The Story Zul-Qarnain And Yajuj and Majuj According to Quran

The Story Zul-Qarnain And Yajuj and Majuj According to Quran

 Being a great traveller Zul-Qarnain eventually, at sun set, arrived at a place where there were springs of vast murky waters. He found around it tribes of people, some righteous and some malign. The narration goes on to describe how Zul-Qarnain was given authority to rule over them as a just king. It narrates the version of events as he, Zul-Qarnain saw them – he saw the sun set in a murky water, nothing wrong with that. Zul-Qarnain turned another direction and travelled on until he saw the sun rise and it just so happens that he saw it rise on a people who were without shade. Again, a very simple narration, no claim of being scientific fact.


Here is the story of Zul-Qarnain from the Holy Quran verse 18:83-101


83 And they ask you about Dhul-Qarnain. Say: “I shall recite to you something of his story.”


84 Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything.


85 So he followed a way.





86 Until, when he reached the setting place of the sun, he found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water. And he found near it a people. We (Allâh) said (by inspiration): “O Dhul-Qarnain! Either you punish them, or treat them with kindness.”


87 He said: “As for him (a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allâh) who does wrong, we shall punish him; and then he will be brought back unto his Lord; Who will punish him with a terrible torment (Hell).


88 ”But as for him who believes (in Allâh’s Oneness) and works righteousness, he shall have the best reward, (Paradise), and we (Dhul-Qarnain) shall speak unto him mild words (as instructions).”


89 Then he followed another way,

90 Until, when he came to the rising place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We (Allâh) had provided no shelter against the sun.

91 So (it was)! And We knew all about him (Dhul-Qarnain).

92 Then he followed (another) way,

93 Until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who scarcely understood a word.


94 They said: “O Dhul-Qarnain! Verily! Ya’jûj and Ma’jûj (Gog and Magog) are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?”


95 He said: “That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord had established me is better (than your tribute). So help me with strength (of men), I will erect between you and them a barrier.


96 “Give me pieces (blocks) of iron,” then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, he said: “Blow,” then when he had made them (red as) fire, he said: “Bring me molten copper to pour over them.”


97 So they [Ya'jûj and Ma'jûj (Gog and Magog)] could not to scale it or dig through it.


98 (Dhul-Qarnain) said: “This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the Promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it down to the ground. And the Promise of my Lord is ever true.”


99 And on that Day [i.e. the Day Ya'jûj and Ma'jûj (Gog and Magog) will come out], We shall leave them to surge like waves on one another, and the Trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them (the creatures) all together.


100 And on that Day We shall present Hell to the disbelievers, plain to view,—


101(To) those whose eyes had been under a covering from My Reminder (this Qur’ân), and who could not bear to hear (it).