Dhul Qarnayn

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Cyrus The Great In The Quran - Analysis
... Maududi writes in his Tafsir The identification of Dhul-Qarnain has been a controversial matter from the earliest times ... Generally, commentators have been of the opinion that Dhul-Qarnayn is actually Alexander, but some characteristics of Dhul-Qarnain described in the Qur'an ... The fact that the Alexander-as-Dhul-Qarnay theory actually refers to the semi-mythical Alexander described in the Alexander Romance makes the connection even more ...
Cyrus The Great In The Quran
... Dhul-Qarnayn (Arabic for "the two-horned") is mentioned in the Qur'an ... The story of Dhul-Qarnayn appears in sixteen verses of the Qur'an, specifically the 16 verses 1883-98 (Al Kahf) ... There is extensive ongoing debate on who exactly was the historical character of Dhul-Qarnayn ...
Alexander The Great In The Quran - Philological Evidence - Al-Khidir
... The Qur'an verses 1860–82, which immediately precede the story of Dhul-Qarnayn, mention the story of Al-Khidir and a fish that miraculously comes to life ... "the Green One," an enigmatic figure in Islam) is the maternal cousin of Alexander or Dhul-Qarnayn ... of Al-Khidir, in the Qur'an, does not mention Dhul-Qarnayn, rather only a figure called "Moses" is referred to by name ...
Cyrus The Great In The Quran - Analysis - The Wall
... the misunderstanding that the wall attributed here to Dhul-Qarnain refers to the famous Great Wall of China, whereas this wall was built between Derbent ... in the beginning, Muslim historians and geographers assign it to Dhul-Qarnain because its remains correspond with the description of it given in the Qur'an, despite the fact that the wall is in fact ... gathered full information about the wall built by Dhul-Qarnain, through a man, who could supply all the necessary details and then the man was actually presented before `Abdur Rehman ...