From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Companions of the Cave (أصحاب الكهف) are a group of people whose story is recounted in the chapter of the Quran named "The Cave". This category is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) Living Creation Sentient Creation Human Historic People Companions of the Cave (أصحاب الكهف)

Quranic Concept Companions of the Cave أصحاب الكهف Translation Companions of the Cave Transliteration aṣḥābu l-kahf Parent category Historic People

Companions of the Cave are referred to in verse (18:9) of chapter (18) sūrat l-kahf (The Cave):

Sahih International: Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?

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Concept map for Companions of the Cave. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept companions-of-the-cave:

(subclass companions-of-the-cave historic-people)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (1 occurance)
• Al-Kahf - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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