Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 18:63–65
The Cave (Al-Kahf)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(63) He replied, ‘Did you see when we were resting by the rock, that I forgot the fish? Satan made me forget it, so I did not mention it. It made its way to the sea in a miraculous way!’ (64) Moses said, ‘That is just what we were looking for.’ So they went back the way they had come, (65) and they found one of Our servants to whom We had granted Our mercy and had given a knowledge from Ourself.
Commentary
(a) Moses was told about a further sign, i.e. that when he reached the required destination, the fish kept for eating would go down into the water in a peculiar manner. And at a certain place this was exactly what happened. But the fish was with the disciple and he could not for some reason inform Moses about this incident. After proceeding a little further, Moses came to know of this incident. He immediately returned to that place and found Khidr there, the person for whom he had undertaken such a long journey.