22.
(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them;
(others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth, guessing at
the unseen; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the
eighth. Say (O Muhammad SAW): "My Lord knows best their
number; none knows them but a few." So debate not (about their
number, etc.) except with the clear proof (which We have revealed
to you). And consult not any of them (people of the Scripture, Jews
and Christians) about (the affair of) the people of the Cave.
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