The People of the Cave - in the Quran

The People of the Cave (in Arabic: Ashabu al-Kahf) are a group of young believers who lived in a time of religious persecution and sought refuge in a cave. Their story is mentioned in the Quran in Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), which is the 18th chapter of the Quran.

According to the story, the People of the Cave were seven young men who were followers of the monotheistic faith, and they fled to the cave to escape religious persecution from the polytheistic authorities of their time. They fell asleep and were miraculously preserved by Allah, and they slept for three hundred and nine years. After waking up, they discovered that their society had changed and that their monotheistic faith had become widespread. Their story serves as a reminder of the power of faith and perseverance in the face of adversity.

The story of the People of the Cave is a popular one in Islamic tradition and is often cited as an example of faith and perseverance. It is also used as a reminder to Muslims to stay steadfast in their faith in the face of trials and tribulations.

The People of the Cave is the story of a group of young believers who took refuge in a cave to escape persecution by a tyrant king during the early years of Islam. According to Islamic tradition, the story is set during the reign of the Roman Emperor Decius in the 3rd century CE.

The story is mentioned in Surah Al-Kahf (Chapter 18) of the Quran, verses 9-26. It is a story of faith, courage, and steadfastness in the face of adversity. The People of the Cave are regarded as a symbol of faith and hope for Muslims, who are encouraged to emulate their example in times of hardship and persecution.

The story of the People of the Cave is mentioned in Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), which is the 18th chapter of the Quran. The story is mentioned in verses 9-26 of the chapter. So, there are 18 verses in total that mention the People of the Cave.

Verse 9:

أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا مِنْ آيَاتِنَا عَجَبًا

Translation: "Do you think that the people of the cave and the inscription were among Our signs, a wonder?"

Verse 13:

نُّقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِالْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ آمَنُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنَاهُمْ هُدًى

Translation: "We narrate unto thee their story with truth: truly they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance."

Verse 16:

وَتَرَى الشَّمْسَ إِذَا طَلَعَتْ تَّزَاوَرُ عَن كَهْفِهِمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَتْ تَّقْرِضُهُمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ وَهُمْ فِي فَجْوَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ ۗ مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِي وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا

Translation: "And you might see the sun when it rose, decline from their Cave towards the right, and when it set, turn away from them towards the left, while they lay in the midst of the cave. That is among the signs of Allah. He whom Allah guides is rightly guided; but he whom He leaves to stray, for him you will find no protector, guide or helper."

Verse 22:

فَأَرَدْنَا أَن يُبْدِلَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا

Translation: "We willed that their Lord should substitute for them one better than it in purity and nearer to mercy."

Verse 23: "We caused them to sleep for many years in the cave, and then We woke them up again, so that We may know which of the two groups could better calculate the length of their stay there."

Verse 24: "We will narrate their story to you truthfully. They were young men who believed in their Lord, and We increased their guidance."

Verse 25: "And We strengthened their hearts when they stood up and proclaimed, “Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth; we will not call upon any god besides Him. We would then have uttered an outrage.""

Verse 26: "These people of ours have taken other gods besides Him. Why do they not bring clear evidence about them? Who is more unjust than he who fabricates lies about God?"

Verse 27: "And when you abandon them and what they worship, except God, take refuge in the cave, and your Lord will unfold His mercy to you, and make your affair easy to deal with."

The story of the People of the Cave is mentioned in Surah Al-Kahf (Chapter 18) of the Quran. It tells the story of a group of young monotheistic men who sought refuge in a cave from the persecution of a pagan king. Allah put them in a deep sleep that lasted for centuries, and when they awoke, they found that their society had converted to monotheism. The story emphasizes the importance of faith, perseverance, and reliance on Allah in the face of adversity.