Translation of the meanings Ayah 22 Surah Al-Kahf - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 22

سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَٰثَةٞ رَّابِعُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمۡسَةٞ سَادِسُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡ رَجۡمَۢا بِٱلۡغَيۡبِۖ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبۡعَةٞ وَثَامِنُهُمۡ كَلۡبُهُمۡۚ قُل رَّبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا يَعۡلَمُهُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلٞۗ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيهِمۡ إِلَّا مِرَآءٗ ظَٰهِرٗا وَلَا تَسۡتَفۡتِ فِيهِم مِّنۡهُمۡ أَحَدٗا

22. (Some) will say: (They were) three, the fourth of them being their dog, and (others) say: "Five, the sixth of them being their dog," guessing at the unseen. And (yet others) say: "Seven, and the eighth of them is their dog." Say: "My Lord (Allāh) knows best their number, no one knows them except a few; so debate not (about their number) except with the clear proof. And do not consult any of them (of the followers of the past Scripture) about the people of the cave (the seven sleepers of Ephesus)."