The story seven sleepers is found in Quran. Qur'an 18:25 says, "And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded by nine."
Holy Bible Doesn't have this myth in any of its chapters
The story of the 7 Sleepers originates from the collection of Speeches / homilies by Christian Bishop Jacob of Syria written in Syriac language. He wrote it to encourage God's protection during the time of persecution around 250 AD under the rule of Roman emperor Decius.
How the story of seven sleepers appeared in Quran?
The story seven sleepers of Ephesus was popular among Christians in the middle east region. So Mohammad might have heard about this from his friends or other christians later, Quran copied it and claimed that it happened.
If you wish to know more about this, kindly read The Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
in Syriac and Arab sources – a comparative study
( Source : https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/299331555.pdf )
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