Zulqarnayn – The Kingdom and the Spring of Life | Hubeali Skip to content Hubeali Menu Topics Quran Tafseer Books Urdu Books English Books Sermons School of Wilayat Search for: Search Button Home Articles Zulqarnayn – The Kingdom and the Spring of Life Details Sidebar Table of contents Summary: Zulqarnayn Built a Barrier between his people and Yajouj and Majouj Zulqarnayn and his kingdom The Duration of the Kingdom: The coming out of Yajouj and Majouj near the end of time: Zulqarnayn – The Kingdom and the Spring of Life Download PDF Summary: The story of Zulqarnayn (Dhu al-Qarnayn) has been narrated in the Holy Quran (18:83-101), as the one who travelled to the east and west with the powers bestowed to him by Allah -azwj , reached very close to the ‘Spring of Life’ and set up a barrier between creations of Allah -azwj called Yajouj and Majouj (Gog and Magog).
The Quran also prophesies the end of the world when Gog and Magog manage to cross over the barrier. Allah -azwj has Mentions Zulqarnayn in the Holy Quran: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ ذِي الْقَرْنَيْنِ ۖ قُلْ سَأَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا {8318:} And they are asking you about Zulqarnayn.
Say: ‘I will recite to you a mention of him [18:83] إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَبَبًا {8418:} Surely, We Enabled him (Zulqarnayn) in the earth and Gave him a course from everything [18:84] و عنه، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن الحسين البزاز، قال: حدثنا محمد بن يعقوب بن يوسف، قال: حدثنا أحمد بن عبد الجبار العطاردي، قال: حدثنا يونس بن بكير، عن محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار المدني، عن عمرو بن ثابت، عن سماك بن حرب، عن رجل من بني أسد، قال: سأل رجل عليا (عليه السلام): أ رأيت ذا القرنين، كيف استطاع أن يبلغ المشرق و المغرب؟ And from him (Al-Sadooq) who said, ‘It was narrated to us by Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Al Husayn Al Bazaz, from Muhammad Bin Yaqoub Bin Yusuf, from Ahmad Bin Abdul Jabbar Al Ata’ardy, from Yunus Bin Bukeyr, from Muhammad Bin Is’haq Bin Yasar A Madany, from Amro Bin Sabit, from Samak Bin Harb, from a man from (the clan of) Asad who said, ‘A man asked Imam Ali -asws , ‘What is your -asws view of Zulqarnayn, how was he able upon reaching the east and the west?’ قال: «سخر الله له السحاب، و مد له في الأسباب، و بسط له النور، فكان الليل و النهار عليه سواء He -asws said: ‘Allah -azwj Subjected the clouds for him, and Extended for him in the courses, and Spread out the light for him.