Who is khidr in the quran

That learned man at the junction of the two seas was Al-Khidr. When Moses met him and introduced himself, Al-Khidr asked:. You will not be able to remain patient with me, O Moses! I have some of the knowledge of Allah which He has taught me and which you do not know, while you have some knowledge which Allah has taught you which I do not know. You will not be able to have patience with me! Moses assured him that he would be patient and not disobey him in any matter. Both of them set out walking along the seashore.

Soon a boat passed by and they requested the crew to take them on board. The crew recognized Al-Khidr and took them on board without fare. Then a sparrow came and stood on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once or twice in the sea. Al-Khidr said:. They proceeded further and found a boy playing with other boys.

Al-Khidr killed him. The Quran describes that in this verse:. Then they both proceeded, till they met a boy, he Khidr killed him. They went farther till they came to a town. They asked the people for food, but they refused. In this town they found a wall which was on the point of collapsing. Al-Khidr repaired it with his own hands. Moses said :. Then they found therein a wall about to collapse and he Khidr set it up straight. Moosa Moses said: If you had wished, surely, you could have taken wages for it!

Rather, make it easy upon me by overlooking and forgiving my mistakes. And they exited the boat. And Khidhr snapped his neck. It has also been said that he struck him over the head with a stone.

It has also been said that he slit his throat. But the first is the most correct due to its having been mentioned in an authentic hadith. The word is indefinite for rhetorical effect. It has also been said that the first act is a greater evil, because killing one soul is lighter than drowning all the people of the ship.

He became shy and said such. But, if he had remained with his companion, he would have seen the most amazing things. And some have given the name as Aylah.

Yet, others have said that the name is al-Ubullah. It is the furthest of the lands of Allah from heaven. And it has also been said that the name is Burqah, while Abu Hurayrah and others have said that it is a town in Andalus.

It has also been mentioned that it is a green island. For, indeed, refusing to treat the guest hospitably, despite their being residents therein, is uglier and more vile. But the residents did not feed them. A beachfront fort near Tarifa, Spain , on the northern coast of Straits of Gibraltar.

It has also been said that he demolished it and rebuilt it. But that is far-fetched. And this is either an encouragement for Khidhr to take a wage for his work, or a rejection of his doing it for nothing, because it is excess. Taking a wage is better than leaving it.

And if you had to fulfill their need, what about our need? So, he was required to bear the difficulties. And the exhaustion and hunger that he was suffering at that time was greater. However, at the earlier time, he was carried, while at the later he was made to carry [his burden]. From the damaging of the ship, one can learn that the hidden knowledge and divine secrets will not pour out onto the disciple until he breaks the habits of his soul and damages the ship of his existence, through demolishing its outer form until no one turns towards him, nor he towards anyone else.

By that, his heart will become isolated and steadfast in the remembrance of his Lord. As long as his outer form remains decorated by ordinary robes, he has no hope of receiving gifts and benefits. The method for obtaining this is to examine that which is heavy upon the soul and charge it with bearing it patiently. And one should deny it that which is easy for it, until nothing from the Real is heavy upon it. From the repairing of the wall, we can understand the importance of implementing the Divine Legislation, upholding the etiquette of slavehood and preserving the secrets of Lordship.

One can understand from this the importance of doing good to those who treat you ill. Indeed, the people of that town wronged them by not treating Khidr hospitably, yet he returned their ill treatment with good treatment by repairing their wall. I will inform you of the interpretation of that with which you could not have patience. So, I wanted to damage it. And behind them was a king who was seizing every ship by force. But we feared that he would oppress them out of rebellion and disbelief.

And below it was a treasure that belonged to them both. And their father was a pious person. So, your Lord willed that they should reach adulthood and take out their treasure - a mercy from your Lord. And I did not do it of my own accord. That is the interpretation of that with which you could not have patience.

And the consequence of damaging the ship was that it was safe from enemy hands. The result of killing the boy was that his parents were safe from his evil, and they were granted someone better. And the result of repairing the wall was that the orphans were able to take out their treasure. Then, Khidhr began explaining to him. Let me live as a poor person. Cause me to die as a poor person.

And resurrect me in the company of the poor folk. Rather, he was referring to humility and submissiveness. And it has been said that the ship belonged to ten brothers.

And they would inevitably turn back towards him. The name of the King was Jalundi b. And it has been said that it was Hudad b. The preferable wording is to clarify the intention of damaging the ship, after mentioning the fear of seizure.

Behind them was a king who was seizing every ship by force. However, Khidhr mentioned the intention first to maintain its importance, since that is what was in need of interpretation. Also, delaying mentioning the intention would have created a separation between the ship and the pronoun that referred to the ship, while one would have expected the pronoun to return to the nearest noun.

That is an agreed upon principle, though the Divine Laws implement it in different ways. So, he would make them go from a better state to a more evil state. Or, they would be harmed due to their extreme love for him, which would cause them to obey him. Or, he would join his rebellion and disbelief to their faith, so that under one roof would live two believers and one rebellious disbeliever. Thus, it would be possible for him to cause them to incline towards his opinion and become apostate.

It is also possible that the more famous wording may be from the words of Allah Blessed is He by way of narration. And in shifting the focus from himself to the Presence of Lordship, and attributing the Lord to them, there is an apparent indication of the good that would come to them. For that reason, it has been said that the parents of the boy had a daughter. And they married her to one of the Prophets. And they had a son who was a Prophet, upon whose hand Allah Exalted is He guided one of the nations.

And it has been said that their daughter gave birth to seventy Prophets. And it has also been said that they were given, in his place, a believing son who matched their state. And perhaps it was called a city here, to signal its importance, due to the importance of the two orphans and their pious father who lived within its limits.

And it has been said that the names of the two orphans were Asram and Sarim. And their treasure would only be blameworthy for the one who did not pay its Zakah , though they were under a different Law. How could he ever be sad? I marvel at the person who believes in Providence. How could he ever become exhausted? I marvel at the person who believes in death. How could he ever be overcome with joy? I marvel at the person who believes in the Judgement. How could he ever be negligent?

I marvel at the person who knows this world and the ever-changing nature of it and its people. How could he ever place is trust in it? There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. And that is an evidence of the fact that Allah Exalted is He preserves for His Saints, their children. It has also been said that between them and the father for whom they were preserved were seven grandfathers. Muhammad b. In other words, if I had not repaired it, it would have fallen and the treasure would have come out before they were able to preserve their wealth and build upon it.

So, the treasure would have been completely wasted. He attributed that which was outwardly a defect to himself. That which was between mixed, good with bad, he attributed to himself and to Allah. For, killing without an apparent reason is a defect. And replacing a person with someone better is good. So, Khidhr used the plural pronoun. And he attributed that which was complete perfection, the repairing of the wall, to Allah Exalted is He.

Rather, it was revelation from my God and King. Or, it was inspiration, the difference being due to the differing opinions on whether Khidhr was a Prophet or a Saint. Certainly, you have done a grievous thing. Al-Khidr now kills a young man and Moses again cried in astonishment and dismay. Al-Khidr again reminded Moses about his warning and Moses promised to not break his oath.

Next, al-Khidr and Moses proceed to a town but were denied hospitality. To this, al-Khidr restores a decrepit wall in the town. Moses was amazed and violated his promise again. To this, al-Khidr stated that this violation marks their separation and now the questions will be answered. Al-Khidr stated that many acts seem to be evil but are actually merciful.

The boat was damaged to prevent the inmates from falling into the hands of the king, who seized every boat with the help of his force. The young man was killed as his parents were believers but he could make disobedience and ingratitude to come upon them.

He further stated that God will replace the young man with purity, affection and obedience. The wall was restored because underneath the wall, the treasure belonging to two helpless orphans was stored and their father was a righteous man.

When the two orphans will become older and stronger and the wall will become weak again, they will be able to take the treasure that belongs to them. It must be noted that the name of the Servant of God al-Khidr is nowhere mentioned in the Holy Quran.

Also, there is no reference to him about being immortal in the Quran. The other narration by Ya'qub ibn Sufyan as stated by Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz states that a man he was seen walking was actually al-Khidr.

Several texts state that al-Khidr has an appearance of young adult but he has a long white beard. As per Imam al-Bukhari, a ground on which Servant of God was standing became green due to his presence. Another narration states that al-Khidr and Ali met at the Kaaba and instructed Ali about the supplication which is meritorious when recited after the obligatory prayers.