The Majestic Quran

will we worship gods beside Him; that would be an outrageous lie. 15 Our people have taken gods beside Him, without any clear evidence. Can anyone be more wrong than the one who makes up lies about God?” 16 It was said, “You have now separated yourselves from those people and what they worship beside God, so take refuge in the cave and your Lord will be kind to you, He will prepare suitable arrangements for you.” T 17 Messenger , while they laid in the clear opening of the cave, you could see the sun rise then move away from them, and turned to their left as it set. This was from the signs of God. Anyone guided by God is truly guided, and anyone gone astray won’t find a guide or a protector. 18 You thought they were awake, but they were asleep. We kept turning them from right to left. At the entrance of the cave lay their dog with its forelegs stretched out. Were you to stumble across them, you would be filled with fear, turn your back on them, and flee. T 19 Eventually We awakened them, and they questioned each other. One of them asked, “How long did we stay here?” They said, “We stayed a day or a part of a day.” Others said, “Your Lord knows best how long you stayed, now send someone with the silver coin to town to buy pure food so he may bring it for you. They told him , “Be polite and courteous, 29 and don’t let anyone know who you are, 20 if they find out who you are, they will torture you, or force you to revert to their religion. Then you will never be successful.” 21 In this way We brought them to people’s attention, so they may know that God’s promise is true, and there is no doubt about the Final Hour. The townspeople disputed about what to do with them. Some said, “Erect a building over the cave; their Lord knows best about them.” However, those who had an upperhand concerning their matter said, “We’ll build a Mosque over the cave.” H ? 22 Some will say the People of the Cave were three, and their dog was the fourth; others will say they were five and the sixth their dog; these are mere guesses; some will say they were seven and the eighth their dog. Say: “My Lord knows best their number.” Only a few have real