Al-Kahf[1] Ma'ana: 'Kogon' shine sura ta 18 (sūrah) ta al-Qur'ani mai girma da ayoyi 110 (āyāt). Dangane da lokacin wahayi da mahallin wahayi (asbāb al-nuzūl), sura ce ta farko ta Makka, wanda ke nufin an saukar da ita a cikin Makka, maimakon Madina.[2]
Yanayin wahayi
Balarabe musulmi masanin tarihi da hagiographer, ibn Ishaq, ya ruwaito a cikin littafinsa na gargajiya (hadisai na baka) na tarihin rayuwar Muhammad, Sirat Rasul Allah cewa sura ta 18 ta Kur'ani (wanda ta hada da labarin Dhul-Qarnayn) ta sauka ga Annabin Musulunci Muhammad wato daga Allah saboda wasu tambayoyi da malamai mazauna birnin Madina suka yi— ayar ta sauka ne a zamanin rayuwar Muhammad. A cewar Ibn Ishaq, kabilar Muhammad, kuraishawa masu iko, sun damu matuka game da dan kabilarsu wanda ya fara da'awar annabci kuma yana son tuntubar malamai game da lamarin. Kuraishawa sun aiki mutum biyu zuwa ga malaman Madina, suna ganin cewa sun fi sanin litattafai da annabawan Allah. Mutanen Kuraishawa biyu sun kwatanta ɗan kabilarsu Muhammad ga malamai.[3]
Malaman sun ce wa mazaje su yi wa Muhammad tambayoyi uku:
Suka ce (Malamai) “Ka tambaye shi abubuwa guda uku da za mu ce ka tambaye su, idan kuma ya amsa su to Annabi ne wanda aka aiko, idan kuma bai aikata ba, to yana fadin abin da ba gaskiya ba ne. , to, yadda za ku yi da shi, zai kasance a gare ku ya kai gabas da yammacin duniya mene ne labarinsa sai ka tambaye shi game da Ruh (Ruhu) - menene idan ya ba ka labarin wadannan abubuwa, to shi Annabi ne, sai ka bi shi ba ya gaya muku, to shi mutum ne mai gyara abubuwa, sai ku yi masa yadda kuka ga dama”.
Kamar yadda Ibn Ishaq ya ce, lokacin da aka sanar da Muhammad tambayoyi uku daga malamai, sai ya ce zai samu amsoshin da safe amma bai ce “in Allah ya so ba”. Tsawon kwanaki goma sha biyar, Muhammad yana jiran wahayi. Muhammad bai amsa tambayar ba sai lokacin. Shakka ga Muhammadu ya fara girma a tsakanin mutanen Makka. Sannan, bayan kwanaki goma sha biyar, Muhammadu ya sami wahayin al-Kahf a matsayin amsar tambayoyin.[4]
Fa'idodi
Akwai hadisi a cikin Sahih Muslim da yake cewa Muhammad ya ce (Game da Masihin Ƙarya, Al-Masih ad-Dajjal):
"Wanda zai tsira daga cikinku ya ganshi to ya karanta masa ayoyin bude suratul Kahf".
-- Sahih Muslim littafi na 41, lamba 7015
"Wanda ya karanta suratul Kahfi ranar Juma'a, haske zai haskaka masa a tsakanin juma'a biyu".
Jigon Musulmi da Kirista gama gari a cikin surar
Labarin muminai sun yi barci a cikin kogo na dogon lokaci yana nan a al'adar Kirista.[5]