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>Ashab Al-Kahf, or “the Cave Companions,” called for "a real practical stance from the Iraqi political authorities to end Turkey's actions,"
Companions of the Cave, or ʾAṣḥāb al-Kahf were Christian believers who lived during the rule of Decius (201 – 251 CE), an ancient Roman emperor. Except one of them who was a shepherd and had a dog, others were among the noble ones and courtiers who escaped to save themselves from the oppression of Decius and to save their faith, and moved to a cave and went to a deep sleep which lasted about 309 years. There is a sura in the glorious Qur'an named al-Kahf, in verses 8 to 26 of which, the story of these believers is mentioned. Also, there are reports about this story in Christian sources.