Surah Al-Kahf Ayah 81

فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُ زَكَوٰةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 18:81 says: “So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 18:81 is in Surah Al-Kahf, chapter 18 of the Quran.

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