Summary Of Surah Kahf

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Surah Kahf: Story of Musa and Khidr In a clash between truth and falsehood, it is often difficult to make a distinction. What is it that can serve as a beacon of light at such a conjecture? Surah Kahf is the answer. Surah Kahf was revealed in Makkah between the eighth and tenth year of prophet-hood when the persecution of the believers was at its peak. The title of the surah is taken from the narrative in the surah about the “Companions of the Cave” (Ashab al Kahf). This story has parallels in the Christian tradition with the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. Another significant narrative in this surah is that of Musa and a servant of Allah, al Khadr (al Khidr), who is endowed with great knowledge. Moreover, the subject matter of this surah consists of the story of Adam, Iblis, Dhul Qarnain, Gog and Magog. In this surah the believers are also instructed to say Insha Allah for matters pertaining to the future. …show more content…

It is important for a student to learn the etiquettes of acquiring knowledge in order to achieve the maximum benefits of the student teacher relationship. The surah educates that for successful learning and teaching there has to be a sincere relationship between the one who teaches and the one who comes to learn. The teacher must possess the virtue of compassion and knowledge while the student must be patient and obedient. The compassion of the teacher is evident from the fact that Khidr pardoned his student Musa on three occasions. Khidr had set the conditions of the learning before the learning process actually started and he himself abided by those conditions. Nonetheless, Musa broke the conditions by failing to practice patience and demanded that Khidr provides the motives for his actions. Eventually, due to his lack of patience on three different occasions, he was asked to end his spiritual journey with Khidr as he had failed to fulfill the conditions set by

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