Al-Kahf

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Al-Kahf (Arabic: الكهف, lit. 'the Cave') is the 18th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 110 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier Meccan surah, which means it was revealed before Muhammad's hijrah to Medina instead of after. It is the chapter that contains the middle word of the entire Qur'an: وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ walyatalaṭṭaf, meaning "let him be kind." The story of believers falling asleep in a cave for a long time is present also in the Christian tradition (Seven Sleepers).

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