UNVEILING THE QUR’ANIC HIDDEN MATTERS BETWEEN PROPHET MUSA AND AL-KHIDR: LESSONS FOR MUSLIM TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Abstract

The Glorious Qur’an is meant to guide the entire aspects of human life. This is true considering the fact that many chapters in the Qur’an gave some information of the past nations as to how they were rewarded or punished for others to emulate them in all good deeds and refrain from the evils they have committed. In the Qur’an, there is a fascinating narrative mentioned in Chapter 18 which discusses the encounter between Prophet Musa and Al-Khidr. Their journey together involves perplexing actions by Khidr, which Prophet Musa struggles to understand. However, Musa reveals the hidden matters showcasing the limitations of human knowledge. It is in line with this submission that this paper intends to discuss the unveiling hidden matters between Prophet Musa and AL-Khidr expounded in the Qur’an as a lesson to Muslim teachers and students. To achieve the objectives of the research, the paper attempts to answer some questions in order to unravel the hidden matters mentioned in the narrative found in Surah 18 of the Glorious Qur’an. The paper adopts analytical methodology.