Quran 18:97

Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 97

Verse 97 of 110 in Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف), chapter 18 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَمَا ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا

EnglishSaheeh International
So they [i.e., Gog and Magog] were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
எனவே, (யஃஜூஜ், மஃஜூஜ் கூட்டத்தார்) அதன் மீது ஏறவும் சக்தி பெறவில்லை, அதில் துவாரமிடவும் அவர்கள் சக்தி பெறவில்லை.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
එවිට ඉන් බැහැර වන්නට (යඃජූජ් මඃජූජ් වන) ඔවුහු ශක්තිය නො දැරූහ. තවද එයට සිදුරක් කරන්නට ද ඔවුහු ශක්තිය නො දැරූහ.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
پس تو ان میں اس دیوار کے اوپر چڑھنے کی طاقت تھی اور نہ ان میں کوئی سوراخ کر سکتے تھے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
それでかれら(外敵)は,それに登ることも出来ず,またそれに穴を掘ることも出来なかった。
ChineseMa Jian
他们就不能攀登,也不能凿孔。

Tafsir of 18:97

The Barrier restrains Them, but It will be breached when the Hour draws nigh Allah tells us that Ya'juj and Ma'juj could not climb over the barrier or penetrate its lower portion. Varying forms of the verb are used here in the Arabic text to reflect the difficulty of the action referred to. فَمَا اسْطَعُواْ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَعُواْ لَهُ نَقْبًا (So they (Ya'juj and Ma'juj) could not scale it or dig through it.) This indicates that they could not penetrate it or dig through it. Imam Ahmad recorded that Zaynab bint Jahsh, the wife of the Prophet said, "The Prophet woke from sleep, and he was red in the face. He said, «لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَبِ مِنْ شَرَ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ فُتِحَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ رَدْمِ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مِثْلُ هَذَا» (La ilaha illallah! Woe to the Arabs from the evil that has approached (them). Today a hole has been opened in the barrier of Ya'juj and Ma'juj like this.) and he made a circle with his index finger and thumb.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 18:97 — Surah Al-Kahf Verse 97