Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Kahf, Ayah 36

Al-Kahf · Ayah 36 · View Ayah
وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةًۭ وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًۭا
And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return."

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(I think not that the Hour will ever come) will ever take place, (and if indeed I am brought back unto my Lord) as you claim (I surely shall find better than this) garden (as a resort) as a returning place.

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Moreover I do not think that the Hour will ever come; and even if I am indeed returned to my Lord in the Hereafter according to your claim I shall surely find better than this as a resort’ as a place of return.

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