Surah Al-Kahf 18:11 — translation and meaning
الكهف · Verse 11 / 110 · Page 294
فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَى آذَانِهِمْ فِي الْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا
Word by Word
فَضَرَبْنَا
fadarabna
So We cast
عَلَى
ala
over
آذَانِهِمْ
adhanihim
their ears
فِي
fi
in
الْكَهْفِ
al-kahfi
the cave
سِنِينَ
sinina
years
عَدَدًا
adadan
a number
Transliteration
Fadarabnaa 'alaaa aazaanihim fil Kahfi seneena 'adadaa
Translation
So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Then after they went and took refuge in the cave, I put a barrier on their ears from hearing, and I put them to sleep for many years.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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