Where is Surah 2:259 found?

Surah 2:259 (Quran). Translation quoted: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930).

Quran · Surah 2:259

A hundred years asleep, food still fresh

ReferenceSurah 2:259

Written610–632 CE

SetA man passing a ruined town (tradition names Uzair or Jeremiah)

Allah made him die a hundred years, then brought him back to life. He said: How long hast thou tarried? (The man) said: I have tarried a day or part of a day. (He) said: Nay, but thou hast tarried for a hundred years. Just look at thy food and drink which have not rotted!

Translation: Pickthall, 1930 · About the translator

Read it literally

Stasis. His food was preserved but his donkey became bones, then was rebuilt in front of him.

What scholars say

Parallels the Jewish story of Honi the Circle-Drawer and the Greek Epimenides.

Strange time Looks like technology

People and places hereEpimenides Honi the Circle-Drawer

A hundred years asleep, food still fresh

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