Al-Kahf Verse 84

Surely We established him in the land, and gave him the means to all things.

We established him on earth and gave him the means to achieve everything.

We established him in the land, and We gave him a way to everything;

We established his power in the land, and gave him the means to achieve everything.

Verily We! We established him in the earth, and vouchsafed unto him of everything a way.

Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ways and the means to all ends.

We granted him power in the land and endowed him with all kinds of resources.

Say: "I will cite before you his commemoration." We gave him authority in the land and means of accomplishing every end.

Indeed We gave him authority in the land and bestowed him the means of everything.

Indeed We had granted him power in the land and given him the means to all things.

We surely established him with power in the land, and for everything (that he rightly purposed) We granted him a way (the just means appropriate to just ends).

Verily, We granted him authority on the earth, (his empire extended from Persia to the Black Sea on one side and from Asia Minor to Afghanistan and Baluchistan on the other) and provided him with all sorts of means.

We have highly positioned/strengthened for him in the earth/Planet Earth, and We gave/brought him from every thing a reason/motive/connection

Indeed We gave him authority in the land and bestowed him the means of everything.

Verily, We established him firmly in the land, and We gave him a way to everything

Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything.

And they ask thee about Dhu-l-qarnain. Say: I will recite to you an account of him.

Surely We established him in the land and granted him means of access to every thing.

Lo! We made him strong in the land and gave him unto every thing a road.

We had given him great power in the land and all kinds of resources.

We established him in the land and gave him means to all things.

Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything.

We established him in the land, and gave him the means to achieve all things.

We established him on earth, and gave him all kinds of means.

Indeed We empowered him throughout the land, by facilitating [for him] the journeying therein, and We gave him to everything, of which one might have need, a way, a route to lead him to that which he sought.

إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُ فِي الاَْرْضِ

Verily, We established him in the earth,

means, `We have given him great power, so that he had all that kings could have of might, armies, war equipment and siege machinery.' So he had dominion over the east and the west, all countries and their kings submitted to him, and all the nations, Arab and non-Arab, served him.

Some of them said he was called Dhul-Qarnayn (the one with two horns) because he reached the two "Horns" of the sun, east and west, where it rises and where it sets.

وَاتَيْنَاهُ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَبَبًا



and We gave him the means of everything.

Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Ikrimah, As-Suddi, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and others said,

"This means knowledge."

Qatadah also said,
وَاتَيْنَاهُ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَبَبًا
(and We gave him the means of everything).

"The different parts and features of the earth."

Concerning Bilqis, Allah said,

وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ

she has been given all things. (27;23),

meaning all things that monarchs like her are given.

Thus too was Dhul-Qarnayn;

Allah gave him the means of all things, meaning the means and power to conquer all areas, regions and countries, to defeat enemies, suppress the kings of the earth and humiliate the people of Shirk. He was given all that a man like him would need.

And Allah knows best

Allah says: "We confirmed him on earth and We imparted to him the knowledge of the ways and means serving a purposeful end