Al-Kahf

"Kahf" redirects here. For the Arabic word, see wikt:كهف. For the poet, see Mohja Kahf.
Surah 18 of the Quran
الكهف‎
Al-Kahf
The Cave
ClassificationMeccan
PositionJuzʼ 15 to 16
No. of verses110
No. of Rukus12
No. of words1583
No. of letters6425
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Heading for Surah Al-Kahf. From the Qur'an copied by Ruzbihan Muhammad al-Shirazi. Shiraz, c. 1550. Chester Beatty Library.
Surah Al-Kahf copied by Ottoman calligrapher Kadı Mahmud Efendi (d. 1575). Muhaqqaq, thuluth and reqa script. Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Central illumination of the Royal Terengganu Quran dated 1871. According to Malay tradition Al-Kahf verse 19 is accepted as the centre word of the Qur'an and Malay Qur'ans are often decorated in this place.[1] Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Al-Kahf (Arabic: الكهف, lit. 'the Cave') is the 18th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 110 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier Meccan surah, which means it was revealed before Muhammad's hijrah to Medina, instead of after.

  1. ^ Afidah Rahim (21 February 2021). "Central Illuminations of Malay Qurans". Museum Volunteers, JMM.