Surah Al-Kahf · Ayah 80·Makkī

80

وَأَمَّا أَن ﴿٨٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.

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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 · 8 roots in 8 of 10 words

Rarest here: ر-ه-ق — 10× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 13 points across 5 rule families

  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)3
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

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

Shape

10 words · 49 letters · āyah 80 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 19:13 · Maryamclose

    وَحَنَانًا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَزَكَوٰةً وَكَانَ تَقِيًّا

    And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allah

  • Quran 79:40 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ

    But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,

  • Quran 51:28 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ

    And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

  • Quran 43:54 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    فَٱسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ

    So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allah].

  • Quran 43:24 · Az-Zukhrufclose

    قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

    [Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are…

  • Quran 18:13 · Al-Kahfclose

    نَّحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنَٰهُمْ هُدًى

    It is We who relate to you, [O Muhammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Qalam 68:312 shared roots

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

    ط-غ-يك-و-ن

  • Maryam 19:202 shared roots

    قَالَتْ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لِى غُلَٰمٌ وَلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِى بَشَرٌ وَلَمْ أَكُ بَغِيًّا

    غ-ل-مك-و-ن

  • Al-Jinn 72:132 shared roots

    وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ فَمَن يُؤْمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسًا وَلَا رَهَقًا

    ر-ه-قأ-م-ن

  • An-Najm 53:522 shared roots

    وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ

    ط-غ-يك-و-ن

  • Al-Jinn 72:62 shared roots

    وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا

    ر-ه-قك-و-ن

  • As-Saaffaat 37:302 shared roots

    وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَٰغِينَ

    ط-غ-يك-و-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 18:80?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 18:80 include Quran 19:13 (Surah Maryam), Quran 79:40 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 51:28 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat), and Quran 43:54 (Surah Az-Zukhruf). For example, 19:13 reads: “And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allah” 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 18:80 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 18:80 (Surah Al-Kahf, The Cave) reads: “And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.”

Which surah is verse 18:80 in?

Quran 18:80 is āyah 80 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 18:80?

Tartīl presents Quran 18:80 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.