Surah Al-Kahf — Verse 12

The Cave · 18:12 · 12/110

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَىُّ ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا۟ أَمَدًا

Thumma baAAathnahum linaAAlama ayyualhizbayni ahsa lima labithoo amada

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Then We woke them so that We could make clear which of the two parties was better able to work out how long they had been there.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And afterward We raised them up that We might know which of the two parties would best calculate the time that they had tarried.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then We roused them, in order to test which of the two parties was best at calculating the term of years they had tarried!

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Thereafter We raised them up, so that We know which of the two groups had better calculated the period in which they remained (sleeping).

Al-Hilali & Khan

Then We raised them up (from their sleep), that We might test which of the two parties was best at calculating the time period that they had tarried.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

and then roused them so that We might see which of the two parties could best tell the length of their stay.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

and then We awakened Christianity was no longer persecuted and had even become the official religion of the Roman Empire. The ancient coin (dating from the reign of Decius) with which the young man wanted to pay for his purchases immediately aroused curiosity; people began to question the stranger, and the story of the Men of the Cave and their miraculous sleep came to light. them: [and We did all this] so that We might mark out [to the world] which of the two points of view showed a better comprehension of the time-span during which they had remained in this state.