9-22 The story of the companions of the cave.7-8 Earth's adornment to be reduced to dust.6 Muhammad's grief for the disbelief of his people.4-5 The Quran is a warning to those who say God has begotten, and the ignorance of their sayings.3 The reward for the believers who do good deeds will be an everlasting abode ( Jannah).2 The Quran being a warning for the unbelievers and good tidings to the faithful.Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier ' Meccan surah', which means it was revealed in Mecca, instead of Medina. Islamic Arts Museum MalaysiaĪl-Kahf ( Arabic: الكهف, al-kahf meaning: The Cave) is the 18th chapter ( sūrah) of the Quran with 110 verses ( āyāt). According to Malay tradition Al-Kahf verse 19 is accepted as the centre word of the Qur'an and Malay Qur'ans are often decorated in this place. Sakıp Sabancı Museum Central illumination of the Royal Terengganu Quran dated 1871.
Surah Al-Kahf copied by Ottoman calligrapher Kadı Mahmud Efendi (d. From the Qur'an copied by Ruzbihan Muhammad al-Shirazi.
