What is here
A whole-story map, a dedicated illustration for every chapter, and a question to carry: “Can stepping away from a crowd be an act of courage?”
Collection 05Kid Stories · 05
The Cave Where Time Slept
أصحاب الكهف
Young believers seek a safe cave, sleep under God’s care for many years, and wake thinking only a day has passed.
3illustrated chapters · about 8 min
Kid stories
How to enter
Start with the short text and picture prompt. Open the deeper layer only when the reader wants more.
The boundary
This is an editorial retelling, not a translation. The Quran text, translation, and reference sit inside every scene.
See the journey at a glance, then open each illustrated chapter below.
Chapter 1 of 3The retreat
They chose a different path
The young believers stood firm in faith, then withdrew to a cave. They asked their Lord for mercy and right guidance.
Look deeperFor an older or curious reader
Their courage has two forms: speaking clearly, then leaving a harmful setting. Retreat is not always surrender; sometimes it protects what must not be traded away.
Open the Quran source18:10 · 18:13 · 18:14 · 18:16
إِذْ أَوَى ٱلْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance."
Al-Kahf · 18:10 · read in contextنَّحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنَٰهُمْ هُدًى
It is We who relate to you, [O Muhammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.
Al-Kahf · 18:13 · read in contextوَرَبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذْ قَامُوا۟ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَن نَّدْعُوَا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَٰهًا لَّقَدْ قُلْنَآ إِذًا شَطَطًا
And We made firm their hearts when they stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. Never will we invoke besides Him any deity. We would have certainly spoken, then, an excessive transgression.
Al-Kahf · 18:14 · read in contextوَإِذِ ٱعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأْوُۥٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا
[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."
Al-Kahf · 18:16 · read in context