For how many days did the Holy Prophet (PBUH) stay in the Cave of Thawr?

Correct answer: 3. During the Hijrah, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) stayed in the Cave of Thawr for three days.

Background: During the Hijrah in 622 CE, the Prophet (PBUH) and Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) hid in the Cave of Thawr near Makkah for three days while the Quraysh searched for them.

• 2: Two days is shorter than the actual stay.
• 4: Four days is longer than the actual stay.
• 5: Five days is longer than the actual stay.

Did you know? The Quran refers to this in Surah At-Tawbah (9:40), “the second of the two when they were in the cave”.

Memory trick: Thawr = 3 days; Hira = first revelation.