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"Then he followed (another way), until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who scarcely understood a word. They said: “O DhulQarnain! Verily! Ya'juj and Ma‘juj (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?” 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.” “Give me pieces (blocks) of iron,” then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, he said: “Blow,” till when he had made it (red as) fire, he said: “Bring me molten copper to pour over it,” So they (Ya‘juj and Ma‘juj (Gog and Magog)) were made powerless to scale it or dig through it. (Dhul-Qarnain) said: “This isa mercy from my Lord, but when the Promise of my Lord comes,

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He shall level it down to the ground. And the Promise of my Lord is ever true.” And on that Day (i.e. the Day Ya'juj and Ma‘juj (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 all together.’

In the Tafseer of the story of Dhul-Qarnain - that he built the barrier from iron and copper between two mountains - we mentioned that Dhul-Qarnain said, “This is a mercy from my Lord — that through the barrier, this people who spread corruption in the earth are separated from the people.” “But when the Promise of my Lord comes”: this is referring to the time when the barrier will be destroyed and leveled down to the ground. “And the Promise of my Lord is ever true”: i.e, this matter must come to pass. And at that time, Allah “shall leave them to surge like waves on one another,” And then they will go forth among the people, traveling quickly through every mound. After that time, the trumpet will be blown. In another Verse, Allah ¥& said: pe d= ot ro ees Gat 2208 | ae

“Until, when Ya‘jooj and Ma’jooj (Gog and Magog) are let loose (from their barrier), and they swoop down from every mound. And the true promise (Day of Resurrection) shall draw near (of fulfillment). Then (when mankind is resurrected from their graves), you shall see the eyes of the dishelievers fixedly stare in horror’

The Prophet # Foretold Of An Imminent Evil For The Arabs

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barrier of Yajooj and Majooj (Gog and Magog).” He # then made a circle with two of his fingers... Zainab & said, “O Messenger of Allah, will we be destroyed while there are the righteous ones among us?” He # said, “Yes, if there is an increase in Al-Khabath (wicked deeds, sins, and hypocrisy).” (Bukhaaree and Muslim)

The Coming Out Of Yajooj And Majooj (Gog And Magog)

Abu Sa’eed Al Khudree + related that he heard the Messenger of Allah #8 say, “An opening will be made for Yajooj and Majooj, (Gog and Magog) and they will come out just as Allah 4% says: “Traveling quickly through every mound”. The people will move, frightened and startled, betaking themselves away from them to their cities and fortresses. And they will bring their livestock along with them. The people of Yajooj and Majooj (Gog and Magog) will wander and drink the water of the earth. One of them will pass by a river and say, ‘There used to be a time when there was water here.’ When every single person will have sought refuge in a city or fortress, one

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from Yajooj and Majooj will say, ‘These are the inhabitants of the earth, and we have finished with them. There remains the inhabitants of the sky.’ One of them will rock his spear and launch it toward the sky. It will return to them, dyed in blood, as a trial and test. While they are upon that state, Allah will send a disease in their necks, like Naghaf (a kind of worm) of Al-Jaraad, which go into their necks. They will all die, and not a sound will be heard from them. The Muslims will say, ‘Would that a man sells his soul (for Paradise) and goes to see what the enemy has done.’ A man from them takes the task upon himself, seeking reward for his soul (ie. for dying); he thinks that he will indeed die. He will descend, finding them all to be dead, heaped on top of one another. He will call out, “O group of Muslims, Lo! Rejoice! Indeed Allah has saved you from your enemies. They will come out from their cities and fortresses, and they will send their livestock to graze, but they will find no pasture except for their meat (i.e. the meat of Yajooj and Majooj ~ meaning that their corpses will be covering every space of land). Their livestock will find nourishment from them, just as they found nourishment from the best plants they reaped.” (Ahmad) Ton Maajah related it from Younus Ibn Bukair from Muhammad Ibn Ishaaq in a chain that is good.

In the hadith of An-Nawaas Ibn Sam’aan, after he mentioned that “Besa $28 will kill the Dajjaal at the eastern door of Lud, the Prophet 3 said, “While he is upon that state, Allah 3% will inspire to ‘Eesa that, ‘I indeed released slaves of mine, slaves that you do not have the ability to fight. So gather my slaves and take them to the Mountain.’ Allah (then) sends Yajooj and Majooj (Gog and Magog) and they are as Allah says: “Traveling quickly through every mound”. Allah's Prophet, ‘Eesa, and his companions supplicate to Allah, and He will send to them (i.e. to Yajooj and Majooj) An-Naghaf (worms that are in the noses of camels and sheep) in their necks, and then they will fall down dead like the death of a single soul, Ailah’s Prophet, ‘Eesa, and his companions will supplicate to Allah, and He will send birds, who have necks like Bukht (camels with long necks). They will carry them and throw them (the decaying corpses) wherever Allah wills — Ka’ab Al-Ahbaar said: in a place called AlMaihyal at the rising of the sun. Then Allah will send rain that neither a house of dry clay nor of Wabar (literally, hair) will prevent. It will continue for forty days on the earth, leaving it like a Zalafah (mirror, indicating that the entire earth will be washed clean). Then

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it will be said to the earth, ‘grow your fruits and bring back your blessings.’ At that time, a group will eat from a single pomegranate . and find shade in its shell,” until the Prophet 2 said, “While they are upon that state, Allah will send a good wind, which will take them from underneath their armpits; it will take the soul of every Muslim,” or he said, “every believer. The most evil of people will remain, and they will engage in sexual intercourse out in the open as donkeys do: upon them the Hour will arrive.”

And in the hadith of Ibn Mas’ood that we have hitherto related — regarding the gathering of Muhammad #%, Ibraheem #3, Moosa #%, and ‘Eesa #&, wherein they were discussing the Hour — ‘Eesa 2% said, “As for its time, no one has knowledge thereof except Allah. But from what my Lord ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) inspired to me is that the Dajaal will come out, and with him he will have two rods. When he sees me, he will melt like lead melts, Allah will destroy him when he sees me. Even a rock and a tree will say, ‘O Muslim, underneath me is a Kaafir (disbeliever), so come and kill him.’ He said, ‘Then Allah ‘Azza wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) will destroy them. Then the people will return to their countries and homelands. At that juncture, Yajooj and Majooj will come out, racing quickly from every land that is elevated; they will lay foot on their countries, destroying everything they come across and drinking all water that they come across. Then people will come, complaining. I will invoke Allah against them (Yajooj and Majooj), and He will destroy them and cause them to die until the earth is filled with their putrid odor. Allah will send rain down; it will sweep away their corpses until it throws them into the sea, And from what my Lord inspired to me is that when. that will happen, the Hour will be like a pregnant woman whose term is due - the people remaining will not know when it will take them by surprise with its birth, during the night or the day.”