The Creator (may He be Praised) and indicate that He is Omnipotent and AllKnower. Indeed, nothing is beyond the Power and Knowledge of Allah. Everything, even the smallest things, are an indication of His Might and Greatness. For example, an egg is inanimate that Allah creates from it an animate, hearing, and seeing bird. Numerating the signs included in the creation that prove the matchless Omnipotence and deep wisdom of Allah are beyond our ability. The false claim that we are dealing with here is extremely baseless, as we mentioned and others we are going to mention here which assure that this falsehood is the most misleading according to the revealed texts and reason. Among these proofs is that Allah (may He be Praised) created the heavens, the earth, and every live or lifeless thing by His unique Omnipotence while the creation of the smallest one of these things is more wonderful and marvelous than making the stick of Musa a snake that moves rapidly. Allah (may He be exalted and glorified) says:
And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see?
The creation of the heavens and the earth is indeed greater than the creation of mankind; yet, most of mankind know not.
Does not man see that We have created him from Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge semen drops). Yet behold he (stands forth) as an open opponent. And he puts forth for Us a parable, and forgets his own creation. He says: "Who will give life to these bones after they are rotten and have become dust?" Say: (O Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) "He will give life to them Who created them for the first time! And He is the All Knower of every creation!" He Who produces for you fire out of the green tree, when behold you kindle therewith. Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth, Able to create the like of them? Yes, indeed! He is the AllKnowing Supreme Creator. Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, "Be!" and it is! So glorified be He and exalted above all that they associate with Him, and in Whose Hands is the dominion of all things: and to Him you shall be returned.
As for the story of the People of the Cave, it contains no impossible matter. It is even simpler than the issue of the stick of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him). Sleeping is an inherent trait and a Divine grace bestowed upon the living beings. It brings relief of tired bodies. Allah created sleep for the living beings as a kind of mercy and relief for them.
Sleeping is also a sign that shows Allah's great power, kindness and mercy to His creatures. Allah makes sleeping a proof of resurrection after death. He (Exalted be He) says:
It is He Who takes your souls by night (when you are asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done by day, then He raises (wakes) you up again that a term appointed (your life period) be fulfilled, then (in the end) unto Him will be your return. Then He will inform you of that which you used to do.
And among His Signs is your sleep by night and by day, and your seeking of His Bounty. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who listen.
It is Allâh Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.
It is out of His Mercy that He has made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein (i.e. during the night) and that you may seek of His Bounty (i.e. during the day) and in order that you may be grateful.
There are many Ayahs in this regard where sleeping is as a kind of death, blessing, mercy and a clear indication of Allah's Omnipotence, for He is the One Who created it and made it common among the living beings to get relief and recovery by day and night. Allah made sleeping a sign for resurrection and return to life after death. Allah predestined long sleep on the People of the Cave for many wisdoms and great secrets. The Glorious Qur'an unveils some of these wisdoms. Allah says in Surah AlKahf:
Do you think that the people of the Cave and the Inscription (the news or the names of the people of the Cave) were a wonder among Our Signs? (Remember) when the young men fled for refuge (from their disbelieving folk) to the Cave. They said: "Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!" Therefore We covered up their (sense of) hearing (causing them to go in deep sleep) in the Cave for a number of years.
(The young men said to one another): "And when you withdraw from them, and that which they worship, except Allâh, then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will open a way for you from His Mercy and will make easy for you your affair (i.e. will give you what you will need of provision, dwelling)."
Allah mentions in this Ayah that the wisdom behind harboring them in the cave is to confer His mercy on them
and make their affairs easy after they secluded themselves from their people and abandoned their disbelief and Shirk (associating others with Allah in the worship). Then, Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says:
And thus We made their case known (to the people), that they might know that the Promise of Allâh is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour.
Allah states in this Ayah that the story of the People of the Cave and informing people of it helps to prove the truthfulness of the promise of Allah concerning the Day of Resurrection and the occurrence of the Day of Judgment. That is admittedly true, for the One Who is able to revive those sleepers after that long sleep, similar to death, is able to give life to the creatures after their death and decay. It is well known that all Prophets spoke about resurrection. Similarly, the Qur'an in many situations proves it. All Muslims as well as those who believed in the preceding messengers believe in it. Since Allah is able to cause death to people and revive them, He is more powerful to revive the living people if they sleep for a long time. Both types of dying sleeping and natural death are evidence of resurrection. Allah mentions the issue of giving life to the dead five times in SurahalBaqarah to prove the truthfulness of the resurrection against those who deny it and to illustrate to them that He (may He be Praised) is able to give life to the dead in this life and in the hereafter.