The Quran

سورة الکهف

Surah Al-Kahf 18:25

The Place of Refuge · Verse 25 of 110

وَلَبِثُوا فِي كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ مِائَةٍ سِنِينَ وَازْدَادُوا تِسْعًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

And they (- the early Christians) stayed in this Place of Refuge three hundred years and extended (their stay) another nine (years).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So they stayed in their Cave three hundred years, and (some) add nine (more)

Ahmed Ali

(It is said) they stayed in the cave three hundred years and nine.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And they stayed in their Cave three hundred (solar) years, and added nine (for lunar years).

Daryabadi

And they tarried in their cave three hundred years and added nine.

Faridul Haque

And they stayed in their Cave for three hundred years * and nine more *. (* 300 according to the Solar calendar and 309 according to the Lunar calendar.)

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they remained in their cave three hundred years, and they add nine.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And they stayed in their Cave three hundred years and to that they added nine.

Muhammad Asad

AND [some people assert], "They remained in their cave three hundred years"; and some have added nine [to that number].

Muhammad Musin Khan

And they stayed in their Cave three hundred (solar) years, and add nine (for lunar years).

Muhammad Pickthall

And (it is said) they tarried in their Cave three hundred years and add nine.

Muhammad Sarwar

They, in fact, stayed in the cave for three hundred plus nine further years.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And they remained in their cave three hundred years and (some) add (another) nine.

Rashad Khalifa

They stayed in their cave three hundred years, increased by nine.

Shabbir Ahmed

And (some people assert that) they lived in the Cave for three hundred years and some have added nine (to that number).

Commentary 18:25 The verse further elaborates on the situation of the early Christians. The Christians were weak in the beginning and had to hide for three centuries. It…

وَلَبِثُوا فِي كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ مِائَةٍ سِنِينَ وَازْدَادُوا تِسْعًا

18:25 The verse further elaborates on the situation of the early Christians. The Christians were weak in the beginning and had to hide for three centuries. It was after this period that Christianity emerged as a state religion.