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===Oral Tradition=== | ===Oral Tradition=== | ||
While it is impossible to know the exact details of how Prophet [[Muhammad]] came to know the story of the Seven Sleepers, we do know that he had ample opportunities during his 62 year life. Muhammad traveled to Syria while he was a caravan trader and he may have heard the story there. Visitors to Mecca would have included Syrian Christians, who would have known this popular story as well. Muhammad's followers also could have related this story after contact with Christian communities near the Mediterranean and in Arabia. In short, there were numerous ways in which this story could have be told to the | While it is impossible to know the exact details of how Prophet [[Muhammad]] came to know the story of the Seven Sleepers, we do know that he had ample opportunities during his 62 year life. Muhammad traveled to Syria while he was a caravan trader and he may have heard the story there. Visitors to Mecca would have included Syrian Christians, who would have known this popular story as well. Muhammad's followers also could have related this story after contact with Christian communities near the Mediterranean and in Arabia. In short, there were numerous ways in which this story could have be told to the prophet to whom the Qur'an was revealed. | ||
== Parallels to the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus== | == Parallels to the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus== | ||