Surah Al-Kahf Ayat 12 (18:12) with Urdu & English Translation

Ayat 12 of Surah Al-Kahf (الكهف), the 18th surah of the Holy Qur'an, which has 110 verses and was revealed in Makkah. Read this verse below in Arabic with Roman transliteration, English translation (Saheeh International) and Urdu translation (Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry), and listen to the recitation by Mishary Rashid Alafasy.

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَىُّ ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا۟ أَمَدًۭا ﴿12﴾

Summa ba'asnaahum lina'lama ayyul hizbaini ahsaa limaa labisooo amadaa

18:12. Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.

پھر ان کو جگا اُٹھایا تاکہ معلوم کریں کہ جتنی مدّت وہ (غار میں) رہے دونوں جماعتوں میں سے اس کی مقدار کس کو خوب یاد ہے

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). English translation: Saheeh International. Urdu translation: Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.