The Pet Dog of Allah’s Friends Remained Alive
Extract from “Spiritualism and Magnetism”
English book from Shaykh-ul-Islam Pr. Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
There was also a pet dog in the ‘companionship’ of the Kahf Companions. It remained sprawling on the cave entrance for 309 years to guard The Ashab. The Holy Qur’an also mentions this dog:
And their dog is sprawling on (their) threshold.[1]
The dog was blessed with that status owing to its companionship of Allah’s Friends. The commentators on the Holy Qur’an observe that the dog too used to take sides when the Ashab turned their sides while asleep. This resulted out of the perpetual company and association which is emphasized in the Holy Qur’an, “perpetuate their companionship”. Another account of the episode holds that the Ashab made efforts to send the dog away as it could bark and thus alarm and rouse the cruel king’s men to reach them in the cave. They endeavored to drive it away forcefully but the fortunate dog remained tenaciously stuck, received bounties for 309 years and became a significant part of the story.
[1]. Qur’an (al-Kahf) 18:18.
