Dhu al-Qarnayn and the Secrets of His Governance

The Mystery of Gog and Magog: An Exploration of the Secrets of World Rule, Metaphysical Technologies, the Bronze Rampart, and the Signs of the End Times in Light of the Traditions and the Two Testaments

Contents

Chapter One

• Examining Dhu’l-Qarnayn’s titles and historical identity (Cyrus, Alexander, and the kings of Himyar)
• The endowment of outward and inward faculties and the opening of the heart by divine command
• The subjugation of light and darkness as two armies of guidance and protection
• Dhu’l-Qarnayn’s mosque and a system for empowering the poor and dispossessed

Chapter Two

• Journeying to the setting place of the sun and witnessing the muddy spring and a devout people
• Traversing the lands of Mansak and Havil in the east and south of the world
• Peoples without clothing and the mystery of the sun rising unobscured
• Ruling on the basis of justice: disciplining the corrupt and honouring the faithful

Chapter Three

• Mining iron and copper, and discovering the wondrous element “samur”
• Metal-smelting techniques and combining iron slabs with molten copper (qitr)
• The rampart’s geographical location in the Caucasus Mountains and the Darial Gorge
• The tradition of assistance from His Eminence Khidr and Elias in protecting and repairing the rampart until the appointed time

Chapter Four

• Meeting the angel Raphael and discovering the mystery of the celestial beings’ unceasing worship
• Entering the Land of Darkness with six thousand horsemen, and Khidr’s discovery of the Spring of Life
• Meeting the warning bird and the young man standing atop the cosmic edifice
• The mystery of the Stone of the Trumpet-Blower and Khidr’s words about the dust of the grave
• Meeting the ideal city and the monotheistic utopia of the people of Moses

Chapter Five

• The classes and lineages of Gog and Magog, and their biological and genetic metamorphosis
• Gog and Magog in the Torah and the Gospel, and in ancient history
• The connection between Gog and Magog’s emergence and the tribulation of the Antichrist, the water famine, and the passing of the Qur’an
• The “difficult cloud” held in reserve for His Eminence al-Qa’im (AJ), and the manifestation of the most perfect world rule

Golden passages from the book

Dhu’l-Qarnayn’s heavenly endowment and the subjugation of light and darkness
“God said: I shall give you the strength to bear all that I have placed upon your shoulders. I shall open your ears so that you may understand all you hear, open your understanding so that you may grasp whatever you wish, grant your tongue speech over whatever you will, and give your eyes sight of all things… I shall bestow awe upon you, so that you fear nothing, and subject darkness and light to you, making them two armies in your service: light shall guide you and darkness shall protect you, and nations shall follow you.”

The engineering marvel of the Bronze Rampart and the mystery of the metal samur
“Dhu’l-Qarnayn said: ‘What my Lord has granted me is better. Help me with your labour and tools, and I shall build a barrier between you and them.’ He tunnelled through two mountains and extracted iron and copper, and discovered another mineral called ‘samur’, whiter than snow, which melted anything it was placed upon. It was the same tool with which Solomon son of David had cut the pillars and stones of Jerusalem. They melted the iron in fire and poured molten copper over it like mortar, until a solid, impenetrable mountain was formed.”

The angel Raphael’s tears and longing to fulfil the duty of servitude
“It is narrated from the Commander of the Faithful, Ali (AS), that Dhu’l-Qarnayn had a friend among the angels named ‘Raphael’, who would visit him. Dhu’l-Qarnayn said: Tell me about the angels’ worship in heaven. Raphael wept and said: What can your worship weigh against ours? In heaven there are angels who stand constantly and never sit, and others who remain perpetually in prostration, never raising their heads, saying: ‘سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ رَبِّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ، رَبَّنَا مَا عَبَدْنَاكَ حَقَّ عِبَادَتِكَ!’ Dhu’l-Qarnayn wept bitterly and said: I wish to live on so that I may fulfil my duty of worshipping my Lord.”

The mysterious Stone of the Trumpet-Blower and the test of grave dust
“Khidr took the scales. He placed a stone the same size as the Stone of the Trumpet-Blower on one pan, then scattered a handful of dust over it, and the scales balanced. Khidr said: This is the parable the Trumpet-Blower gave you. God granted you kingship over every land and bestowed upon you what He had given to no one else. He brought you to lands no human or jinn had ever set foot in, yet you were not sated! This parable shows that the human eye and its greed are never satisfied until a handful of grave dust is scattered over them. Dhu’l-Qarnayn wept and said: You have spoken the truth. After this journey, I shall seek to conquer no more cities until I die.”

The Ideal Society of Moses’ People: A Monotheistic Utopia Without Rulers
“Dhu’l-Qarnayn came upon a community from the people of Moses, who guided others to the truth. Their houses had no doors, they had no chief or ruler, and there were neither nobles nor poor among them. He asked, ‘Why do you have no judge?’ They replied, ‘Because we neither quarrel with nor wrong one another.’ He asked, ‘Why do you have no king?’ They replied, ‘Because we neither hoard wealth nor seek to outdo one another.’ He asked, ‘Why do your houses have no doors?’ They replied, ‘Because there are no thieves or traitors among us; we are all trustworthy.’ He asked, ‘Why are the graves at the thresholds of your houses?’ They replied, ‘So that death may never slip from our hearts and be forgotten.’”

The Subjugation of the Clouds and the Inheritance of Dhu’l-Qarnayn’s Technology in the Rule of the Qa’im (AJ)
“عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (ع): إِنَّ ذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ خُيِّرَ السَّحَابَيْنِ فَاخْتَارَ الذَّلُولَ وَ ذَخَرَ اللَّهُ الصَّعْبَ لِلْقَائِمِ (AS). It is said: وَ مَا الصَّعْبُ؟ قَالَ: مَا كَانَ فِيهِ ثَلْجٌ وَ صَاعِقَةٌ وَ ظُلْمَةٌ… Reflecting on the verses corresponding to Dhu’l-Qarnayn leads us to understand the wonders of the end-time rule of Imam Mahdi (AJ)—a rule surpassing even Dhu’l-Qarnayn’s, in which knowledge, power and mastery over the forces of the cosmos will be manifested to their fullest extent.”

Dissecting the Outbreak of Gog and Magog: Ecological Corruption and the Distortion of Identity
“Gog and Magog are peoples who eat anything and everything, prey on animals and exhaust the earth’s resources. Their emergence will bring famine, the loss of fresh water and the collapse of civilisation. It is highly likely that these peoples arose from genetic mutations, transformations into animal-like forms and other distortions following the rebellions of ancient humanity. When Gog and Magog emerge amid the destruction of books and the passing of the Quran, the earth will face a tremendous trial. In the end, these rebels will be swept into oblivion in a single night by an invisible army of bacteria and divine scourges.”

The Lesson of the Skulls: Before the Majesty of the Lord
“Dhu’l-Qarnayn came upon a man who had spent twenty years examining the skulls of the dead. The man explained, ‘I want to distinguish the noble from the lowly, and the rich from the poor, but in the end everyone’s skull and bones are alike in the earth!’ He also came upon an old man praying in the wilderness, unafraid of Dhu’l-Qarnayn’s vast army. The old man said, ‘I commune with One whose hosts are beyond all reckoning, and whose kingdom is mightier than yours. If you possess everlasting blessings, ageless youth and life without death, I will come to you; otherwise, I shall remain with my Master!’”