Cave of the Seven Sleepers (Ashab-e-Kahf) - Tarsus, Turkey - The Cave from Surah Kahf in the Quran

Today I take you to the Cave of the Seven Sleepers, known as Ashab-e-Kahf, or Eshab-e-Kehf). The story of this cave is mentioned in the Holy Quran in Chapter 18 Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave) where seven sleepers and their dog (the exact number is only known by Allah Azawajjal) slept in the cave for 300 years or 309 years (depending on the solar or lunar calendar) to protect their faith. They woke up after being asleep for centuries and went to buy food using their coins from 300 years ago. As Muslims, we are instructed to recite Surah Kahf once a week, and therefore it was remarkable to actually visit this holy site. The Cave of the Seven Sleepers is found in the city of Tarsus, in Mersin, Turkey. I decided to visit this Cave after my spiritual guide Sheikh Mehmet Adil (son of Mawlana Sheikh Nazim al Haqqani) recently visited Eshab-e-Kehf here in Tarsus.

There are other areas where this cave is believed to be, including in Amman Jordan (which I visited in 2016), as well as in Ephesus Turkey. But it was certainly a very special feeling when I came to this cave in Tarsus, which is one of the possible locations of the Cave, especially when there was a dog waiting just outside (just like mentioned in the holy Quran).


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