Surah Al-Kahf (18:74)

فَانْطَلَقَاحَتّٰۤى اِذَا لَقِيَا غُلٰمًا فَقَتَلَهٗ ۙ قَالَ اَقَتَلۡتَ نَـفۡسًا زَكِيَّةً ۢ بِغَيۡرِ نَـفۡسٍ ؕ لَـقَدۡ جِئۡتَ شَيۡــًٔـا نُّـكۡرًا‏ ۝

Fantalaqa hattaitha laqiya ghulaman faqatalahu qalaaqatalta nafsan zakiyyatan bighayri nafsin laqad ji/ta shay-annukra

So they set out, until when they met a boy, he i.e., al-Khiḍr killed him. Moses said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than having killed a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

This verse speaks to the core theme of **Al-Kahf**.

The Insight

Reflect on the meaning: "So they set out, until when they met a boy, he i.e., al-Khiḍr killed him. Moses said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than having killed a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."".