Dhu'l-Qarnayn

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Dhu'l-Qarnayn (Arabic: ذُو ٱلْقَرْنَيْن, romanized: Dhū l-Qarnayn IPA: [ðu‿l.qarˈnajn]; lit. "The Owner of Two-Horns") is a leader who appears in the Quran, Surah al-Kahf (18), Ayahs 83–101, as one who travels to the east and west and sets up a barrier between a certain people and Gog and Magog (يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ, Yaʾjūj wa-Maʾjūj). Elsewhere, the Quran tells how the End Times will be signaled by the release of Gog and Magog from behind the barrier. Other apocalyptic writings predict that their destruction by God in a single night will usher in the Day of Resurrection (یوم القيامة, Yawm al-Qiyāmah). Most Western historians and traditional Muslim scholars have identified Dhu'l-Qarnayn as Alexander the Great, while its Quranic portrayal as a prophet-king has been associated with the Syriac Alexander Legend. More recently, the theory of Cyrus the Great as Dhu'l-Qarnayn has gained popularity among modern Muslim commentators. Historically, some traditions has parted from these identifications...

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