Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 3·Makkī

3

فِيهِ ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

In which they will remain forever

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 2 roots in 2 of 3 words

Rarest here: م-ك-ث — 7× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

3 words · 12 letters · āyah 3 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 15:38 · Al-Hijrvery close

    إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْوَقْتِ ٱلْمَعْلُومِ

    Until the Day of the time well-known."

  • Quran 33:71 · Al-Ahzaabvery close

    يُصْلِحْ لَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَمَن يُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا

    He will [then] amend for you your deeds and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a great attainment.

  • Quran 37:101 · As-Saaffaatvery close

    فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٍ

    So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.

  • Quran 22:10 · Al-Hajjclose

    ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاكَ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ

    "That is for what your hands have put forth and because Allah is not ever unjust to [His] servants."

  • Quran 45:8 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    يَسْمَعُ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

    Who hears the verses of Allah recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.

  • Quran 26:90 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

    And Paradise will be brought near [that Day] to the righteous.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:3 include Quran 15:38 (Surah Al-Hijr), Quran 33:71 (Surah Al-Ahzaab), Quran 37:101 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 22:10 (Surah Al-Hajj). For example, 15:38 reads: “Until the Day of the time well-known."” 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 18:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:3 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “In which they will remain forever”

Which surah is verse 18:3 in?

Quran 18:3 is āyah 3 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 18:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.