What does Quran 18:11 mean?

Quran 18:11 (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 11) translates to: "So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 18:11 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), the 18th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 15.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Protection, Historical Figures, Divine Will, Miracles, Tawhid.

فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ فِى ٱلْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًۭا

Fadarabnaa 'alaaa aazaanihim fil Kahfi seneena 'adadaa

So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.

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Lessons from past peoples

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29 ayahs in Al-Kahf are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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So We smote their ears that is We made them sleep in the Cave for several years for a fixed number of years.

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