Al-Khidr and Musa — Three Events and the Hidden Wisdom

Quranic context: Al-Kahf 60-82

Context: Moses was told that at the meeting of the two seas was a man more knowledgeable than him. He traveled until he found him. Al-Khidr stipulated: "You will not be able to be patient with me — do not ask me about anything until I mention it to you." Yet Moses could not restrain himself at three actions:

1. Boring the ship: It belonged to poor workers on the sea. Behind them was a king who seized every sound ship by force — the damage made it defective and the king would leave it.

2. Killing the boy: He would have grown into rebellion and disbelief against his believing parents. Allah intended to replace him with a child purer and more compassionate.

3. Rebuilding the wall: It belonged to two orphan boys with a treasure beneath it. Their father was righteous, so Allah preserved them through his righteousness until they came of age.

The great lesson: "I did not do it of my own accord" — Al-Khidr was a commanded servant, and all actions were by Allah's order. Lesson: what seems a calamity may be a mercy; what seems a mercy may be a test.