Tafsir Muyassar
Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabiaفما استطاعت يأجوج ومأجوج أن تصعد فوق السد؛ لارتفاعه وملاسته، وما استطاعوا أن ينقبوه من أسفله لبعد عرضه وقوته.
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Al-Kahf 18:97
Word by wordفَمَا ٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا
So they [i.e., Gog and Magog] were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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Ma'arif al-Qur'an
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Tafsir Muyassar
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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