The Holy Quran 18:96 — Surah Al-Kahf

Arabic text

ءَاتُونِى زُبَرَ ٱلْحَدِيدِ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ ٱنفُخُوا۟ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَعَلَهُۥ نَارًا قَالَ ءَاتُونِىٓ أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا

Translation

(Commencing with the construction, Dhul Qarnayn instructed the people,) "Bring me some pieces of iron." (The iron was used as bricks, while wood and coal were used as mortar.) When these (the iron pieces) were levelled (stacked high) between the cliffs (and the valley was barricaded), he commanded, "Blow (set the coal and wood alight) !" When it (the mortar) was made into fire (the iron melted and the pieces joined together to form a solid iron wall), (while this was sufficient in itself, Dhul Qarnain fortified it further. Instructing the people,) he said, "Bring me molten copper to pour over it." (When the molten copper was poured over the iron wall, it filled all the gaps and covered the wall, making it smooth without any handholds.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The building of the wall: first, layers of large iron plates were set one upon another. When their height reached the summits of both mountains, [Dhu al-Qarnayn] ordered the people to blow the fire hard; when the iron became red-hot like fire, molten copper was poured over it from above, which penetrated completely into the gaps of the iron and set, and the…

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