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THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) WILL RETURN
Consequently, even a dead person can rise again by the will of
Allah and the above verse states this explicitly.

The Companions of the Cave awoke after years

The story of the "Companions of the Cave" is related in
Surat al-Kahf. These were young men who were compelled to
take refuge from the cruel tyranny of the ruler of the time in a
cave. It is related that they fell asleep and were woken up after
years of sleep:

When the young men took refuge in the cave and said,
"Our Lord, give us mercy directly from You and open
the way for us to right guidance in our situation." So
We sealed their ears with sleep in the cave for a number
of years. (Surat al-Kahf: 10-11)

You would have supposed them to be awake whereas in
fact they were asleep. We moved them to the right and to
the left, and at the entrance, their dog stretched out its
paws. If you had looked down and seen them, you
would have turned from them and run and have been
filled with terror at the sight of them.
That was the situation when we woke them up so they
could question one another. One of them asked, "How
long have you been here?" They replied "We have been

here for a day or part of a day." They said, "Your Lord
knows best how long have you been here. Send one of
your number into the city with this silver you have, so
he can see which 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: 18-19)