قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ ۚ فَٱرْتَدَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًۭا
Qaala zaalika maa kunnaa nabgh; fartaddaa 'alaa aasaari him maa qasasaa
[Moses] said, "That is what we were seeking." So they returned, following their footprints.
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Lessons from past peoples
18:64Ayah 1110
29 ayahs in Al-Kahf are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.
← Previous on Lessons from past peoples18:63He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it.Next on Lessons from past peoples →18:74So they set out, until when they met a boy, al-Khidh r killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul?
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Said he Moses ‘That namely our losing the fish is what we have been seeking!’ what we have been after for it is a sign for us of the presence of the one whom we seek. So they turned back retracing their footsteps until they reached the rock.
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I heard Anas b. Malik say: We went out for Pilgrimage from Medina. The rest is the same.
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