The Holy Quran 18:11 — Surah Al-Kahf

Arabic text

فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ فِى ٱلْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا

So We cast a veil on their ears for many years in the cave (so that they heard nothing at all while they slept in the cave).

That is, [Allah] lulled them so that they lay asleep in the cave for years, and no news from here or there reached their ears.

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