The Man Who Slept for 100 Years
Ages 7–10 Story 27 of 30
A man was riding his donkey past a town that had been destroyed long ago. Its houses had fallen down, and nobody lived there. He looked at the ruins and wondered, "How will Allah ever bring this place back to life after it has died?"
Allah caused the man to die right there, and he stayed that way for a hundred years. Then Allah brought him back to life and asked him, "How long did you stay here?" The man said, "A day, or part of a day."
Allah said, "No, you have stayed here for a hundred years! Look at your food and your drink: they have not gone bad. Now look at your donkey." The donkey was only a pile of old bones. Then, while the man watched, Allah put the bones back together and covered them with flesh, and the donkey stood up alive.
When the man saw this with his own eyes, he said, "I know that Allah has power over everything."
Note for parents: many scholars say this man was 'Uzayr, but the Qur'an does not name him.
Where this story comes from
Qur'an 2:259 · Al-Baqarah
💬 What did you learn?
Talk about these together. There is no right or wrong answer.
- How does this story show that Allah can bring people back to life on the Day of Judgement?
- The man's food stayed fresh for 100 years. What other amazing things can only Allah do?