Learnings from "Surah Kahaf (The Cave)"

Some points which i've learnt from this Surah & wana share it with you.

1.First of all Allah Almighty says:There is not a single mistake in the Quran Majeed.

2.This world is nothing more than a place for enjoyment. It’ll be finished soon and nothing will be remained Except your good deeds. This is because He (Allah) wants to check the people who’d forget his Lord because of the beauty of this world. {We have placed all that is in the earth as an ornament thereof that we may try them: Which of them is best in conduct. And we shall make all that is therein a barren mound (18: 7-8)}.

3.Then there is a story of Ashab-e-Kahaf (the people who took refuge in cave, by the order of Allah Almighty). This is to show that when we have complete faith on Allah Almighty and give ourselves in the refuge of Allah. He’ll surely help us, protect us and will never let down your faith.

4.Next, Allah is advising us that we should not say that I’ll do this or that without saying InshahAllah (if Allah wants). {And say not of anything: I shall do that tomorrow except Allah wills. And remember your Lord when you forget and say: it may be that my Lord guides me to a nearer way of truth than this (18: 23- 24)}.

5.Next, {in verses 27-28 (not mentioning verses)} whoever follow his/her Nafs will destroyed his/herself. His/her Nafs (desires) always tries to move him/her on wrong path. So Allah (SWT) advised us to follow those people who loves Allah and bow before Him & avoid those persons who follow their Nafs and destroy their lives.

6.In 4th raku you will find that we should not be proud of any thing which we have and not so much involved in these unworthy things that we may forget our Lord and start worship of these things… these worldly things have no importance.

7.On the Day of Judgment, when the deeds of the people will be brought in front of them, the people will be surprised to see their Amaal Nama. The person who has done wrong things will be cursing himself and find no way to escape. On this day everybody will get his/her reward or punishment for the things which he or she has done in the world.

8.We should not make Satan our friend. We should keep Allah as our friend.

9.In the story of Hazrat Mosa (A.S) and Hazrat Khizar (A.S), there is a great lesson for us that We should have Patience in any condition because there is always something secret in it. The secret which is good for us and only Allah knows about this secret. What we have to do is just Trust on Allah and have patience.

10.In the end Allah is showing a clear cut way to meet Him. {And whoever expects to meet his Lord, let his do righteous deeds, and make none partner of the worship due to his Lord (18: 110 part)}. Allah is saying whoever wants to meet Me, just do good things and Don’t worship anyone Except Me (Allah).

~ Farah Saleem