sun ce sun rayu a zamanin wani sarki mai suna "Diqyanus", kuma su 'ya'yan wasu manyan mutane ko sarakuna ne. Sun taru a ranar biki, suka ga ibadun da mutanensu ke yi wajen bautar gumaka. A wannan lokaci ne Allah ya cire labule daga zukatansu, suka fahimci cewa mutanensu azzalumai ne. Saboda haka suka bar addinin mutanensu, suka koma bautar Allah Shi kaɗai. An kuma ce:

The fact that the Jews knew about them nullifies the claim of some interpreters that they were after Jesus (Peace be upon him) and that they were Christians. However, it is clear that their people were idol-worshippers. Many interpreters and historians said that they lived during the lifetime of a king called "Diqyanus" and that they were sons of some nobles or kings. They met on a feast day and saw the rituals their people were performing in Norship of the idols. At this very moment, Allah removed the veils from their hearts and they realized hat their people were wrong-doers. Consequently, hey deserted the religion of their people and resorted to the worship of Allah Alone. It is also laid:

cewa kowane ɗayansu, sa'ad da Allah ya shiryar da shi zuwa ga Addini na Gaskiya, ya bar mutanensa, sai suka haɗu a wuri ɗaya ba tare da shiri ba. Imam Muslim ya ruwaito a cikin Sahihinsa wannan Hadisin Annabi wanda ke goyon bayan wannan ma'ana: "Abu Hurairah (Allah ya yarda da shi) ya ruwaito cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: Rayuka rundunonin da aka tara ne, waɗanda suka saba da juna (a sama inda suka fito) za su kasance da haɗin kai da juna (a duniya), waɗanda kuma daga cikinsu suka saɓa wa juna (a Sama) za su kuma kasance masu rabuwa (a duniya)." Sai suka tambayi juna game da al'amarinsu, don haka suka yarda su bar mutanensu su gudu da addininsu na gaskiya. Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki ya ce: {Muna ba ka labarinsu (Ya Muhammadu ﷺ) da gaskiya: Lalle su matasa ne waɗanda suka yi imani da Ubangijinsu (Allah), kuma Muka ƙara musu shiriya. Muka kuma ƙarfafa zukatansu (da hasken imani da Allah, muka kuma ba su haƙuri su jure rabuwa da danginsu da muhallansu) sa'ad da suka tashi tsaye suka ce: "Ubangijinmu shi ne Ubangijin sammai da ƙasa, ba za mu taɓa kiran wani abin bauta ba banda Shi; in da haka muka yi, to lalle mun faɗi wani abu mai nisa daga gaskiya." "Waɗannan mutanenmu sun riƙi abubuwan bauta baya gare Shi (Allah). Me ya sa ba sa kawo musu wata hujja bayyananniya?}

that each one of them when guided by Allah to he True Religion, abandoned his people and they coincidentally gathered in one place. Imam Muslim transmitted in his Sahih the following Prophetic Hadith which supports that meaning: "Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) as saying: Souls are troops collected together and those who familiarized with each other (in the heaven from where these come) would have affinity, with one another (in the world) and those amongst them who opposed each other (in the Heaven) would also be divergent (in the world)." That, they asked one another about their affair and hence, they agreed on deserting and abandoning their people and fleeing with their true religion. Allah the Almighty says: {We narrate unto you (0 Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) their story with truth: Truly they were young men who believed in their Lord (Allah), and We increased them in guidance. And We made their hearts firm and strong (with the light of Faith in Allah and bestowed upon them patience to bear the separation )f their kith and kin and dwellings.) when they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, never shall we call upon any Ilah (god) other than Him; if we did, we should indeed have uttered an enormity in disbelief. "These our people have taken for worship alihah (gods) other than Him (Allah). Why do they not bring for them a clear authority?

Kuma wane ne ya fi zalunci kamar wanda ya ƙirƙiri ƙarya game da Allah}. (Al-Kahf, 13-15) "Hujja bayyananniya" a nan tana nufin dalili ko shaida bayyananniya. {Kuma wane ne ya fi zalunci kamar wanda ya ƙirƙiri ƙarya game da Allah. (Matasan suka ce wa juna): "Kuma idan kuka nisanta kanku daga gare su da abin da suke bautawa, sai Allah,} (Al-Kahf, 15, 16) wato, sa'ad da kuka bar su da gumakansu waɗanda suke bautawa a madadin Allah Maɗaukaki. Annabinmu Ibrahim (Aminiya a kansa) ya ce: {Kuma (ku tuna) sa'ad da Ibrahim ya ce wa mahaifinsa da mutanensa:

And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah}. (AlKahf, 13-15) "Clear authority" here means obvious evidence or proof. {And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah. (The young men said to one another): "And when you withdraw from them, and that which they worship, except Allah,} (Al-Kahf, 15, 16) i.e. when you deserted them and their idols that they used to worship others instead of Allah the Almighty. Our Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) said: {And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said to his father and his people:

"Lallai ni ba ruwana da abin da kuke bautawa, sai dai Wanda Ya halicce ni; kuma lallai Shi zai shiryar da ni"}. (Az-Zukhruf, 26, 27) Saboda haka, wasu daga cikin waɗannan matasa suka ce: Tunda kun bar addinin mutanenku, to ku ma ku bar su a jiki da siffa, domin ku tsira daga yiwuwar mugunta tasu ta shafe ku, {saboda haka ku nemi mafaka a cikin Kogon, Ubangijinku zai buɗe muku hanya daga Rahamarsa, kuma zai sauƙaƙa muku al'amarinku (watau zai ba ku abin da za ku buƙata na abinci da masauki)}, (Al-Kahf, 16) watau Allah zai lulluɓe ku da kariyarsa, ya kare ku, kuma ya saka muku da mafi kyawun lada. Sa'an nan Allah ya siffanta kogon da suka nemi mafaka a cikinsa, yana mai cewa ƙofarsa tana arewa, yana cewa: {Kuma za ka ga rana idan ta fito, tana karkata zuwa dama daga kogonsu, idan kuma ta faɗi, tana juyawa daga gare su zuwa hagu}, watau rana tana fitowa a gefen yammacin kogonsu, sa'an nan ta karkata zuwa gefen dama daga gare shi. Idan kuma ta faɗi, hasken rana yakan zo zuwa kogon daga gefensa na gabas.

"Verily, I am innocent of what you worship, except Him (i.e. Allah Alone I worship none) Who did create me; and verily He will guide me "}. (Az-Zukhruf, 26, 27) Thus, some of these young men said: as you did desert your people's religion, you should also desert them in body and figure so as to be safe from the possibility that their evil may touches you, {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 (i.e. will give you what you will need of provision, dwelling)}, (Al-Kahf, 16) i.e. Allah will draw on you His cover, protect you and reward you with the best of all rewards. Then, Allah described the cave to which they resorted stating that its door is to the north saying: {And you might have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left}, i.e. the sun rises on the western side of their cave, then it declines to the right side thereof. And, when it sets its rays come towards the cave from its eastern side.

A cikin wannan akwai hikima cewa rana tana shiga kogonsu a lokacin fitowarta da faɗuwarta, don a sabunta iska lokaci zuwa lokaci. {Suna kwance a cikin kogon. Wannan (na) daga cikin Ayoyin (hujjoji, shaidu, alamomi) na Allah}, watau zaman da suka yi a wannan hali na tsawon lokaci mai tsawo ba tare da ci ba da sha alama ce daga alamomin Allah da hujja ta girman ikonsa. {Wanda Allah ya shiryar, shi ne wanda aka shiryar, amma wanda Ya ɓatar, ba za ka samu masa wali (aboki mai shiryarwa) da zai bishe shi (zuwa Hanya madaidaiciya) ba}. {Kana zaton su a farke, alhali suna barci}, domin idanunsu a buɗe suke don a kiyaye su lafiya. {Muka juya su zuwa dama da hagu}, an ce: ana juya su daga gefe zuwa gefe sau ɗaya a kowace shekara. Amma adadin juyawar sani ce ta Allah Maɗaukaki kaɗai, Shi ne Mafi sani! Allah Maɗaukaki ya ce: {Karensu kuma yana shimfiɗe ƙafafunsa biyu na gaba a bakin kogon [ko a wurin kusa da bakin kogon (a matsayin mai gadi a ƙofar)]}, watau karensu wanda ya bi su a lokacin da suka bar mutanensu, bai shiga kogon tare da su ba, sai dai ya zauna a bakin kogon yana shimfiɗe ƙafafunsa biyu na gaba a can. Wannan saboda yana da ladabi sosai, kuma alama ce ta girmamawa a gare su, domin mala'iku ba sa shiga gidan da akwai kare. Saboda haka karen ya samu albarka domin yana tare da su. Sai dai an ƙirƙiri labarai da tatsuniyoyi masu yawa game da sunan karen da launinsa.

Here, the wisdom is that the sun enters their cave on its rising and setting in order to refresh the air from time to time. {While they lay in the midst of the Cave. That is (one) of the Ayat (proofs, evidences, signs) of Allah}, i.e. their stay on this state for a very long period of time without eating and drinking is one of the Signs of Allah and a proof of His Magnificent Ability. {He whom Allah guides, he is the rightly guided,. but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Wali (guiding friend) to lead him (to the Right Path). And you would have thought them awake, whereas they were asleep}, for their eyes were open in order to be kept sound. {And We turned them on their right and on their left sides}, it was said: they used to be turned from one side to the other once every year. However, the number of the turnings is known only to Allah the Almighty Who knows best! Allah the Almighty says: {And their dog stretching forth his two forelegs at the entrance [of the Cave or in the space near to the entrance of the Cave (as a guard at the gate)]}, i.e. their dog which accompanied them when they abandoned their people did not enter the cave with them, instead, it stayed at the entrance stretching forth his two forelegs thereat. This is for it was highly disciplined and also as a sign of honor to them because the angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog. Thus, the dog was blessed because he was in their company. However, many tales and narrations were invented with regard to the dog's name and color.

Malamai sun sha bamban kan inda wannan kogon yake. Wasu daga cikinsu sun ce: Yana cikin ƙasar Aylah (watau Ƙudus). Wasu kuma sun ce: Yana cikin ƙasar Ninawa. Wasu kuma sun ce: Yana cikin Sham (yankunan Siriya), wanda shi ne ya fi dacewa, kuma Allah ne Mafi sani!8

Scholars differed on the location of this cave. Some of them said: It is in the land of Aylah (i.e. Jerusalem). Others said: It is in the land of Ninawa. And others said: it is in the Sham (Syrian territories) which is more proper and Allah knows best!8

Bayan da Allah Madaukakin Sarki ya kwatanta su da cikakken bayani mai kyau da cikawa, kuma ya sa mu kamar muna ganin su, sai ya ce: {Da ka duba su, da lalle ka juya daga gare su da gudu, kuma da lalle ka cika da tsoro game da su}, watau saboda daraja da girman bayyanarsu. Wanda aka yi wa magana a nan ba Annabi Muhammad ﷺ kaɗai ba ne, har ma da dukkan mutane, domin yanayin ɗan Adam ne ya ji tsoro idan ya ga wani abu mai girma ko mai daraja. Sannan Allah Madaukakin Sarki ya farkar da su (daga dogon barcinsu mai zurfi) bayan shekaru ɗari uku da tara; sai wani mai magana daga cikinsu ya ce: {"Har yaushe kuka zauna (a nan)?" Suka ce: "Mun zauna (watakila) yini ɗaya ko wani ɓangare na yini." Suka ce:

After Allah the Almighty gave us perfect and complete description of them and made us as seeing them, He said: {Had you looked at them, you would certainly have turned back from them in flight, and would certainly have been filled with awe of them}, i.e. because of the dignity and loftiness of their appearance. The addressed her is not only Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) but also all mankind because it is a human nature to feel awe when seeing a magnificent or dignified thing. Then, Allah the Almighty awakened them (from their long deep sleep) after three-hundred and nine years; then a speaker from among them said: {"How long have you stayed (here)?" They said: "We have stayed (perhaps) a day or part of a day." They said:

"Ubangijinku (Shi kadai) ya fi sanin tsawon lokacin da kuka yi a nan. Saboda haka, ku aika ɗaya daga cikinku da wannan tsabar azurfarku zuwa garin, (kuma) tsabar kuɗin da suke da ita ana kiranta "Dafsus". {Bari ya nemi abinci mai kyau, halal, ya kawo muku wani daga cikinsa}, watau ku ci daga cikinsa. Wannan alama ce ta tsoron Allah da takawarsu. {Kuma bari ya yi taka-tsantsan} lokacin shiga wannan gari, {kada ya bari kowa ya san da zamanku. Domin idan suka san da zamanku, za su jajjefe ku (har lahira) ko su cutar da ku su wulakanta ku, ko kuma su mayar da ku addinin su; kuma a lokacin ba za ku taɓa samun nasara ba}, watau idan kun koma addininsu bayan Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki ya tsira da ku. Duk wannan saboda sun yi tunanin sun yi barci yini ɗaya ko wani ɓangare na yini, ba su yi tunanin sun yi barci sama da shekara ɗari uku ba. Lokacin da kusan komai ya canja, zamaninsu ya shuɗe, sauran zamanai kuma suka mamaye ƙasar. Saboda haka, sa'ad da ɗaya daga cikinsu ya tafi garin ya sayo abinci, ya ji tsoron kada mutane su gane shi, sai ya sauya kama."

"Your Lord (Alone) knows best how long you have stayed (here). So send one of you with this silver coin of yours to the town} the coins they had were called "Dafsus". {And let him find out which is the good lawful food, and bring some of that to you}, i.e. to eat thereof. This is a sign of their piety and godfearing. {And let him be careful} during entering that town {and let no man know of you. 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}, i.e. if you turn back to their religion after you are saved by Allah the Almighty. All this because they thought they slept a day or part of a day, and they did not imagine to have slept for more than three-hundred years. The period in which almost everything have changed and their generation passed away and other generations inhabited the land. Thus, when one of them went to the town to get the food, he feared that the people would recognize him, so he disguised.

Maimakon haka, garin da mutanensa sun ga cewa baƙo ne, suka ji tsoron cewa watakila ɗan leƙen asiri ne, ko kuma zai iya cutar da su ta kowace hanya. Wasu malamai sun ce ya gudu daga gare su. Amma wasu kuma sun ce: ya sanar da su labarin, ya kai su kogon don ganin abokan tafiyarsa. Lokacin da suka matso kusa da kogon, ya shiga cikinsa, ya gaya wa abokan tafiyarsa duk abin da ya faru game da lokacin da suka yi barci a cikin kogon, suka kuma amince cewa hakan ƙaddarar Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki ce. An ce: Sun ci gaba da barci; wasu kuma sun ce: Dukansu sun mutu.

Instead, the town and its people found him to be a stranger and feared that he might be a spy or that he could harm them in any way. Some scholars said that he escaped from them. But, others said: he informed them with the news and took them to the cave to see his companions. When they approached the cave, he entered it and told his companions all about the period they spent sleeping in the cave and they confessed it to be the Divine Decree of Allah the Almighty. It was said: They went on sleeping; and others said: They all fell dead.

Dangane da mutanen birnin, an ce ba su iya ganin wurinsu a cikin kogon ba. Ko kuma, ba su iya shiga kogon ba saboda jin tsoronsu, ko kuma saboda girman darajarsu. Duk da haka, (mutanen birnin) sun yi jayayya a tsakaninsu game da al'amarinsu; wasu daga cikinsu suka ce: {Ku gina gini a kansu}, watau a toshe ƙofar kogon don hana su fitowa ko kuma hana kowa taɓa su da cutarwa. Amma waɗanda suka yi nasara a ra'ayinsu suka ce: "Wannan zai zama abin albarka saboda kusancinsa da waɗannan bayi nagari masu tsoron Allah." Wannan al'ada ce ta gama gari a zamanin baya da lokutan da suka gabaci Annabi Muhammad ﷺ. Sai dai Musulunci ya ƙi wannan aiki (gina wuraren ibada a kan kaburburan kowa, ko da kuwa annabi ne): Annabi ﷺ ya ce:

As for the people of the city, it was said that they could not see their place in the cave. Or, they could not enter the cave because of their cowardice, or feeling their lofty dignity. However, they (the people of the city) disputed among themselves about their case, some of them said: {Construct a building over them}, i.e. block the cave's gate to prevent them from getting out or anyone from touching them with harm. But, those who won their point said: that will be blessed because its nearness to these righteous and godly people. This was common in the previous eras and periods prior to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). But, Islam rejects this deed (building places of worship over the graves of anyone even if it is a Prophet): the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said:

"Allah ya la'anci Yahudawa da Nasara, domin sun gina wuraren ibada a kan kabarin Annabawansu." Annabi ﷺ yana gargadin (Musulmi) game da abin da al'ummomin baya suka saba yi da kaburburan salihan mutanensu.

"May Allah curse the Jews and Christians for they built the places of worship at the graves of their Prophets." The Prophet (Peace be upon him) was warning (Muslims) against what the previous nations used to do with the graves of their pious people.

Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki yana cewa: {Kuma haka muka sanar da (mutanen) game da su, domin su san cewa alkawarin Allah gaskiya ne, kuma cewa babu shakka a game da Sa'a}, watau domin a sanar da mutane cewa tashin matattu gaskiya ne, kuma babu shakka a game da Sa'a idan suka san cewa waɗannan matasa sun yi barci sama da shekara ɗari uku, sa'an nan aka tashe su ba tare da wani canji ba. Don haka, Wanda ya kiyaye su cikin wannan hali tsawon wannan lokaci, yana iya tashe su ya ba matattun jikuna rai bayan sun lalace. Hakika, muminai ba sa shakka game da wannan ko kaɗan: {Lalle ne, UmurninSa idan Ya nufi wani abu, abin da yake Ya ce masa: "Kasance!" sai ya kasance}. (Yasin, 82)

Allah the Almighty says: {And thus We made their case known (to the people), that they might know that the Promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour}, i.e. to let the people know that resurrection is true and that there can be no doubt about the Hour if they know that these young men slept for more than three hundred years then they were awaken unchanged. So, He Who kept them in this state all that period, is capable to resurrect and give life again to the dead bodies after they undergo decomposition. Really, the believers do not doubt this in the least: {Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, ‘Be!’ -and it is!}. (Ya-Sin, 82)

Sannan Ya ce: {(Wasu) suna cewa sun kasance uku, kare shi ne na huɗu a cikinsu,' kuma (wasu) suna cewa sun kasance biyar, kare shi ne na shida, suna hasashe game da abin da ba a gani,' (wasu kuma) suna cewa sun kasance bakwai, kare shi ne na takwas}, domin Allah ya ambaci sabanin mutanen a tsakaninsu game da adadinsu. Ya ambaci maganganu uku, na farko da na biyu Ya ƙi su, na uku kuma Ya tabbatar da shi, lamarin da ke nuna cewa na uku shi ne gaskiya.

Then, He says: {(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them,' and (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth, guessing at the unseen,' (yet others) say they were seven, and the dog being the eighth}, as Allah cited the dispute of the people among themselves as to their number. He cited three sayings, the first two He refuted and the third He stated, a matter which indicates that the third is the true one.

Sai dai, Allah ya shiryar da Annabinsa ﷺ zuwa ga kyawawan halayen da ya kamata a bi a irin wannan yanayi: cewa mutum ya ce "Allah ne Mafi Sani!" Saboda haka, Allah Madaukaki yana cewa: {Ubangijina ne Mafi Sanin adadinsu}.

However, Allah guided His Prophet (Peace be upon him) to the good manners to be followed in such a case: that one should say "Allah knows best!" For this, Allah the Almighty says: {My Lord knows best their number}.

Maganarsa: {Babu wanda ya sani sai kaɗan}, daga cikin mutane. (Saboda haka kada ku yi jayayya (game da adadinsu) sai da hujja bayyananniya (wadda Muna saukar da ita gare ka)}, watau jayayya mai sauƙi, kuma kada ka wahalar da kanka a cikin irin waɗannan al'amura. {Kuma kada ka nemi shawara daga kowannensu (mutanen Littafi - Yahudawa da Nasara) game da (al'amarin) mutanen Kogon}, domin Ya ɓoye adadinsu tun daga farkon labarin, yana cewa: {Lallai su samari ne waɗanda suka yi imani da Ubangijinsu (Allah)}.

His Statement: {None knows them but a few}, from among the people. (So debate not (about their number) except with the clear proof (which We have revealed to you)}, i.e. an easy debate and do not exert yourself in such matters. {And consult not any of them (people of the Scripture -Jews and Christians) about (the affair oj) the people of the Cave}, as He concealed their number from the very beginning of the story, saying: {Truly they were young men who believed in their Lord (Allah)}.

(Al-Kahf, 13) Saboda haka, idan akwai wani amfani a ambaton adadinsu, da Allah Mai girma da daukaka zai bayyana mana shi tun farko! Allah Mai girma da daukaka yana cewa: {Kuma kada ka ce game da wani abu, "Zan yi kaza gobe." Sai dai (da cewa), "In Allah ya so!" Kuma ka tuna Ubangijinka idan ka manta, ka ce: "Ina fatan Ubangijina zai shiryar da ni zuwa wata hanya mafi kusa da gaskiya fiye da wannan."}. Wannan darasi ne mai girma da daraja na ɗabi'a da Allah Mai girma da daukaka ya koyar, cewa duk lokacin da wani ya so yin wani abu, ya kamata ya ce "In Allah ya so", domin mutum ba zai iya sanin abin da ke a ɓoye wurin Allah na gobe ko na nan gaba ba. Abu Hurairah (Allah ya yarda da shi) ya ruwaito cewa Annabin Allah ﷺ ya ce: "Sulaiman ɗan Dawud, Manzon Allah, ya ce: Zan kwana da mata saba'in a cikin dare; dukansu za su haifi ɗa namiji wanda zai yi yaƙi a hanyar Allah." Abokin tafiyarsa ko mala'iku suka ce masa: Ka ce, "In Allah ya so." Amma bai ce haka ba, sai ya manta.

(Al-Kahf, 13) So, if there was any benefit in mentioning their number, Allah the Almighty would certainly revealed it to us from the very beginning! Allah the Almighty says: {And never say of anything, "I shall do such and such thing tomorrow." Except (with the saying), "if Allah will!" And remember your Lord when you forget and say: "It may be that my Lord guides me unto a nearer way of truth than this "}, this is a great and high moral lesson taught by Allah the Almighty that when anyone wishes to do something, he should say "If Allah wills", because man cannot know what is hidden with Allah for tomorrow or for the future. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Prophet (Peace be upon him) as saying that "Sulaiman lbn Dawud, the Messenger of Allah, observed: I will have an intercourse with seventy wives during the night; all of them will give birth to a male child who will fight in the cause of Allah. His companion or the angels said to him: Say, "If Allah wills." But he (Sulaiman) did not say so, and he forgot it.

Kuma babu ɗaya daga cikin matayensa da ta haifi ɗa, sai dai ɗaya wadda ta haifi ɗa da bai cika wata ba. Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: "Da ya ce Insha'Allah (idan Allah ya so), da bai gaza ba, kuma da burinsa ya cika." Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki ya ce: {Ka tuna Ubangijinka idan ka manta}, domin mantuwa tana iya kasancewa sanadiyyar Shaiɗan, kuma tuna Allah yana fitar da Shaiɗan daga zuciyar mutum, sai ya tuna abin da ya manta. {Kuma ka ce: "Watakila Ubangijina ya shiryar da ni zuwa hanya mafi kusa ta gaskiya fiye da wannan"}, watau idan an sami sabani da jayayya kan wani abu, to ya kamata mutum ya koma ga Allah, wanda zai iya sauƙaƙa lamarin ya sa ya zama mai sauƙi. Sa'an nan, Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki ya ce:

And none of his wives gave birth to a child, but one who gave birth to a premature child. Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) said: Had he said lnsha'Allah (if Allah so willed), he would not have failed and his desire would have been materialized. " Allah the Almighty says: {And remember your Lord when you forget}, for forgetting may be caused by the Devil, and remembering Allah gets the Devil out of one's heart and thus he remembers what he has forgotten. {And say: "It may be that my Lord guides me unto a nearer way of truth than this"}, i.e. if there were controversies and disputes about something, one should resort to Allah Who can facilitate it and make it so easy. Then, Allah the Almighty says:

{Kuma sun zauna a cikin Kogonsu shekara dari uku (na rana), sun ƙara tara}, watau na shekarun wata. {Ka ce: Allah ne Mafi sani game da tsawon lokacin da suka zauna}, watau idan an tambaye ka game da wannan ba ka san ainihin amsar ba, to ya kamata ka danganta lamarin ga Allah Maɗaukaki kawai. {Wajensa ne ilimin gaibin sammai da ƙasa}, watau Shi ne Yake sanin gaibi, kuma Yake ba da ilimin sa ga wanda Ya ga dama daga cikin halittunsa kawai; {Yaya Yake gani, kuma Yake ji (kome)!}, watau

{And they stayed in their Cave three hundred (solar) years, adding nine}, i.e. for lunar years. {Say: Allah knows best how long they stayed}, i.e. if you are asked about this and you do not know exactly the answer, you should only attribute the matter to Allah the Almighty {With Him is (the knowledge on the Unseen of the heavens and the earth}, i.e. He knows the Unseen and gives knowledge thereof to none but Whom He wishes from among His creatures; {How clearly He sees, and hears (everything)!}, i.e.

Yana sanya kowane abu a wurinsa daidai da Cikakken Saninsa da Adalcinsa.

He puts everything in its proper place with His Perfect Knowledge and Justice.

Sa'an nan, Ya ce: {Ba su da wani Wali (Mai taimako, Mai tafiyar da al'amura, Mai kāre) face Shi, kuma Ba Ya sa wani ya yi tarayya da Shi cikin Hukuncinsa da Mulkinsa}, wato, Shi kaɗai ne Mai tafiyar da al'amura, kuma Shi ne Sarki Mai mulkin kowane abu.

Then, He says: {They have no Wali (Helper, Disposer of affairs, Protector) other than Him, and He makes none to share in His Decision and His Rule}, i.e. He is the only Disposer of affairs and He is the King Who rules over everything.