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The People of the Cave
Prophets
Young men who believed in their Lord took refuge in a cave and were kept asleep for many years.
Sequence
- 1Youths affirm their faith and withdraw from their people.
- 2They take refuge in the cave and Allah covers their ears for years.
- 3They awake and dispute how long they stayed.
- 4One goes to the city with silver coins and they are discovered.
From tafsir & history (not Quran text): The Quran mentions 309 years and declines to settle the dispute over their number; details beyond this come from commentary.
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