With Ayah No 102, we enter in to last Rukuh of Al Kahf. Rukuh as we know is a complete speech of Allah swt which has a start/ intro that sets the tone for things to come, followed by meat of the speech which could be stories, analogies, argumentation or examples and a strong ending with lessons to take home.
Last Rukuh of Al Kahf is the most powerful speech to conclude magnificent Al Kahf at a very high. In order to make better sense of this Rukuh, we need to keep in mind all the subject matters discussed in the Surah.
Today's Ayah No 102 is clear warning sign for those who take anyone out of servants of Allah swt as their allies. This is first lesson of Tauheed commensurate with first story of Al Kahf wherein our heroes The Kahf Boys, against all the odds, kept faith in Allah swt and took refuge in the Cave and rest is known to you. Word عبادي here merits a mention which means "my servants". Allah swt didn't say 'my creations' rather there is a sense of ownership in this expression of 'my servants'. They ought to be the people on His right side, these are people we think fall in pious category. This is a very hardline drawn by Allah swt and there are thin margins for error for taking اولیاء. The point is further elaborated in Surah Al Baqrah where Alah swrt mentioned this word for Himself:
اَللّٰهُ وَلِیُّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْاۙ-یُخْرِجُهُمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ اِلَى النُّوْرِ۬ؕ- [2:257]
Otherwise, Hell might the permanent lodging and what could be worst than this.
May Allah be our only Ally.Ameen
وكَفٰى بِاللّٰهِ وَلِیًّا
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