Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in the Quran: Difference between revisions

The Qur'an states that a place of worship was built at the site of the cave after the events it describes. Interestingly, a church was built over the purported sight of the miracle in Ephesus.  This cave was a destination for pilgrims for almost a thousand years. By the late 6^th century, this church contained marble structures and a large, domed mausoleum.<ref name="hayes">{{cite web|url= http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/ephesus-cave-of-the-seven-sleepers|title= Cave of the Seven Sleepers, Ephesus|publisher= Sacred-Destinations|author= Holly Hayes|date= accessed December 4, 2013|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacred-destinations.com%2Fturkey%2Fephesus-cave-of-the-seven-sleepers&date=2013-12-04|deadurl=no}}</ref> This information would have been known to Christians in Syria and likely passed along to the author of the Qur'an as well.