Surah Al-Kahf 18:98 — translation and meaning

الكهف · Verse 98 / 110 · Page 304

ۖ ۖ قَالَ هَذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّي فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّي جَعَلَهُ دَكَّاءَ وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّي حَقًّا

Word by Word

ۖ
ۖ
قَالَ
qala
He said
هَذَا
hadha
This
رَحْمَةٌ
rahmatun
(is) a mercy
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
But when
جَاءَ
jaa
comes
وَعْدُ
wa'du
(the) Promise
رَبِّي
rabbi
(of) my Lord
جَعَلَهُ
ja'alahu
He will make it
دَكَّاءَ
dakkaa
level
وَكَانَ
wakana
And is
وَعْدُ
wa'du
(the) Promise
رَبِّي
rabbi
(of) my Lord
حَقًّا
haqqan
true

Transliteration

Qaala haaza rahmatummir Rabbee fa izaa jaaa'a wa'du Rabbee ja'alahoo dakkaaa'a; wa kaana; wa du Rabbee haqqaa

Translation

[Dhul-Qarnayn] said, "This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it level, and ever is the promise of my Lord true."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Dhu’l-Qarnayn said: “This barrier is a mercy from my Lord. It will come between Gog and Magog and causing corruption on earth, and it will stop them from it. Then when the time which Allah has appointed for their release comes before the Final Hour, He will level it to the ground. And the promise of Allah to level it to the ground and to release Gog and Magog is established and will not be broken”.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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