Page 72 - The End Times and the Mahdi

Only Allah and a handful of people
knew their number

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 argument 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)
'Those who know about them are very few' indicates
also that a few people could have the knowledge of the
Unseen. For instance, one such person could be Hazrat
Khidr (as). It is also possible that Hazrat Khidr's (as) disci-