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And Malchus entered first into the cave to his fellows, and the bishop next after him. And there '''found they among the stones the letters sealed with two seals of silver'''. And then the bishop called them that were come thither, and read them tofore them all, so that they that heard it were all abashed and amarvelled.}} | And Malchus entered first into the cave to his fellows, and the bishop next after him. And there '''found they among the stones the letters sealed with two seals of silver'''. And then the bishop called them that were come thither, and read them tofore them all, so that they that heard it were all abashed and amarvelled.}} | ||
Among early Qur'anic commentators, there seems to be quite a bit of disagreement on the exact nature of the word "ar-Raqim" which is translated as "inscription" by all the major English translators. Sa'id bin Jubayr, who is held in the highest esteem by scholars of the [[Shiite|Shi'ite]] and [[Sunni]] Islamic traditions, has his opinion recorded In Ibn Kathir's classic [[Tafsir]]. Ibn Kathir relates that Sa'id bin Jubayr said that the "ar-Raqim" was indeed an inscription placed at the entrance of the cave. This confirms the direct connection to the | Among early Qur'anic commentators, there seems to be quite a bit of disagreement on the exact nature of the word "ar-Raqim" which is translated as "inscription" by all the major English translators. Sa'id bin Jubayr, who is held in the highest esteem by scholars of the [[Shiite|Shi'ite]] and [[Sunni]] Islamic traditions, has his opinion recorded In Ibn Kathir's classic [[Tafsir]]. Ibn Kathir relates that Sa'id bin Jubayr said that the "ar-Raqim" was indeed an inscription placed at the entrance of the cave. This confirms the direct connection to the Syriac legend. | ||
{{Quote|Ibn Kathir, "The Story of the People of Al-Kahf"| | {{Quote|Ibn Kathir, "The Story of the People of Al-Kahf"| | ||
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In retellings of the | In retellings of the Syriac legend, there is some dispute about the time the sleepers were in the cave. Apparently, this disagreement among Christians was still an issue in the 7<sup>th</sup> century when this story was first told to the early proto-Islamic Believer community. The Qur'an relates that Allah has woken the sleepers as a way to test who could calculate the length of their stay the best. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|18|11}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|18|11}}| | ||