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3. 18:‫سورة‬‫كهف‬
All the material adornments on earth exist
as a trial and test. The trials of remaining
steadfast on Tawhid, wealth, honor, status,
children and abundance in number. The trial
of power: to refrain from material worship,
and to accept the Quranic invitation to
accept Tawhid & akhirah.
Ayah 1-8
Ayah 9-31
Ayah 32-
59
Ayah 60-
82
Ayah 83-102
Ayah 103-110
The story of the
people of the
cave: The test of
one`s emaan.
Solution = Good
companionship and
Migration
The test through wealth: The
parable of two land owners.
Soultion for materialism is to
understand reality of Life
The test through knowledge of the
unseen: The story of Musa and
Khidhr. Solution Patience and
Humility
The test of having
power and
authority: The
story of Dhul
Qarnayn. Solution
is Sincerity
After introducing the Quran, man
is being informed of the purpose of
life.
The rebuttal of
materialism

5.  The properties & Merits of Surah Kahf --- (Hifz First and Last ten
Ayahs, Friday Recitation, Protection from Dajjal) ---- 70,000 angels
bring the Surah at once.
 The cause of Revelation -- Three questions of unbelievers in Makah
 Characteristics of Quran ---- No crookedness, criterion, straight,
protector, warner, tidings
 Exaggeration of devotees -- Ignorance -- Creating partners to Allah
Ruku No 1:

6.  Characteristic of Rasolallah as Daee --- Well wisher (Trying to
save us from fire: Hadith) -- Do we have this sympathy for others?
 Embellishments of this world = Test
 Story of the people of Cave --- Good company is the solution
when faith/ deen is in danger/trial.

7.  Supplication --- Ayah 10 --- Asking for Mercy and guidance ,
rectitude in affairs
 Search for good company(collectivity), sanctuary in cave
(striving), Supplication (Trust on Allah)
 Who are our company ? Our kids company?
‫ا‬ً‫د‬ َ‫ش‬َ‫ر‬ َ‫َن‬ِ‫ر‬ۡ‫م‬َ‫ا‬ ۡ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬‫ـ‬َ‫ل‬ ۡ ِِ‫َّي‬‫ه‬َّ‫و‬ ً‫ة‬َ ۡ‫ۡح‬َ‫ر‬ َ‫ۡك‬‫ن‬َُّ‫َّل‬ ۡ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬ِ‫ت‬ٰ‫ا‬ ۤ‫ا‬َ‫ن‬َّ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬

8.  When the people of Cave selected the way of faith, Allah(SWT)
made their hearts firm , their faith increases and strengthen.
 Gave preference to leaving life of luxury, family, house &
community rather than saying words of Kufr ---- Allah give them
guidance ---- Rukhsah or Azimah
 Ask Allah for His mercy & Allah’s mercy covers them.
 Allah’s almightiness ----- Putting them to sleep for centuries.
 Whoever resolute on guidance, Allah made the way easy for them.
Ruku No 2:

9.  Long, continuous sleep, changing sides on right and left,
eyes open during sleep, no direct sunlight on the cave, dog
sitting at entrance, an awe for over looker - All super natural
arrangements from Allah(SWT)
 The quarrels about life after death at that time when they
wake up from sleep.
 Center of Quran ---- ۡۡ‫ف‬َّ‫ط‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ي‬ۡ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬ ----- Must be polite and cautious -
-- Islam is Deen e Fitrat and Ummat is Ummat e Wast.
Ruku No 3:

10.  Building mosques and shrines over grave --- Polytheist tradition
--- Forbiddance in Hadith
 Avoid long drawn unnecessary argumentations(waste of time
and energy, danger of mutual bickering) --- Satan’s way ---
Number of people or how much they slept --- We are also fond
of religious argumentations and become critiques.
• Calling to
Allah
• Remembering
Here After
Survival
from
Fitna of
Dajjal

11.  Saying Inshallah on doing something in future or when
promising --- Don’t use it as shield.
 No compromise b/w Truth and Falsehood on give and take
basis -- No change in Allah’s words
Ruku No 4:

12.  Three instructions for safety and protection at time of Fitna:
 Attachment with good company – who are busy in His
remembrance, seeking His pleasure – but avoid company of
those who are negligent of Allah’s remembrance and follow their
lusts and desires and break all limits --- Treatment / medicine with
precautions
 Dawa --- Proclaim the truth --- convey the message
 Be connected with Quran at all times.
 Hope and fear --- Admonition and motivation --- Hell & Paradise.
HopeFear

13. ‫سورة‬‫الكهف‬
The Quranic word which is at the exact
center of Mushaf --- ‫,ل‬ ‫,ط‬ ‫ف‬
Gentleness, ease, Subtle, reward, gift,
diplomacy, provident
‫یتلطف‬‫ل‬‫و‬‫لکھف‬‫ا‬19
• You shall recite what is revealed to you of your Lord's
scripture. (Surah Kahf : 27)
Connection
with Quran
• You shall force yourself to be with those who worship their
Lord day & night, seeking Him alone.(Surah Kahf : 28)
Good
company
• Proclaim: "This is the truth from your Lord," then
whoever wills let him believe, and whoever wills let
him disbelieve (Surah Kahf : 29)
Dawah
Out reach
Action plan in time of Fitna

14.  Story of two gardens --- Comparison between poor believer &
rich unbeliever.
 Trials of wealth and children ---- Reality of life and lasting for
brief time
 Prosperity in this life is not surety of Allah’s pleasure. Similarly
adversity is not wrath. Be patient at hardships and thankful at
abundance.
 Saying Mashallah for Allah’s blessings for being Thankful - Every
skill and blessing is Allah’s blessedness.
Ruku No 5:

15.  Punishment of arrogance and pride --- gardens were destroyed
& resentfulness on attitude
 Don’t be mean to others or treat them as they are of lesser
status – Use skills, wealth, time, children and time in proper use.
 How the poor beliver was sincere to his friend and doing dawa

16.  Transient pleasures of this world -- Example of vegetation(spring
& fall) --- Human life( childhood, adolescence, old age and
death)
 Fitna of Wealth and children --- Solution is Remembrance of
Hereafter and knowing the reality of life, remembrance of Allah
 Ever lasting virtues -- ُۡ‫ت‬ ٰ‫ح‬ِ‫ل‬ّٰ‫ص‬‫ۡال‬ُ‫ت‬ٰ‫ي‬ِ‫ق‬ٰ‫ب‬ۡ‫ال‬ َ‫و‬ - Embellishment of Hereafter -
How we can collect them?
 Scene from the day of judgment --- A record to include all affairs
big or small
• Calling to Allah
• Remembering
Here After
Survival
from
Fitna of
Dajjal
Ruku No 6:

17.  Glorifying Allah SWT --- DAWA according to the Sunnah
 Story of Companions of Cave ---- Pray for guidance &
steadfastness.
 The story of the companions of cave ---- leave whatever is
the outside of your sphere of knowledge to Allah.
 The struggle to seek Allah’s pleasure or Heedlessness ----
Avoid bad companionship and maintaining good.
 Story of the two gardens - every blessing is from Allah and
temporary , attitude of gratitude.
 Higher Values ​​- Worries for collecting Everlasting virtues
Action Items Ruku 1-6

18.  Trial of religion, wealth & children is discussed, then in the middle
the story of Iblis, one who pulls the strings of fitna, our enemy.
 Crime of Iblis -- Disobedience of Allah(SWT), arrogance &
rejecting Allah’s commands
 Admonition to human’s to only obey Allah and keep away from
deviation and be aware of seductions of Satan and his followers.
 Enmity between polytheist and their idols at the day of judgment.
Ruku No 7:

19.  Contentious /quarrelsome nature of humans --- Using Allah’s
will or destiny as an excuse
 Accepting guidance = believing = repentance
 Attitude of unbelievers toward messenger and message ----
ridiculous arguments, quarrels, effort to put Truth down,
stubbornness and non seriousness
Ruku No 8:

20.  Story of Musa(AS) and Khidhr.
 Unlimited knowledge of Allah -- Human knowledge is limited
 Why Musa felt tired? - going beyond your destination - Check
ourselves Why we are always tired?
 Three incidents and their Hikma(wisdom) --- boat, the boy
and the wall
Ruku No 9:

21.  Etiquettes of acquiring knowledge and respect to teachers.
 Seeming/apparent aspect of events are mostly different than reality.
Everything works under Allah’s will ---- Khidr did everything
according to Divine commandments.
 The benefits of the righteousness of parents reaches children and
their children.
Ruku No 10:

22.  Our knowledge is limited, we cannot understand wisdom behind
all what Allah wills.
 Allah is All wise and Almighty --- Wisdom behind all His wills
 Fitna of knowledge --- Protection is Humility
 Be happy with your fate ---- Good can come out of bad and bad
out of good.
 Importance of patience & determination in establishment of Deen.

23.  Story of Dhu al- Qarnayn
 Trial of authority --- Solution is sincerity & remembrance of Hereafter
 Using Allah’s blessing and resources in proper way.
 Dhu al Qarnayn used his resources to help people, spreading good &
justice.
Ruku No 11:

24.  What kind of resources we have and how we can spent them?
 Gog and Maggog --- Building wall/dam and then thanking
Allah(SWT) for the accomplishment.
 Able to put to work the strength of a people who could hardly
understand a word.
 Remembrance of Hereafter ---- using the opportunity to do dawa
 Escape of Gog and Maggog at end of times.(Hadith)

25.  Efforts of unbelievers will not be weighed at day of judgment.
 Show off --- Shirk
 Memorize last three Ayahs.
 The marvelous works, the excellences and the wonders of Allah’s
Power and Wisdom.
Ruku No 12:

28.  Consequence of disobedience --- Always consciously try not
to fall outside the realm of obedience
 Laxity to sinners --- listen, remember, & practice the Quranic advice.
 Story of Musa & Khizr --- Patience for seeking Knowledge
 Story of Musa & Khizr --- Wait for the appropriate time to finish everything.
 Story of Musa & Khizr --- Reflect on the wisdom of events, the happiness
and misery both are Allah’s mercy.
 Story of Zulqarnain --- Invest your resources for humanity with sincerity
 Islamic Measure of Good and evil --- Avoidance of actions going wasted ,
avoid Riya(Show off)
Action Items Ruku 7-12

29. Let's evaluate our selves
Am I sure? Yes No mostly to some
extent
My heart is satisfied with the friendship of those who call
Allah in the morning and night.
I don’t follow any negligent person.
I follow those who follow their desires.
I don’t obey those who break all limits.
I consider wealth and children as trial/Fitna.
I consider the pursuit of knowledge necessary to
increase my faith.
I look forward to the appropriate time to ask
academic questions.
I forgive the wrongdoings which are unconscious and
forgetfully.
I try to practice religion according to my own desires.
I evaluate my behavior with my intellect and with my friends
I have a strict attitude toward blasphemers

30. The inter connectivity of Surahs (1-10)
Surah Al Fatiha – 1
Knowledge + Action = Guidance
Surah Al Baqarah - 2 Change of leadership,
witness onto mankind. Act upon shariah w/
knowledge to avoid Allahs wrath.
Surah Al Imran-3 Christians went astray.
Attain knowledge + obedience. Importance
of being a collective ummah
Surah An Nissa - 4 Guidance on becoming a
COLLECTIVE UMMAH. Collective ummah
needs strong family units. Beware of hypocrisy,
Authority and status of Rasolallah SAW.
Surah Al Maidah - 5 Legal teachings are
the basis of the STATE Case against
SHIRK in SHARIAH
Surah Al Anfal - 8 The philosophy of
JIHAAD. INDIRECT DESTRUCTION
via Jihad of Muslims.
Surah Taubah- 9 Guidance on
practical JIHAAD with Mushrikeen,
the people of Book and Hypocrites.
Surah Younus - 10 Prerequisites for
JIHAAD: Provide and debate MANIFEST
PROOF and invite to the truth.
Surah Al Anaam - 6 Examine shirk in
Shariah. Love & Blessings of Allah SWT
Surah Al Aaraf-7 Six Stories of the
DIRECT DESTRUCTION OF NATIONS
(WARNING TO QURAYSH)

31. Surah Younus - 10 Prerequisites for
JIHAAD: Provide and debate MANIFEST
PROOF and invite to the truth.
Surah Hud - 11 The topic of WARNING nations
by reflecting on the history of nations is
emphasized. Invitation to repent & be steadfast.
Surah Yusuf - 12 GLAD TIDINGS after hardship
is emphasized. Yusuf invited to tawhid which is
the TRUTH while shirk is FALSEHOOD.
Surah Rad - 13 The difference
between tawhid and shirk (TRUTH &
FALSEHOOD) has been made clear
through natural and rational proofs.
Surah Ibrahim – 14 Tawhid has strong
roots in human fitrah, beneficial to
humanity & it gives steadfastness to
believers Here & Hereafter.
Surah Hijr - 15 Criminal elites of
the society rejected and
ridiculed the Tawhid, followed
Iblis and were destroyed.
Surah Nahl – 16 Comparison
of arrogant leaders of
disbelievers and Muslim
leadership. Merits of migration
Surah Bani Israel – 17 Glad
tidings of Islamic state in
Medina, Basic principles for
foundation of Just Islamic state.
Surah Kahf – 18 Tests &
trials in way of establishing
just society. Trials of Eman,
wealth, knowledge & power.
Strive for excelled actions with
sincerity towards our creator.
TheinterconnectivityofSurahs(10-18)