Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 83·Makkī

83

عَن ذِى عَلَيْكُم مِّنْهُ ﴿٨٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, "I will recite to you about him a report."

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 5 roots in 5 of 9 words

Recitation · 10 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Idghām shafawī1
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

9 words · 39 letters · āyah 83 of 110

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 87:6 · Al-A'laaclose

    سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ

    We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,

  • Quran 23:87 · Al-Muminoonclose

    سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

    They will say, "[They belong] to Allah." Say, "Then will you not fear Him?"

  • Quran 3:61 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِيهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْا۟ نَدْعُ أَبْنَآءَنَا وَأَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَنِسَآءَنَا وَنِسَآءَكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وَأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

    Then whoever argues with you about it after [this] knowledge has come to you - say, "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves…

  • Quran 12:3 · Yusufclose

    نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْقَصَصِ بِمَآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلْغَٰفِلِينَ

    We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur'an although you were, before it, among the unaware.

  • Quran 10:38 · Yunusclose

    أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    Or do they say [about the Prophet], "He invented it?" Say, "Then bring forth a surah like it and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allah, if you should be…

  • Quran 9:65 · At-Tawbaclose

    وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ قُلْ أَبِٱللَّهِ وَءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَرَسُولِهِۦ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We were only conversing and playing." Say, "Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?"

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:83?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:83 include Quran 87:6 (Surah Al-A'laa), Quran 23:87 (Surah Al-Muminoon), Quran 3:61 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), and Quran 12:3 (Surah Yusuf). For example, 87:6 reads: “We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 18:83 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:83 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, "I will recite to you about him a report."”

Which surah is verse 18:83 in?

Quran 18:83 is āyah 83 of Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 110 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 18:83?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:83 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.