What does Quran 18:89 mean?

Quran 18:89 (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 89) translates to: "Then he followed a way"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 18:89 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), the 18th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 18:89?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 18:89?

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

What topics does Quran 18:89 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Dhul-Qarnayn, Leadership and Authority, Community Responsibility.

Ayah 88

وَأَمَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا فَلَهُۥ ج...

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Ayah 90

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا...

ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا

Summa atba'a sababaa

Then he followed a way

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29 ayahs in Al-Kahf are strongly about lessons from past peoples.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples18:86Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it [as if] setting in a spring of dark mud, and he found near it a people. Allah said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn,Next on Lessons from past peoples →18:93Until, when he reached [a pass] between two mountains, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand [his] speech.

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Then he followed a way towards the east

then they would follow him (ﷺ)

Sahih Muslim #1027Abdullah b. Abbas reported that he came riding on a donkey, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was leading the people in prayer at Mina on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage and (the narrator) reported:Sahih

The donkey passed in front of the row and then he got down from it And joined the row along with the people.

Sunan Ibn Majah #2695It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came and performed Tawaf around the House seven times, then he prayed two Rak’ahs. Waki’ said:Hasan

“Meaning, at the Maqam,* then he went out to Safa.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #529Al-Bara bin Azib narrated:Da'if

(Another route for the same chain) similar in meaning.

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