Surah Al-Kahf 18:83
ﳐ ﳑ ﳒ ﳓ ﳔ ﳕ ﳖ ﳗ ﳘ ﳙ
And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, "I will recite to you about him a report."
Tafsir of Al-Kahf 18:83
Tafsir
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 18:83
The Story of Dhul-Qarnayn Allah says to His Prophet,
ويسٲلونك
And they ask you, (O Muhammad),
عن ذي القرنين
about Dhul-Qarnayn. i.e., about his story. We have already mentioned how the disbelievers of Makkah sent word to the People of the Book and asked them for some information with which they could test the Prophet. They (the People of the Book) said, `Ask him about a man who traveled extensively throughout the earth, and about some young men who nobody knows what they did, and about the Ruh (the soul),' then Surah Al-Kahf was revealed.
قل سٲتلو عليكم منه ذكرا
Say: "I shall recite to you something of his story.'' Dhul-Qarnayn had great Power Allah tells,