The Sleepers
The Qur'an describes the People of the Cave not as prophets or old men, but specifically as this group
What are youths (or young men/fityah)?
This is the number of the Surah in the Qur'an where this story is found
What is 18?
This animal accompanied the youths into the cave
What is a dog?
When one youth was sent to the city, he was told to find food that was described as "Azka," meaning this
What is purest (or Halal)?
The youths retreated to the cave to protect their faith because their people were forcing them to commit this act
What is worshipping idols (or Shirk/associating partners with Allah)?
This is the number of years the youths slept
What is 309?
In the debate regarding the number of sleepers, the dog is always counted as this number in the sequence
What is the fourth (or the sixth, or the eighth)?
The youth was sent to the city carrying this item, which ultimately revealed their identity
What is a silver coin (Wariq)?
Before falling asleep, the youths made a Dua asking Allah for these two specific things
What are Mercy (Rahma) and Right Guidance (Rashada)?
The Qur'an mentions people guessing the number of sleepers as 3, 5, or 7; however, the verse concludes that this Entity knows their number best
Who is Allah?
The people of the city disputed the number of sleepers and their dog, an act the Qur'an describes as Rajman bil-ghayb, meaning this
What is guessing at the unseen (or throwing stones in the dark)?
Upon discovering the miracle of the youths, the people of the city disputed over them and eventually decided to build this structure over them
What is a Masjid?
While they slept, Allah did this to their bodies to prevent the earth from consuming them
What is turning them (to the right and left)?
When the sleepers woke up, they debated how long they had been asleep. This was their initial guess
What is a day or part of a day?
The story serves as a proof for this major theological concept regarding the afterlife
What is the Resurrection (or that the Promise of Allah is true)?
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) revealed this story, along with the story of Dhul-Qarnayn and the Spirit (Ruh), in response to a challenge from this specific group of people residing in Medina
Who are the Jewish Rabbis (or the People of the Book)?