Tazkirul Quran (English) · The Cave (Al-Kahf)
Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 18:83–84
The Cave (Al-Kahf)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(83) They will ask you about Dhu’l-Qarnayn. Say, ‘I will give you an account of him.’ (84) We established him in the land, and gave him the means to achieve all things.
Commentary
(b) The literal meaning of ‘Dhu’l Qarnayn’ is ‘possessor of two horns’ i.e. the king whose conquests encompass the further reaches of the world to the east and west. Here, Dhu’l Qarnayn is perhaps a reference to the ancient Iranian King Cyrus, or Khusro, who reigned during the 5th century B.C. He had conquered a major part of the known world of ancient times and was at last killed in a war. He was a just king.