[Al-Quran 50:6-8] Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and how it has no rifts? And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind, Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allah].

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Friday, September 12, 2025

No Changing Allah's Words

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The Cave (18:27)


وَٱتْلُ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ ۖ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَلَن تَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلْتَحَدًۭا ٢٧


Recite what has been revealed to you from the Book of your Lord. None can change His Words, nor can you find any refuge besides Him.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran


And recite what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no one to change His words, and you will never find a refuge beside Him.

— T. Usmani


And recite, [O Muḥammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words, and never will you find in other than Him a refuge.

— Saheeh International


 27. And recite what has been revealed to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) of the Book (the Qur’ân) of your Lord (i.e. recite it, understand and follow its teachings and act on its orders and preach it to men). None can change His Words, and none will you find as a refuge other than Him.

— Al-Hilali & Khan


[Prophet], follow what has been revealed to you of your Lord’s Scripture: there is no changing His words, nor can you find any refuge except with Him.

— M.A.S. Abdel Haleem


(O Prophet),1 recite to them from the Book of your Lord what has been revealed to you for none may change His words; (and were you to make any change in His words) you will find no refuge from Him.2

— A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)

[1]After relating the story of the sleepers of the cave, the Quran begins to review the condition of the Muslims of Makkah at the time of the revelation of the Surah.

[2]This does not mean at all that, God forbid, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was inclined to make any changes in the Quran to please the disbelievers of Makkah and was thinking of some formula of compromise with the chiefs of the Quraish which necessitated a warning that he was not authorized to do so. As a matter of tact, though this was apparently addressed to the Prophet (peace be upon him), it was really meant for the disbelievers that they should not entertain any hope whatsoever for anything like this, as if to say: You must understand it once and for all that Our Messenger is not authorized to make any changes in Our revelation, for he has to precisely convey it just as it is sent down to him. If you want to accept it, you will have to accept it in its entirety as it is being sent by the Lord of the Universe. And if you want to reject it, you may do so but you must understand it well that no modification, even in the least, will be made in it to please you. This was the answer to the repeated demand of the disbelievers: If you do insist, O Muhammad (peace be upon him), that we should accept your message in its entirety, then make certain modifications in it to accommodate some creeds and customs of our forefathers, and we will accept your message. This is our offer for a compromise and this will save our people from divsion. This demand of the disbelievers has been cited in the Quran at several places and the same answer has been given, e.g. When Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who do not expect to meet Us, say: Bring another Quran in its stead or make some amendments in it. (Surah Younus, Ayat 15).


And recite that which hath been revealed unto thee of the Scripture of thy Lord. There is none who can change His words, and thou wilt find no refuge beside Him.

— M. Pickthall


And recite (and teach) what has been revealed to thee of the Book of thy Lord: none can change His Words, and none wilt thou find as a refuge other than Him.

— A. Yusuf Ali


اے نبی تمہارے رب کی کتاب میں سے جو کچھ تم پر وحی کیا گیا ہے اسے (جوں کا توں) سنا دو ، کوئی اس کے فرمودات کو بدل دینے کا مجاز نہیں ہے (اور اگر تم کسی کی خاطر اس میں ردو بدل کرو گے تو) اس سے بچ کر بھاگنے کے لئے کوئی جائے پناہ نہ پائو گے۔

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an


اے نبیؐ 1، تمہارے ربّ کی کتاب میں سے جو کچھ تم پر وحی کیا گیا ہے اسے (جُوں کا تُوں)سُنا دو، کوئی اُس کے فرمودات کو بدل دینے کا مجاز نہیں ہے، (اور اگر تم کسی کی خاطر اس میں ردّو بدل کرو گے تو)اُس سے بچ کر بھاگنے کے لیے کوئی جائے پناہ نہ پاوٴ گے۔2

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1]اس کا  یہ مطلب نہیں ہے کہ معاذاللہ اس وقت نبی صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم کفار مکہ کی خاطر  قرآن میں کچھ رد و بدل کر دینے اور سرداران قریش سے کچھ کم و بیش پر مصالحت کر لینے  کی سوچ رہے تھے اور اللہ تعالیٰ آپ کو اس سے منع فرما رہا تھا۔ بلکہ در اصل اس میں  روئے سخن کفار مکہ کی طرف ہے اگرچہ خطاب بظاہر نبی صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم سے ہے۔  مقصود کفار کو یہ بتانا ہے کہ محمد صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم خدا کے کلام میں اپنی طرف  سے کوئی کمی یا بیشی کرنے کے مجاز نہیں ہیں۔ ان کا کام بس یہ ہے کہ جو کچھ خدا نے نازل  کیا ہے اسے بے کم و کاست پہنچا دیں۔ تمہیں ماننا ہے تو اس پورے دین کو جوں کا توں مانو  جو خداوند عالم کی طرف سے پیش کیا جا رہا ہے۔ اور نہیں ماننا تو شوق سے نہ مانو۔  مگر یہ امید کسی حال میں نہ رکھو کہ تمہیں راضی کرنے کے لیے اس دین میں تمہاری  خواہشات کے مطابق کوئی ترمیم کی جائے گی، خواہ وہ کیسی ہی جزوی سی ترمیم ہو۔ یہ  جواب ہے اس مطالبے کا جو کفار کی طرف سے بار بار کیا جاتا تھا کہ ایسی بھی کیا ضد ہے  کہ ہم تمہاری پوری بت مان لیں۔ آخر کچھ تو ہمارے آبائی دین کے عقائد اور رسم و  رواج کی رعایت ملحوظ رکھو۔ کچھ تم ہماری مان لو، کچھ ہم تمہاری مان لیں۔ اس پر  سمجھوتہ ہو سکتا ہے اور برادری پھوٹ سے بچ سکتی ہے۔ قرآن میں ان کے اس مطالبے کا  متعدد مواقع پر ذکر کیا گیا ہے اور اس کا یہ جواب دیا گیا ہے۔ مثال کے طور پر سورہ  یونس کی آیت 15 ملاحظہ ہو :وَ اِذَا تُتْلیٰ عَلَیْہِمْ اٰیٰتُنَا بَیِّنٰتتٍ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ  لایَرْجُوْنَ لِقَآئَ نَا ائْتِ بِقُرْاٰنٍ غَیْرِ ھٰذَآ اَوْ بَدِّلْہُ۔ ’’ جب ہماری آیات صاف صاف ان کو سنائی جاتی ہیں تو  وہ لوگ جو کبھی ہمارے سامنے حاضر ہونے کی توقع نہیں رکھتے ، کہتے ہیں کہ اس کے بجائے  کوئی اور قرآن لاؤ یا اس میں کچھ ترمیم کرو‘‘۔

[2]اصحاب  کہف کا قصہ ختم کرنے کے بعد اب یہاں سے دوسرا مضمون شروع ہو رہا ہے اور اس میں ان  حالات پر تبصرہ ہے جو اس وقت مکہ میں مسلمانوں کو در پیش تھے۔


تیری جانب جو تیرے رب کی کتاب وحی کی گئی ہے اسے پڑھتا ره[1] ، اس کی باتوں کو کوئی بدلنے واﻻ نہیں تو اس کے سوا ہرگزکوئی پناه کی جگہ نہ پائے گا.[2]

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

[1]ویسے تو یہ حکم عام ہے کہ جس چیز کی بھی وحی آپ کی طرف کی جائے، اس کی تلاوت فرمائیں اور لوگوں کو اس کی تعلیم دیں۔ لیکن اصحاب کہف کے قصے کے خاتمے پر اس حکم سے مراد یہ بھی ہو سکتا ہے کہ اصحاب کہف کے بارے میں لوگ جو چاہیں، کہتے پھریں۔ لیکن اللہ تعالٰی نے اس کے بارے میں اپنی کتاب میں جو کچھ اور جتنا کچھ بیان فرما دیا ہے، وہی صحیح ہے، وہی لوگوں کو پڑھ کر سنا دیجئے، اس سے زیادہ دیگر باتوں کی طرف دھیان نہ دیجئے۔

[2]یعنی اگر اسے بیان کرنے سے گریز و انحراف کیا، یا اس کے کلمات میں تغیر و تبدیلی کی کوشش کی، تو اللہ سے آپ کو بچانے والا کوئی نہیں ہوگا۔ خطاب اگرچہ نبی (صلى الله عليه وسلم) سے ہے، لیکن اصل مخاطب امت ہے۔


اور اپنے پروردگار کی کتاب جو تمہارے پاس بھیجی جاتی ہے پڑھتے رہا کرو۔ اس کی باتوں کو کوئی بدلنے والا نہیں۔ اور اس کے سوا تم کہیں پناہ کی جگہ بھی نہیں پاؤ گے

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari


اور (اے نبی !) آپ تلاوت کیجیے جو آپ کی طرف وحی کی گئی ہے آپ کے رب کی کتاب میں سے اس کی باتوں کو بدلنے والا کوئی نہیں ہے اور آپ نہیں پائیں گے اس کے سوا کوئی جائے پناہ

— ((بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)


اور پڑھ جو وحی ہوئی تجھ کو تیرے رب کی کتاب سے کوئی بدلنے والا نہیں اسکی باتیں اور کہیں نہ پائے گا تو اس کے سوائے چھپنے کو جگہ [1]

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]آنحضرت صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو تلاوت وحی کا حکم:پہلے  'اصحاب کہف کے قصہ پر فرمایا تھا فَلَا تُمَارِفِیۡہِمۡ  اِلَّا مِرَآءً  ظَاہِرًا ۪ وَّ لَا تَسۡتَفۡتِ  فِیۡہِمۡ  مِّنۡہُمۡ   اَحَدًا مطلب یہ ہےکہ بیکار چیزوں میں زیادہ الجھنے اور کاوش کرنے کی ضرورت نہیں۔ آپ اپنے فرض منصبی کی انجام دہی میں مشغول رہئے۔ یعنی جو جامع و مانع اور کافی و شافی کتاب تیرے رب نے مرحمت فرمائی۔ اسے پڑھ کر سناتے رہئے۔ خدا نے جو باتیں اس میں سنائیں اور جو وعدے کئےکوئی طاقت نہیں جو انہیں بدل یا ٹال سکے یا غلط ثابت کر سکے ۔ اگر کوئی ان باتوں کو بدلنے کے درپے ہو گا یا اس کتاب کےحقوق ادا کرنے میں کوتاہی کرے گا وہ خوب سمجھ لے کہ خدا کے مجرم کے لئے کہیں پناہ نہیں۔ ہاں وفاداروں کو پناہ دینے کے لئے اس کی رحمت وسیع ہے ۔ دیکھ لو 'اصحاب کہف' کو جو خدا کی باتوں پر جمے رہے ، کیسی اچھی جگہ اپنے فضل سے عنایت فرمائی۔


اور تمھارے رب کی جو کتاب تم پر وحی کی جارہی ہے اس کو سناؤ، خدا کی باتوں کو کوئی بدلنے والا نہیں  اور اس کے سوا تم کوئی پناہ نہیں پاسکتے

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan


Aey Nabi! Tumhare Rubb ki kitaab mein se kuch tum par wahee(revelation) kiya gaya hai usye ( jun ka too /exactly) suna do. Koi uske farmudaat ko badal dene ka mijaz nahin hai, ( aur agar tum kisi ki khatir is mein radd o badal karogey to) ussey bachkar bhaagne ke liye koi jaye panaah na paogey

— Abul Ala Maududi(Roman Urdu)

[https://quran.com/18/27]


لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَـٰتِهِ

Surah alKahf is the centre most surah (word-wise (Q18:19:34 (وَلۡيَتَلَطَّفۡ))) in The Quran. The word advises 'caution' against the disbelievers, ...

Allah has created this world for just ends, and has written its story already. 

He has set certain tests, and there is no changing his words. 

The word (كَلِمَـٰتِهِ) has been used several times in The Quran, for example: 

  • Adam met some words (كَلِمَاتٍ) (Q2:37)
  • Abraham was tested with some words (بِكَلِمَاتٍ) (Q2:124
  • they were harmed till came the help of Allah, there is no changing His Words (لِكَلِمَاتِ) (Q6:34)
  • and the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and justice, there is none to change His Words (لِكَلِمَاتِهِ) He is Hearing, Knowing (Q6:115
  • so believe in Allah and His messenger, the 'ummi' prophet, who believes in Allah and His Words (وَكَلِمَاتِهِ), so you may be guided (Q7:158)
  • Allah intended to realise the truth with His Words (بِكَلِمَاتِهِ), and to eliminate the disbelievers (Q8:7
  • they will receive glad news in this life and the hereafter, there is no changing Allah's Words (لِكَلِمَاتِ), that is the mighty felicity (Q10:64
  • and Allah will establish the truth by His Words (بِكَلِمَاتِهِ), even though the criminals dislike it (Q10:82
  • there is no changer of His Words (لِكَلِمَاتِهِ) (Q18:27
  • if the sea were ink for the Words (لِكَلِمَاتِ) of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the Words (كَلِمَاتُ) of my Lord were exhausted, even if we brought the like of it to supplement it (Q18:109
  • if all the trees on Earth were pens, and the seas, with seven seas behind it to replenish, they would not suffice to record the Words (كَلِمَاتُ) of Allah, Allah is Might and Wise (Q31:27)
  • and Allah eliminates falsehood, and establishes the truth by His Words (بِكَلِمَاتِهِ) (Q40:24
  • and she accepted / confirmed / established the truth of the Words (بِكَلِمَاتِ) of her Lord (Q66:12

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So, going back to Surah alKahf (Q18:27), the word (كَلِمَـٰتِهِ) implies the tests and trials Allah has written in the script of this life so as to sift and separate the believers from the disbelievers, and to establish the truth, and to eliminate the disbelievers. 

Since there is no changing His Words, we need to hold firmly and take guidance from His Book. 

The world script will go on as it is meant to be: there will be tests of faith, wealth, knowledge, and power. The Believers who do small and big acts of reform, private and public acts of reform, will succeed. The Quran details the act(s) of reform (عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ and عَمِلَ صَالِحًا) we need to undertake to live by Allah's Commands. 

  







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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Lessons in Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave)

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Surah Al-Kahf [Quran Chapter 18]  is a fascinating chapter containing fantastic lessons for patient perseverance in trials of faith, wealth, knowledge and power!   

By drawing attention to scientific phenomenon, [1] [2] [3] [4], discovered by scientists only recently, it seems to me that the underlying, unifying message is that possibility and impossibility are merely limitations of our human minds: for God, nothing is impossible. God calls, guides, promises and delivers!  The trials of faith, wealth, knowledge and power are meant to test the sincerity of belief, trust in God and assurance of the hereafter. Truth triumphs over falsehood, eventually and always! God completely controls and prevails over everything.   

This Surah contains four unique stories with wondrous scientific phenomenon, each with a subterranean reference. In the first story, God delivers the faithful from religious persecution through prolonged sleep in a cave, in the second story, wealth is but a means of trial, and can suffer decline whenever God wills, such as the disappearance of the water of flourishing orchards; in the third, no matter how knowledgable a person is, there is so much of knowledge and wisdom beyond human comprehension, the story begins with the strange phenomenon of a fish returning to the water by a rock; and in the last, containing lessons in how faith complementing power benefits mankind, the powerful Dhu-al-Qarnayn contains the corruption of the land by sealing the opening in between the mountain-sides where the mischief-makers were coming from.    

Surah Al-Kahf contains 110 verses. In the middle of the chapter, verses 54 and 55 read: 
[Al-Quran 18:54-55, translator: Yusuf Ali]: We have explained in detail in this Qur'an, for the benefit of mankind, every kind of similitude: but man is, in most things, contentious. And what is there to keep back men from believing, now that Guidance has come to them, nor from praying for forgiveness from their Lord, but that (they ask that) the ways of the ancients be repeated with them, or the Wrath be brought to them face to face? 

The Trial of Faith
The people were guided to seek refuge in the cave as they were being persecuted for their faith. According to the following verses, the reason for their persecution is their open declaration of faith.

[Al-Quran 18:13-15, translator: Pickthall]: We narrate unto thee their story with truth. Lo! they were young men who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance. And We made firm their hearts when they stood forth and said: Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We cry unto no Allah beside Him, for then should we utter an enormity. These, our people, have chosen (other) gods beside Him though they bring no clear warrant (vouchsafed) to them. And who doth greater wrong than he who inventeth a lie concerning Allah? 

They feared being stoned or forced to change their faith, as the following verse informs us: 

[Al-Quran 18:20, translator: Pickthall]: For they, if they should come to know of you, will stone you or turn you back to their religion; then ye will never prosper. 

God blessed their willing hearts with faith, and then advanced them in guidance and firmness. God showed that God’s promise is true, both of deliverance and of resurrection: that nothing is impossible for God, and just as he caused these people to wake up after sleeping in the cave for 300 years, so will be the resurrection! 

Advice for Believers 
[Al-Quran 18:27-28, translator: Pickthall]: 
And recite that which hath been revealed unto thee of the Scripture of thy Lord. There is none who can change His words, and thou wilt find no refuge beside Him. Restrain thyself along with those who cry unto their Lord at morn and evening, seeking His Countenance; and let not thine eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who followeth his own lust and whose case hath been abandoned.

The Trial of Wealth 
The intoxication of wealth and might leads one to arrogance and ingratitude. The prosperous owner of the two gardens erroneously assumed that he was infallible, as he states in the following quote: 

[Al-Quran 18:35-36, translator: Pickthall]: And he went into his garden, while he (thus) wronged himself. He said: I think not that all this will ever perish. I think not that the Hour will ever come, and if indeed I am brought back unto my Lord I surely shall find better than this as a resort. 

Then, when he suffered loss, he laments: 
[Al-Quran 18:42, translator: Pickthall]: And his fruit was beset (with destruction). Then began he to wring his hands for all that he had spent upon it, when (now) it was all ruined on its trellises, and to say: Would that I had ascribed no partner to my Lord! 

Advice for Believers 
[Al-Quran 18:45-46, translator: Pickthall]: And coin for them the similitude of the life of the world as water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingleth with it and then becometh dry twigs that the winds scatter. Allah is able to do all things. Wealth and children are an ornament of the life of the world. But the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better in respect of hope.

The Trial of Knowledge 
Most people contend faith and belief, questioning God’s mercy and wisdom, arguing that there is too much suffering and pain in this world, which cannot be the work a loving God. However, there is so much that we do not know that it is not possible for us to understand or even rationalise suffering. Yet, it does not become of us to question or judge God. 

[Al-Quran 18:66-70, translator: Shakir]: Musa said to him: Shall I follow you on condition that you should teach me right knowledge of what you have been taught? He said: Surely you cannot have patience with me And how can you have patience in that of which you have not got a comprehensive knowledge? He said: If Allah pleases, you will find me patient and I shall not disobey you in any matter. He said: If you would follow me, then do not question me about any thing until I myself speak to you about it  

In Prophet Moses’ quest to seek knowledge from one endowed with greater knowledge and wisdom, Moses is warned that he will not be able to bear patiently with actions which his knowledge does not compass. Yet, each of the three ‘apparently outrageous’ actions had a rationale behind it. There is simply so much more than what meets the eye! 

[1] The apparent loss caused by the hole in the boat saved it from being seized by the tyrant King. 
[2] The apparent loss of a child was to bless the parents with a better child 
[3] The apparent service of building a wall free-of-charge for people not inclined to charity was actually to protect the treasure of two orphans    

As we are ignorant of many higher truths and facts, we just have to trust God’s Will, hold on to the guidance and patiently persevere. Our responsibility is to faithfully and righteously do deeds which make the world a better place, and accumulate these good deeds for our Hereafter. That's our test, and that's what we are accountable for, playing our role, instead of questioning God and His reasons and methods.  

The Trial of Power 
Dhu-al-Qarnayn had enormous power and access to everywhere on Earth. He travelled to and conquered various lands, and had full authority over the people. He used his power to contain evil and encourage good. A key lesson from Dhu-al-Qarnayn’s handling of the ‘yajuj majuj’ problem is that he used his power to contain corruption of the land, and thereby bring peace to a people suffering lawlessness. 

Elsewhere in the Quran, oppression has been identified as worse than slaughter, and therefore the importance of being prepared in military might and warfare to be able to deter, contain and neutralise corruption and oppression. The purpose of power is  to bring peace to the world, and that is what we should strive for at all levels!  

Caution  
[Al-Quran 18:103-106, translator: Yusuf Ali]: Say: "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds? "Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?” They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet Him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of Judgment, give them any weight. That is their reward, Hell, because they rejected Faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers by way of jest. 

Conclusion 
Surah Al-Kahf, which contains references to wondrous phenomenon, sums up the chapter in the  last two verses with the following words: 
[Al-Quran 18:109-110, translator: Pickthall]: Say: Though the sea became ink for the Words of my Lord, verily the sea would be used up before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even though We brought the like thereof to help. Say: I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspireth in me that your Allah is only One Allah. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord. 


Last updated on: October 10, 2014

Friday, August 1, 2014

Pattern in Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave) [Quran Chapter 18]

Surah Al-Kahf has a total of 110 verses. Verse 1 contains the statement: Praise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servant the Book, and hath allowed therein no Crookedness [Translator: Yusuf Ali]. Following this powerful statement of accuracy are some amazing, mind-boggling stories, containing lessons for trials in faith, wealth, knowledge and power!  

This Surah is titled Al-Kahf meaning The Cave, and the first of the four stories related in this surah is about the people of the cave, who took refuge in the cave when they fled religious persecution (verses 9-26). The second story is about the two flourishing gardens whose owner was an ingrate. The question posed is that what if the water sinks in the ground and cannot be found (verses 32-43). In the third story about Moses’ travel (verses 60-82), the fish strangely disappears near a rock, and the poor fisherman’s boat is saved from being confiscated by making a hole in the boat. In the last story (verses 83-98), Dhu-ul-Qarnayn, visits three places: the first visit is to the Arctic Ocean in autumn (verse 86), and second to Antarctica, where there is a hole in the ozone in spring (verse 90), and the last in which he seals an opening in between the mountains to keep the mischief-makers from coming out.  

It is interesting that this Surah contains four unique stories, each with subterranean references. In the first story, the people are rescued from religious persecution by being made to sleep in a cave; in the second story about the two flourishing gardens, with water flowing between the two, the question posed is what if the water disappears underground; in the third, the fish escapes miraculously by a rock; and in the last, the opening between the mountain-sides is sealed to contain the mischief-mongers within. 

Observing the pattern of verses ending with one, the following pattern emerges: 

Verse
Mention
God... 
1
Allah allowed no crookedness in the Book God sent the Book to His Servant 
11
cave: subterranean sleep God sealed their hearing in the cave, so they slept unaware 
21
promise of Allah is true  God delivers 
31
subterranean rivers God will provide
41
water disappearing underground God can take away
51
misguiders not made to witness or taken as helpers God doesn’t accept misguiders and doesn’t allow them to see 
61
rock: subterranean disappearance of fish  God can make a way in spite of apparent impossibility 
71
made a hole in the boat God saves from loss through an apparent loss  
81
Lord may give better in exchange God might replace with something better
91
We completely knew / had full knowledge God encompasses everything in His Knowledge 
101
unbelievers under a veil or cover from My reminder God will not guide the unbelievers 



The surah ends with the following statement [Verse 110]: Say: I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspireth in me that your Allah is only One Allah. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord. [Translator: Pickthall]