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This cave was identified with the Qur'anic record due to the name of the nearby village, al-Rajib, which is etymologically similar to the word al-Raqīm mentioned in al-Kahf. Some also argue the site's correspondence with the Surat al-Kahf based on the finding of a dog's skull near the cave door. [12]
Al-Kahf (Arabic: الكهف, lit. 'the Cave') is the 18th chapter ( sūrah ) of the Qur'an with 110 verses ( āyāt ). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is an earlier Meccan surah , which means it was revealed before Muhammad's hijrah to Medina, instead of after.
The story of the Companions of the Cave (Arabic: أصحاب الکهف, romanized: 'aṣḥāb al-kahf) is referred to in Quran 18:9-26. [3] The precise number of the sleepers is not stated. The Quran furthermore points to the fact that people, shortly after the incident emerged, started to make "idle guesses" as to how many people were in the ...
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The story of Dhu al-Qarnayn is related in chapter 18 of the Qur'an, al-Kahf, revealed to Muhammad when his tribe, Al-Quraysh, sent two men to discover whether the Jews, with their superior knowledge of the scriptures, could advise them on whether Muhammad was truly a prophet of God. The rabbis told the Quraysh to ask Muhammad about three things ...
Al-Kahf: ٱلْكَهْف al-Kahf: The Cave: 110 (12) Makkah: 69: 69: v. 13-20 [6] A series of parables or allegories on the theme of faith in God versus excessive attachment to the life of this world. Including: [6] The men of the cave. (v. 13–20) [6] The rich man and the poor man. (v. 32–44) [6] Moses and the unnamed sage. (v. 60–82) [6]
The Holy Quran: Arabic Text and English translation (completed 1936, published 1955) is a parallel text edition of the Quran compiled and translated by Maulvi Sher Ali, and footnotes to, some of the verses, by Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Since its first publication in 1955 in the Netherlands, many editions ...
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