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Surah Al-Kahf
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Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف) is Surah 18 of the Quran — The Cave, 110 verses, meccan. UK Prayer Times provides the Arabic text, transliteration and English translation for each verse.
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الكهف
The Cave · 110 verses · Meccan
Surah al-Kahf is the 18th surah of the Qur'an and is famously recited every Friday. It contains four powerful stories — the People of the Cave, the Owner of the Two Gardens, Musa and al-Khidr, and Dhul-Qarnayn — each addressing one of life's four great trials: faith, wealth, knowledge and power.
Virtues & Benefits
- Whoever recites it on Friday will have a light from his feet to the heavens (al-Hakim, sahih).
- Memorising its first or last ten verses protects from the Dajjal (Sahih Muslim 809).
- Builds resilience against the four great fitnahs of human life.
When to read
- Every Friday (from Maghrib on Thursday to Maghrib on Friday).
- Memorising the first ten and last ten verses for protection from the trials of the Dajjal.
- When facing trials of faith, wealth, knowledge or power — its four stories speak to each.