What are the virtues of Sūrat al-Kahf?

"up to it and containing rooms and amenities for residency. It opens every Monday and Thursday, and candles and lamps are lit in the cave. From it there is a cave at the top of the mountain attributed to Adam, peace be upon him, with a structure above it. Below is a cave known as the cave of hunger, where it is said seventy prophets, peace be upon them, took refuge. They had one loaf of bread that was passed around among them, each preferring his companion until they all perished, peace be upon them. There is a built mosque on this cave, and lamps are lit there day and night. Each of these mosques has many specific endowments."

"for its blessings due to it being the ascension of the prophets, peace be upon them. Among its honorable sites is the cave where Ibrahim, peace be upon him, was born. It is a narrow, elongated cave with a large mosque overhead and a high minaret. From this cave, Ibrahim saw the stars, moon, and sun, as mentioned in the holy book. Behind the cave is his station to which he would exit. I have seen in the Iraqi lands a village known as Burz with a dhamma on the letter B and ending in an abandoned saad between al-Hilla and Baghdad, said to be where Ibrahim, peace be upon him, once resided. It is near the"

"and Baghdad, said to be where Ibrahim, peace be upon him, once resided. It is near the land of Dhu al-Khifl, peace be upon him. In the west of the tomb, there is the cave of blood, and above it on the mountain is the blood of Abel, son of Adam, peace be upon him. God has left in the stones a reddish trace at the place where his brother killed him and dragged him to the cave. It is said that in this cave Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Job, and Lot, peace be upon them all, prayed. There is a well-built mosque with stairs leading up to it and containing rooms and amenities for residency. It opens every Monday and Thursday,"

"a truthful one, and two martyrs. When the messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the cave and felt safe with his companion, the truthful Abu Bakr, a spider spun its web over the entrance of the cave by divine ordinance, and a dove made and laid eggs in a nest. The disbelievers, along with their trackers, arrived at the cave and observed that the tracks ended there."

"the people of his kingdom. Thus, as you see, God has recorded his deeds to reward him for them in the afterlife. Then he turned to the skull of Dhu al-Qarnayn and said, And this skull was like these two. So consider, O Dhu al-Qarnayn, what you will do. Dhu al-Qarnayn said to him, Would you like to accompany me so that I may adopt you as a brother, a minister, and a partner in what God has granted me of this wealth?"

"We find nourishment in the earth's plants enough, and anything beyond a simple meal loses its taste, regardless of what it is made of. Then the king of that land stretched his hand behind Dhu al-Qarnayn and grasped a skull. He asked, O Dhu al-Qarnayn, do you know who this is? Dhu al-Qarnayn said, No, who is it? The king replied, A king from the earth's kings, whom Allah granted dominion over the people."

"the cave of Al-Isfahani, a water spring, and an uninhabited fortress beneath a gulch known as Guda Ka Arifan. There is also the cave of Naranj, and the Sultan's Cave, beside which is the Gate of the Mountain, or its entrance, which is one of the highest mountains in the world that we saw from the sea, nine days' journey away."

"While in Sinqalan, I heard of an elder over 200 years old who neither eats, drinks, speaks, nor engages with women despite his complete strength. He lives outside the city in a cave where he worships. I visited the cave and saw him at its entrance, thin with a deep redness, bearing signs of worship, no beard. I greeted him and he grasped my hand and smelled it. He told the interpreter, This one is from the edge of the world, as we are from its other edge. Then he said to me, I've witnessed something remarkable. Do you remember arriving at the island with the church and the man among the idols who gave you ten gold dinars? I said, Yes. He replied, I am he,"

"according to their status. The poor come daily, each receiving according to their needs. Inside his cave there is nothing to look upon. He speaks of past years, mentions the Prophet, peace be upon him, saying, Had I been with him, I would have supported him. And he commends the caliphs Umar ibn al-Khattab and Ali ibn Abi Talib while cursing Yazid ibn Muawiyah and speaking ill of Muawiyah. I was told many things about him. Wahid al-Din al-Sinjari told me, I entered his cave, he took my hand, and I imagined I was in a great palace with him seated on a throne, a crown above his head, with beautiful maidens at his sides, fruits falling into rivers,"

"Similar statements were made by Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Alas and Ibrahim al-Nahai. At Mount Qasiyun, north of Damascus, there is a cave called the Cave of Blood, believed by some to be where Cain killed Abel. Al-Hafiz ibn Asakir mentioned in the biography of Ahmad ibn Kathir that he saw the prophet, peace be upon him, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Abel, in a dream. Ahmad asked Allah to make this place a location where supplications are answered, and it was granted. However, this dream does not lead to a legal ruling, and Allah knows best. Allah says in Surah Al-Ma'idah, Then Allah sent a crow, digging in the ground, to show him how to cover the disgrace of his brother."