The Holy Quran 18:65 — Surah Al-Kahf

Arabic text

فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِّنْ عِبَادِنَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَـٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا عِلْمًا

Translation

Then (when they reached the place) they found a slave of Ours (Khidr) whom We had granted mercy especially from Ourselves (made him a chosen servant of Ours) and to whom We had given Our special knowledge (informed him of certain aspects of the unseen).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The meeting with Khidr ﵇: that servant was Khidr ﵇, whom Almighty Allah had favoured with special mercy and granted an abundant share of knowledge of the hidden secrets of creation. There is a difference of opinion as to whether Khidr ﵇ should be regarded as a messenger, a prophet, or placed merely at the rank of a wali (friend of Allah).

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