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Surah Al-Kahf's first ten verses and Friday recitations (Jumu'ah sunnah)
The first and last ten verses of Surah al-Kahf in Arabic, in English letters and with their meaning, for memorization and Friday recitation.
- 2 texts
- About 2 minutes to recite
- From the Qur'an
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا ۜقَيِّمًا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيدًا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًامَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًاوَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًامَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لِـَٔابَآئِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًافَلَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَسَفًاإِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًاوَإِنَّا لَجَٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًاأَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْكَهْفِ وَٱلرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا۟ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا عَجَبًاإِذْ أَوَى ٱلْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ فِى غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكْرِى وَكَانُوا۟ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَمْعًاأَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ نُزُلًاقُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَٰلًاٱلَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًاأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَآئِهِۦ فَحَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَزْنًاذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِى وَرُسُلِى هُزُوًاإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًاخَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًاقُل لَّوْ كَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ ٱلْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًاقُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَٰلِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدًۢا
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The first ten verses of Surah al-Kahf
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
- 1
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عِوَجَا ۜ
Al‑hamdu lillahi alladhi anzala 'ala 'abdihi al‑kitaba wa lam yaj'al lahu 'iwaja
Praise be to Allah Who hath revealed the Scripture unto His slave, and hath not placed therein any crookedness,
- 2
قَيِّمًا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيدًا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًا
Qayyiman liyundhira ba'san shadidan min ladunhu wa yubashshira al‑mu'minina alladhina ya'maluna as‑salihati anna lahum ajran hasana
(But hath made it) straight, to give warning of stern punishment from Him, and to bring unto the believers who do good works the news that theirs will be a fair reward,
- 3
مَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدًا
Makithina fihi abada
Wherein they will abide for ever;
- 4
وَيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدًا
Wa yundhira alladhina qalu ittakhadha Allahu walada
And to warn those who say: Allah hath chosen a son,
- 5
مَّا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَا لِـَٔابَآئِهِمْ ۚ كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۚ إِن يَقُولُونَ إِلَّا كَذِبًا
Ma lahum bihi min 'ilmin wa la li'aba'ihim kaburat kalimatan takhruju min afwahihim in yaquluna illa kadhiba
(A thing) whereof they have no knowledge, nor (had) their fathers, Dreadful is the word that cometh out of their mouths. They speak naught but a lie.
- 6
فَلَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَسَفًا
Fala'allaka bakhi'un nafsaka 'ala atharihim in lam yu'minu bihadha al‑hadithi asafa
Yet it may be, if they believe not in this statement, that thou (Muhammad) wilt torment thy soul with grief over their footsteps.
- 7
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا
Inna ja'alna ma 'ala al‑ardi zinatan laha linabluwahum ayyuhum ahsanu 'amala
Lo! We have placed all that is on the earth as an ornament thereof that We may try them: which of them is best in conduct.
- 8
وَإِنَّا لَجَٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا
Wa inna laja'iluna ma 'alayha sa'idan juruza
And lo! We shall make all that is thereon a barren mound.
- 9
أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْكَهْفِ وَٱلرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا۟ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا عَجَبًا
Am hasibta anna ashaba al‑kahfi wa ar‑raqimi kanu min ayatina 'ajaba
Or deemest thou that the People of the Cave and the Inscription are a wonder among Our portents?
- 10
إِذْ أَوَى ٱلْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
Idh awa al‑fityatu ila al‑kahfi faqalu Rabbana atina min ladunka rahmatan wa hayyi' lana min amrina rashada
When the young men fled for refuge to the Cave and said: Our Lord! Give us mercy from Thy presence, and shape for us right conduct in our plight.
The last ten verses of Surah al-Kahf
- 101
ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ فِى غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكْرِى وَكَانُوا۟ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَمْعًا
Alladhina kanat a'yunuhum fi ghita'in 'an dhikri wa kanu la yastati'una sam'a
Those whose eyes were hoodwinked from My reminder, and who could not bear to hear.
- 102
أَفَحَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا۟ عِبَادِى مِن دُونِىٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ نُزُلًا
Afahasiba alladhina kafaru an yattakhidhu 'ibadi min duni awliya'a inna a'tadna jahannama lil‑kafirina nuzula
Do the disbelievers reckon that they can choose My bondmen as protecting friends beside Me? Lo! We have prepared hell as a welcome for the disbelievers.
- 103
قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَٰلًا
Qul hal nunabbi'ukum bil‑akhsarina a'mala
Say: Shall We inform you who will be the greatest losers by their works?
- 104
ٱلَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا
Alladhina dalla sa'yuhum fi al‑hayati ad‑dunya wa hum yahsabuna annahum yuhsinuna sun'a
Those whose effort goeth astray in the life of the world, and yet they reckon that they do good work.
- 105
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ وَلِقَآئِهِۦ فَحَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَزْنًا
Ula'ika alladhina kafaru bi'ayati rabbihim wa liqa'ihi fahabitat a'maluhum fala nuqimu lahum yawma al‑qiyamati wazna
Those are they who disbelieve in the revelations of their Lord and in the meeting with Him. Therefor their works are vain, and on the Day of Resurrection We assign no weight to them.
- 106
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِى وَرُسُلِى هُزُوًا
Dhalika jaza'uhum jahannamu bima kafaru wattakhadhu ayati wa rusuli huzuwa
That is their reward: hell, because they disbelieved, and made a jest of Our revelations and Our messengers.
- 107
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا
Inna alladhina amanu wa 'amilu as‑salihati kanat lahum jannatu al‑firdawsi nuzula
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs are the Gardens of Paradise for welcome,
- 108
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا
Khalidina fiha la yabghuna 'anha hiwala
Wherein they will abide, with no desire to be removed from thence.
- 109
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ ٱلْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِّكَلِمَٰتِ رَبِّى لَنَفِدَ ٱلْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَٰتُ رَبِّى وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِۦ مَدَدًا
Qul law kana al‑bahru midadan likalimati rabbi lanafida al‑bahru qabla an tanfada kalimatu rabbi wa law ji'na bimithlihi madada
Say: Though the sea became ink for the Words of my Lord, verily the sea would be used up before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even though We brought the like thereof to help.
- 110
قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ لِقَآءَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَٰلِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَحَدًۢا
Qul innama ana basharun mithlukum yuha ilayya annama ilahukum ilahun wahidun faman kana yarju liqa'a rabbihi falya'mal 'amalan salihan wa la yushrik bi'ibadati rabbihi ahada
Say: I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspireth in me that your Allah is only One Allah. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord.
Text: The Qur'an, Arabic text in the Uthmani script (reading of Hafs from Asim). Meaning: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall, 1930. Copied word for word from the edition named here
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När den reciteras
Many Sunni Muslims recite Surah al-Kahf on Fridays as a recommended devotional practice. Its opening and closing passages are also read and memorized at other times. In the tradition, hadith link these passages with protection from the trial of the Dajjal, the false messiah.
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These passages come from the Qur'an's Surah al-Kahf, whose name means “The Cave.” The surah is generally classified as Meccan. Reports in Sahih Muslim mention memorizing its opening verses, with a variant referring to its closing verses, in connection with the trial of the Dajjal.

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Frågor om Surah Al-Kahf's first ten verses and Friday recitations (Jumu'ah sunnah)
Which passages are included?
The collection contains 2 texts: the first ten verses and the last ten verses of Surah al-Kahf.
How long does recitation take?
The estimated recitation time is about 2 minutes, though pace and pauses will affect the time.
Does Friday recitation mean only these passages?
The Friday recommendation is generally understood to concern the whole of Surah al-Kahf. The opening and closing passages have a distinct association in hadith with the trial of the Dajjal.
What do these passages mean?
The opening praises Allah for revealing the Qur'an and introduces the account of the people of the cave. The closing contrasts disbelief with faith and righteous deeds, and emphasizes sincere worship of Allah.
Which language is the text in?
The Qur'anic text is in Arabic. English letters help readers follow the pronunciation, while the English meaning explains the sense of the verses.


















