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AL-KAHF الكهف
“The Cave.” The title of the XVIIIth chapter of the Qur’an, in which is related the story of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, known as the Ashabu ‘l-Kahf.

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

 

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