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The Ya'juj and The Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) Abu Muhammad Contents Page Understanding the issue of The Ya'jooj and The Ma'jooj ....................................................... 3 A clarification ............................................................................................................................ 4 Dhul-Qarnein .......................................................................................................................... 10 Who was Dhul-Qarnein ...................................................................................................... 12 An interesting theory regarding Ya'juj and Ma'juj ............................................................. 21 The History of the Banu Israel during the era of Cyrus ...................................................... 22 The dream of Nabi Danyaal (Alaihi Salaam) regarding Cyrus ............................................ 24 Cyrus's conquest - towards Lydia (in the West) ................................................................. 30 Cyrus's journey towards the East (To the far East of the Caspian Sea- passing Sogdiana) 31 The Conquest of Babylon ................................................................................................... 34 RELIGION OF CYRUS ........................................................................................................... 36 Ancient Iranian Religion ..................................................................................................... 38 Iran and the Religion of Ibrahim Zardasht.......................................................................... 38 Ya'juj and Ma'juj ................................................................................................................. 52 Details of the Darial Gorge, and why it fits perfectly with the area in which Dhul-Qarnein erected his barrier .............................................................................................................. 64 The Muslim Ummah and their initial altercation with the Ya'juj and Ma'juj (known at that time as 'The Khazars') ......................................................................................................... 87 From Yiddish-speaking, Pagan, Asian Khazarian to Ashkenazi Jew (founders of 'The Jewish Lobby') ................................................................................................................................ 88 Who really are the Ya'joj and Ma'joj ................................................................................ 122 The descendents of Ya'juj and Ma'juj in the light of the narrations ............................... 128 129 ....................................................................................... رس , ول , ك The tribes of Pinpointing the location of the Ya'juj, Ma'juj and their 3 off-shoot clans ....................... 132 Khazaria in relation to the Ya'juj and Ma'juj ....................................... 136 ( زر ) Mention of Mention of the continent of the ‘Ya’juj and Ma’juj’ in Islamic literature ........................ 139 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 144 2 ﺑﺎﺳﻤﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻧﺤﻤﺪﻩ و ﻧﺼﻠﻲ وﻧﺴﻠﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ رﺳﻮﻟﻪ اﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ و ﻋﻠﻰ آﻟﻪ و اﺻﺤﺎﺑﻪ اﺟﻤﻌﻴﻦ Understanding the issue of The Ya'jooj and The Ma'jooj There are millions of people throughout the world who believe there is an invisible government behind the scenes that controls world events. Unfortunately many people who have investigated and published works on this phenomenon have only gone so far as to identify this group with the label of 'a sinister Jewish lobby', one that has over the last few hundred years blatantly robbed the world of its resources; set off battles and world wars, which have already led to the deaths of millions; and has forced the entire world, comprising of various faiths and beliefs, to happily adopt Secularism, during which laws would no longer be based upon Divine Command, but rather upon the decision of 'Man'. Then there are those, albeit very few, that have dug deeper to unearth the identity of some of those that make up this sinister group, and to understand the extent of their power. As for how did this 'lobby' manage to occupy such a position for over so many years, without ever being taken to trial, or being overpowered by any other force, that has perhaps as yet not been penned down, and that shall thus be the core focus of this book, In-sha-Allah. To facilitate understanding of what is to be discussed, two areas shall first have to be covered, viz. a) The family around which this 'Jewish lobby' has been formed; the date of their first appearance on the international scene; the timeline of their rise to power; etc. b) The nature of the 'Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog); the personality of the man known as Dhul-Qarnain and the issue of the wall of Dhul-Qarnein. 3 Much of what shall be written regarding 'b' is based upon the research of Allamah Anwar Shah Kashmiri, a renowned Muhaddith of his era, as explained by his student, Sheikh Hifzur-Rahman Suihaarwi in his masterpiece 'Qisas al-Quraan. To facilitate understanding of what is to be mentioned, the discussion shall commence with the issue of 'Dhul-Qarnein' and 'the Ya'juj and Ma'juj. This shall then be followed by a detailed discussion regarding the nature of what the world today refers to as 'a hidden Jewish Lobby'. Due to the intricate nature of the discussion that shall be made regarding 'a' and 'b', it should be understood from the very beginning that what is to be explained, despite being based upon principles laid down for abstracting direction from the Quraan and Sunnah, shall never hold a status greater than that of an 'opinion' in this matter. If it proves correct then that is from the Grace and Mercy of Almighty Allah. And if not, then I seek Almighty Allah's forgiveness, and hope that this effort shall be deemed as an error of a servant in his sincere effort to understand the indication of his master. A clarification Certain scholars and elders, for who I hold the highest levels of respect, have expressed their concern regarding the methodology that I have adopted whilst discussing such issues such as this, as well as what has been detailed in my books 'Looking into the Eye of dajjal' and 'Will Istanbul again fall to the Christians'. The basis of their concern is that issues such as these are from the branch of aqaaid (belief), and only that meaning should be understood from the Ahadith regarding such issues, which has been mentioned by scholars of the past. As one shall read through the pages below, he shall realize, from the writings of Sheikh Hifzur-Rahman and Allamah Anwar Shah Sahib Kashmiri that in matters regarding issues such as Ya'juj and Ma'juj, Dhul-Qarnein, dajjal, etc, there is indeed scope for differing methodologies, as long as it does not waver from the principles laid down for understanding the texts of the Quraan and the Sunnah. As one shall see, Allamah Anwar Shah Sahib (Rahimahu Allah) in the issue of 'the wall of Ya'juj and Ma'juj', in an effort to reconcile the various apparently contradictory texts, explained such a view which was perhaps never mentioned 4 before him. Understanding that some would perhaps object to his methodology he ended his discussion with the following statement: و اﻋﻠﻢ ان ﻣﺎ ذﻛﺮﺗﻪ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺗﺄوﻳﻼ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺮآن ﺑﻞ زﻳﺎدة ﺷﻴﻰ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺘﺎرﻳﺦ و اﻟﺘﺠﺮﺑﺔ ﺑﺪون اﺧﺮاج ﻟﻔﻈﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻮﺿﻮﻋﻪ ( ﻋﻘﻴﺪة اﻻﺳﻼم ﻓﻲ ﺣﻴﺎة ﻋﻴﺴﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم) "It must be remembered that whatever I have said in explanation of these verses is not a far-fetched interpretation of Quraan. Rather, without extracting any word of the Quraan from its context, I have kept before me history and experience to arrive at this explanation." Keeping in front of oneself history and experience, (i.e. events that have occurred and are presently occurring), when attempting to explain the Ahadith regarding those events that shall occur close to Qiyamah is a methodology employed by many of our senior scholars (Akabir). For example, the renowned commentator of the Ahadith, Sheikh Zakariya al- Khandhalawi (Rahimahu Allah), whilst commentating on the hadith regarding the emergence of Hadrat al-Mahdi, and how he shall move between Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah a couple of times, within a few days, in his attempt to conceal himself from the saints of the era, fearful that he would be unable to bear the burden of the caliphate, offered a new explanation based upon present-day conditions. The author, Barzanji (Rahimahu Allah) had explained a few journeys between Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah, in a period of fifteen to twenty days, despite being difficult is possible, since each trip at an extremely fast pace can be completed in five days, thereby completing three rounds in about fifteen to twenty days. Barzanji (Rahimahu Allah) then mentioned that it should also be remembered that Sayyiduna al-Mahdi and the men that shall be searching for him shall all be saints (Auliya) of that era, thus it is highly possible that the earth could be folded for them, (by way of miracle) making each journey short. On this point Hadrat Sheikh wrote: ﻣﻨﺸﺄ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻘﻮل ﻣﻦ اﳌﺼﻨﻒ ﻋﺪم ﺗﺼﻮر اﻟﺘﻄﻮر ﰲ وﺳﺎﺋﻞ اﻟﻨﻘﻞ اﻟﺴﺮﻳﻌﺔ و ﺗﺴﻬﻴﻞ اﻟﻄﺮﻗﺎت و ﻫﺬا ﻣﺸﺎﻫﺪ ﰲ ﻋﺼﺮﻧﺎ اﳊﺎﺿﺮ , و اﷲ اﻋﻠﻢ ﲟﺎ ﺳﻴﺴﺘﺠﺪ ﻣﺴﺘﻘﺒﻼ 5 'This explanation has been given due to the thought never crossing the mind of the author that the transport system would undergo unique developments, making journeys extremely short, as we find today. And Almighty Allah alone
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