Al-Kahf

Ali provides them with the parable of a lush, green garden with scented dew that accumulates under the blades of grass but then gets separated from it in the morning, as Allah has said, The third main story within the chapter (verses 60–82[15]) is that of Musa (Moses) traveling to gain knowledge from another servant of God who is never mentioned by name, in tafsir of ibn Kathir he is called Al-Khidr.[16] Finally, the surah mentions in verses 83–98[17] a man who traveled a great deal and reached the east and the west of the earth – namely, Dhul-Qarnayn (Arabic: ذو القرنين, lit.In one part of the story, Dhul-Qarnayn helps a tribe of people build a massive wall of iron between two mountains to protect them from the nations of Gog and Magog.According to Ibn Ishaq, Muhammad's tribe, the powerful Quraysh, were greatly concerned about their tribesman who had started claiming prophethood and wished to consult rabbis about the matter.There is a hadith in Sahih Muslim that states that Muhammad said (Concerning The False Messiah, Al-Masih ad-Dajjal): "He who amongst you would survive to see him should recite over him the opening verses of Sura Kahf"Another Hadith in Sahih Muslim states: "If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of Surah Al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajjal" The story of believers falling asleep in a cave for a long time is present also in the Christian tradition, see Seven Sleepers.
Surah Al-Kahf copied by Ottoman calligrapher Kadı Mahmud Efendi (d. 1575). Muhaqqaq , thuluth and reqa script. Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Central illumination of the Royal Terengganu Quran dated 1871. According to Malay tradition Al-Kahf verse 19 is accepted as the centre word of the Qur'an and Malay Qur'ans are often decorated in this place. [ 1 ] Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Dhu al-Qarnayn ( Iskandar ) building a wall with the help of Jinn and Demons to keep away Gog and Magog . Miniature from a book of the Falnama made for the Safavid shah Tahmasp I ( r. 1524–1576 ). Chester Beatty Library
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