The World Blog by humble servant.

There is a Good Reason for Everything [18:78] He said, "Now we have to part company. But I will explain to you everything you could not stand. [18:79] "As for the ship, it belonged to poor fishermen, and I wanted to render it defective. There was a king coming after them, who was confiscating every ship, forcibly. [18:80] "As for the boy, his parents were good believers, and we saw that he was going to burden them with his transgression and disbelief.* Footnote [18:81] "We willed that your Lord substitute in his place another son; one who is better in righteousness and kindness. [18:82] "As for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city. Under it, there was a treasure that belonged to them. Because their father was a righteous man, your Lord wanted them to grow up and attain full strength, then extract their treasure. Such is mercy from your Lord. I did none of that of my own volition. This is the explanation of the things you could not s...