Surah Al-Kahf
Chapter 18 · Verse 85 · Revealed in Makkah
فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا
“So he followed a way”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
His traveling and reaching the Place where the Sun sets (the West)
فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَباً
(So he followed a way.) Ibn `Abbas said that he followed different routes to achieve what he wanted.
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Verse 85: فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا So he followed a way) means that - though, the material means related to everything, even those that would facilitate his access to every region of the world - however, the first thing he did was to use his means to travel in the direction of the West.
What does this verse bring up for you today?