The Cave
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The Cave is the English translation of "Al-Kahf," the title of the 18th chapter of the Quran, which recounts stories emphasizing faith, patience, and reliance on God.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Cave canonical | 2 |
| People of the Cave | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quranic surah
ⓘ
chapter of the Quran ⓘ |
| associatedPractice | recitation on Fridays in Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
faith
ⓘ
patience ⓘ reliance on God ⓘ |
| classification | Meccan surah ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Dhul-Qarnayn
ⓘ
Musa and Khidr ⓘ
surface form:
Moses and al-Khidr
Surah Al-Kahf ⓘ
surface form:
People of the Cave (Ashab al-Kahf)
The owner of the two gardens ⓘ |
| containsVerseAbout |
Gog of the land of Magog
ⓘ
surface form:
Gog and Magog
companions of the cave and the inscription ⓘ the protection of faith ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
monotheism
ⓘ
the importance of sincere deeds ⓘ the transient nature of worldly life ⓘ trust in God during trials ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Surah Al-Kahf
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Kahf
|
| hasArabicTitle |
Surah Al-Kahf
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Kahf
|
| hasEnglishTitle | The Cave self-link ⓘ |
| hasJuzPortion |
15
ⓘ
16 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfVerses | 110 ⓘ |
| hasOpeningVerse | "All praise is due to Allah, Who has sent down upon His Servant the Book" (approximate translation) ⓘ |
| hasRukuCount | 12 ⓘ |
| hasVerseRange | Quran 18:1–110 ⓘ |
| languageOfRevelation | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Quran ⓘ |
| mentionsConcept |
trial of faith
ⓘ
trial of knowledge ⓘ trial of power ⓘ trial of wealth ⓘ |
| mentionsFigure |
Dhul-Qarnayn
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ Musa and Khidr ⓘ
surface form:
al-Khidr
|
| positionInMushaf |
after Surah Al-Isra
ⓘ
before Surah Maryam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| revealedIn | Mecca ⓘ |
| revealedTo |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| scripturePartOf | Quran ⓘ |
| surahNumber | 18 ⓘ |
| teaches |
gratitude for blessings
ⓘ
humility in knowledge ⓘ responsible use of power ⓘ steadfastness in belief despite persecution ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
People of the Cave