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food is purest and bring you some of it to eat. But he should go about
with caution so that no one is aware of you, (Surat al-Kahf, 19)
They will say, 'There were three of them, their dog being the fourth.'
They will say, 'There were five of them, their dog being the sixth,'
guessing at the Unseen. And they will say, 'There were seven of them,
their dog being the eighth.' Say: 'My Lord knows best their number.
Those who know about them are very few.' So do not enter into any ar-
gument concerning them, except in relation to what is clearly known.
And do not seek the opinion of any of them regarding them. (Surat al-
Kahf, 22)
Say: 'Allah knows best how long they stayed. The Unseen of the
heavens and the earth belongs to Him. How perfectly He sees, how
well He hears! They have no protector apart from Him. Nor does He
share His rule with anyone.' (Surat al-Kahf, 26)

NEWS THAT ALLAH GIVES IN THE QUR'AN
ABOUT DHU'L-QARNAYN
We did encompass with Our knowledge all that he had in mind.
(Surat al-Kahf, 91)

ALLAH'S REVELATION OF THE UNSEEN TO A
SERVANT OF HIS WHO WAS A MAN OF KNOWLEDGE

They found a servant of Ours whom We had granted mercy from Us
and whom We had also given knowledge direct from Us. Musa said to
him, 'May I follow you on condition that you teach me some of the
right guidance you have been taught?' He said, 'You will not be able to
bear with me. How indeed could you bear with patience something
you have not encompassed in your knowledge?' Musa said, 'You will
find me patient, if Allah wills, and I will not disobey you in any mat-
ter.' He said, 'Then if you follow me, do not question me about any-
thing until I myself make mention of it to you.' They continued until
they boarded a boat and he scuppered it. Then Musa said, 'Did you
scupper it so that its owners would be drowned? This is truly a dread-
ful thing that you have done!' He said, 'Did I not say that you would
not be able to bear with me?' Musa said, 'Do not take me to task be-