Mysterious Age of Gog Magog (Yajooj Majooj) Thousands of years ago, the barbarous tribes of Gog Magog (Yajuj Ma’juj) were imprisoned behind an iron wall built by Zul-Qarnain. Referred to in the Qur’an in Surah Al-Kahf, Zul-Qarnain was a pious and just king. He believed in Allah as the one and only god. Allah provided him with all forms of strength through which he was able to carry his conquests. He is a mysterious figure. Zul-Qarnain seems to be just a title which has two meanings in Arabic: (a) the one who has two horns, (b) the one who affects two Ages. It is unknown who he is or the period in history in which he actually lived and ruled. Many scholars have suggested that he could be Alexander the Great because Alexander the Great is known in Arabic as Alexander Zul- Qarnain. However, many modern Muslim scholars disagree with this conclusion because Alexander the Great was not a monotheistic believer in God. After the expedition to the East, Zul-Qarnain started his northern expedition. He kept on travelling until he reached the midst of two mountains, it was here that Zul-Qarnain came across a tribe who complained to him about the tribes of Ya’juj and Ma’juj. Ya’juj and Ma’juj inhabited the land behind the mountains, plundered them, committed bloodshed, and then ran away. Observing Zul-Qarnain’s power, they asked to set a barrier in return for a tribute for their protection from the atrocities and bloodshed, which they often bore at the hands of Ya’juj Ma’juj. Refusing to accept any tribute, he built an iron wall (or barrier) with their help which Ya’juj Ma’juj could not cross or pierce. (Qurtubi, Ibn-Kathir) Abu Huraira [radhiyallahu anhu] said that the Messenger of Allah ﻰﻠﺻ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ said: “Ya’juj and Ma’juj dig into the barrier every day, until when they almost see the light of the sun, the one in charge of them says: “Go back home and dig again tomorrow.” So they go home, and it returns to being as thick as it was before. Then when their time has come, and Allah [azza wa-jall] wishes to send them upon the people, they will dig until when they almost see the light of the sun, the one in charge of them will make an exception by saying: “Go back home and dig again tomorrow, if Allah wills.” Then they will come back to it and find it as they had left it. So they will dig through it, and come out upon the people. They will drink all the water, and the people will go for protection to their fortresses.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 00:34:29 +0000
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