Al-Kashshaf on Al-Kahf 18:107

Surah Al-Kahf 18:107

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ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ

Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - they will have the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging,

Al-Kahf: (107) "Indeed, those who have believed..."

"A place of descent" (ḥawlan): It means transformation/shifting. It is said: "He shifted (ḥāla) from his place," just as you would say, "Her love returned (ʿāda) to me."

It means: There is no place beyond it to which their souls might yearn, nor any place more encompassing of their purposes and desires. This is the ultimate description, for a human being in this world—no matter what bliss they are in—is always casting their gaze toward something higher.

It is also permissible that it intends the negation of shifting and the affirmation of eternity.

(109) "Say, 'If the sea were ink for the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement.'"

Tafsir of Al-Kahf 18:107

Al-Kashshaf

Al-Kahf: (107) "Indeed, those who have believed..."

(109) "Say, 'If the sea were ink for the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement.'"