Surah kahf and the story of the people of the cave.
Alhamdulillah, one of the beautiful surah of Quran in it containing great stories for reflection is surah kahf.
In the surah is about the seven youth who tried to seek refuge in a cave against their ruler.
This king called each of them and gave them time to think and change from their religion which is worshipping Allah to idolatry.
So these seven youth met together and Allah united their hearts. They decided to seek refuge in a cave and inside the cave, Allah s.w.t made them to sleep for many years and with their dog they entered the cave to guard them.
So after many hundred years which some says 309years, Allah resurrected them.
So they started to ask eachother of their duration in the cave.
One said maybe one day and the one who has knowledge even after them said half a day.
So they sent one of them to buy food in the market but to hide and not disclose his identity.
As he came from the cave, he saw a new world and culture and peoples.
So as he arrive in the market, they started to chase him as the coin he had were ancient currency.
They started following him and he too ran and then went inside the cave.
When the people entered the cave, they saw these seven youth and it became a wonders to the outside world.
Immediately, the people decided to worship them due to what they saw and Allah took their lives and they were buried there with inscription written in the cave as the seven sleepers.
This story teaches us when Allah protects us, none can harm us.
May Allah guides us and our Eeman.. Aamin
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