WHY SHOULD WE READ SURAT AL-KAHF EVERY FRIDAY

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We have been asked to recite 'Surat Al- Kahf (#18) every Friday... right ? 

Now, have you ever wondered why PROPHET~ (SalAllahu `Alleihi-Wasallam) 

 asked us to recite Surat Al-Kahf every Friday...?Or is there any preference for this Surah 

over the rest of the 113 Surahs ? What is the benefit of reciting this weekly?

Let's See The Benefits... 'In Shaa Allah'.

First of all, in this Surah Allah gives us 4 different, but VERY INTERESTING stories !

Let's explore each along with the lessons we get from each of them....

#1/~ 'The People of the Cave'.

It’s the story of young men who lived in a disbelieving town, so they decide to migrate for the sake of Allah and run away. 

Allah rewards them with mercy in the cave and protection from the elements of nature.

The Lesson of this story is the 'Trial of Faith'{!}.

#2/~ 'The owner of Two Gardens'.

A story of a man whom Allah blessed with two beautiful gardens, but the man forgot to thank the One who blessed him with everything and he even dared to doubt Allah regarding the afterlife. So his garden was destroyed... he regretted it, but was too late and his regret did not benefit him.

 Lesson of this story: 'Trial of Wealth'{!}.

# 3/~'Musa (Alais Salam) and Khidr (Alais Salam)'.

When Musa (Alais Salam) was asked “Who is the most knowledgeable of the people of Earth?” Musa (Alais Salam) said that it was him as he assumed he was the only prophet on Earth at the time. But Allah revealed to him that there was someone who knew more than him about certain things. Musa (Alais Salam) traveled looking for him and learned how divine wisdom can sometimes be hidden in matters which we perceive as bad.

The Lesson of this story: 'Trial of knowledge' {!}

And now to the FINAL one,which is somewhat global...

#4/~ 'Dhul  Qarnyne'.

Allah mentions the story of a great King who 

was given knowledge and power travelling the world helping people and spreading all that was  good, he was able to overcome the problem of 

'Yajooj-Majooj' by building a massive dam with the help of people whom he could not even understand...!

Lesson of this story: 'Trial of Power' {!}

ALLAH relates  4 different stories relating to 

4 different kinds of trials that we pass through  in our day to day lives {!}

Let's have a look through 'Hadiths' to learn more about this Surah...In many 'Hadiths'...

PROPHET~ (SalAllahu`Alleihi Wasallam) mentions that the one who reads and memorises verses of Surat Al Kahf will be protected from the trials of the 'Dajjal' {!}

Now... why this Surah {?}

What is the relation between SURAT ALKAHF and DAJJAL ?

 The Answer is simple...Dajjal will appear before the Day of Judgement with Four (4) Trials...{!}

#1/~ he will ask people to worship him  and not Allah:

 Trial of Faith !

#2/~ he will be given powers to start/stop rain and tempt people with his wealth: 

Trial of Wealth !

#3/~ he will tempt people with knowledge and news he gives them: 

Trial of Knowledge !

#4/~ he will control huge parts of the Earth: 

 A Trial of Power !{'Subhan Allah'}

 Courtesy:Sister Yasmin

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