"And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city and there was a treasure beneath it for them, and their father was a pious man..." (Surah Al-Kahf:82)

The verse above is one of those verses of Surah Al-Kahf in which the whole story of Hazrat Musa AS and Hazrat Khizr AS has been narrated. Sayyidna Ibn Abbas RAA said that it (the treasure mentioned in this verse) was a gold tablet with the following inscription on it. This report was also narrated by Sayyidna Usama ibn Affan RAA with its chain of narrators ascending to the Holy Prophet ﷺ: (Qurtubi)

1. بسم الله الرحمٰن الرحیم. (Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim: With the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Very Merciful).

2. It is surprising that a person believes in Taqdeer (destiny), and yet he despairs.

3. It is surprising that a person believes that Allah Ta'alah is responsible for all of their sustenance (Rizq), and yet he engages in unnecessary endeavours and useless efforts.

4. It is surprising that a person believes in death, and yet he stays happy and carefree.

5. It is surprising that a person believes in the reckoning of the Hereafter, and yet he remains careless.

6. It is surprising that a person knows about the world and its vagaries, and yet he is heedless.

7. لا الہٰ الا الله محمد رسول الله. (La ilaha illalah Muhammad Rasulullah): There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is a messenger of Allah).

Adapted from Ma'ariful Quran, Interpretation of Surah Al-Kahf, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE