SurahalKahfisthe18thSurahofQuranandittellsthestoryofthebelieversinancienttimewhowhenreceivedthemessageofTruthacceptedit.However,theyweretofaceretaliationfromthesocietytheylivedinandhencethefleefromthecityandfoundprotectioninacavewhereAllahAlmightygavethemsleepthatlastedforcenturiesandtillthentheirwholecityhadconvertedintobelievers.
ThisSurahgivesthemessagethatthosewhobelieveinAllahandaskforprotectionfromHim,Hegivesthemthebestprotectionthelikesofwhichtheworldhasneverseen.Besidesthisilluminatingmessage,theSurahalsocomeswithavarietyofvirtuesasdescribedinthehadithofProphetMuhammad.Thelinesbelowdiscussthosevirtues.
“WhoeverreadsSurahalKahfonthedayofJummahwillhavealightthatwillshinefromhimfromoneFridaytothenext.”(al-Jaami)
Therefore,onFridaynight,aMuslimmustfindtimetositdownandreadSurahalKahfandbecomeoneoftheblessedones.
ProphetMuhammad(SalAllahoAlehiWasallam)said:
“OnewhomemorizedthefirsttenversesofSurahalKahfwillbesecureagainsttheDajjal(Anti-Christ).”(Muslim)