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Quran,Translation and Commentary in Brief (Vol. 03)
THE SEVEN SLEEPERS OF EPHESUS Verses 13-16

      (In this commentary HAZRAT AYATULLAH-AL-OZMA MAKÄRIM'S VIEW is that the sleepers were the citizens of Ephesus. Hence the following is some information about the said city, which I have quoted from the International Encyclopedia:ِ

      Ephesus was the ancient Greek city on the West cost of Asia Minor, the richest in IONIA. It was founded by Androcles, son of Codrus, king of Athens. In the 550 B.C. the Temple of Artemis was built in the Ephesus which was one of the seven wonders of the world. Ephesus became subject in turn to Lydia, Persia, and Athens, from which it revolted in 415 B.C. In the 4th century once again it became subject to Persia, governed by a local Oligarchy. Alexander liberated Ephesus in 334. In the night of Alexander's birth in 356 B.C. the Artemis Temple was burnt by a mad and lunatic man. Then a new Ionic Temple was built to replace it. In the 3rd century the city became flooded through the silting of the Cayster mouth, and was moved to a higher ground. Then the site of the original town remained unknown. The city is said to have had 200,000 population. St. PAUL visited Ephesus (55ِ58 A.D.) when the Artemis cult still flourished and the church founded there prospered.

      Ephesus was traditionally the last home of the Virgin Mary. City and the Temple were destroyed by the goths in 262 A.D. and the town declined thereafter.

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THE SEVEN SLEEPERS OF EPHESUS Verses 13-16
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