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cave. The Qur’an recounts this instance:
If you do not help him, Allah did help him when those who
disbelieved drove him out and there were two of them in
the Cave. He said to his companion, “Do not be despondent,
Allah is with us.” Then Allah sent down His serenity upon

him and reinforced him with troops you could not see. He
made the word of those who disbelieved undermost. It is
the word of Allah which is uppermost. Allah is Almighty,
All-Wise. (Surat at-Tawba, 40)
As the above verse reveals, Allah helps all believers who live to
earn His good pleasure, when they encounter much hardship in
His cause. Where the unbelievers finally believe they have the

upper hand, that is when the believers succeed, with the help of
Allah. The unbelievers are left to wonder how it could have been
possible, and to speculate as to what power could have aided the
believers. Though, they are ignorant of the fact that Allah is the
Muslims’ sole aid.
Another group of believers who had sought refuge was the
Companions of the Cave, as revealed in the Qur’an. The
Companions of the Cave left a corrupt society mired in denial, and
sought refuge in a cave where Allah spread over them His mercy.

The following verses reveal this fact:
Do you consider that the Companions of the Cave and Ar-
Raqim were one of the most remarkable of Our Signs? 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, 9-11)

[One of them said,] “When you have separated yourselves

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