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* A geographical location: according to religious sources, "Gog" and "Magog" does not refer to a person, a tribe, or a number of tribes; rather it refers to a geographical region. | * A geographical location: according to religious sources, "Gog" and "Magog" does not refer to a person, a tribe, or a number of tribes; rather it refers to a geographical region. | ||
* Tribes residing in northern Asia: in Islamic sources, "Gog" and "Magog" refers to tribes residing in northern Asia who were engaged in murder and plunder of the possessions of other tribes. According to these sources, the area of their residence ranged from northeastern Asia, that is, Tibet and [[China]], to Arctic Ocean, and from the west to [[Turkmenistan]]. Thus, some people take the word, "Gog" and "Magog", to be derived from the Chinese word, "Mongok" or "Monchok", which has transformed into "Ya'juj wa Ma'juj" in Hebrew and Arabic, and into "Gog" and "Magog" in Greek. | * Tribes residing in northern Asia: in Islamic sources, "Gog" and "Magog" refers to tribes residing in northern Asia who were engaged in murder and plunder of the possessions of other tribes. According to these sources, the area of their residence ranged from northeastern Asia, that is, Tibet and [[China]], to Arctic Ocean, and from the west to [[Turkmenistan]]. Thus, some people take the word, "Gog" and "Magog", to be derived from the Chinese word, "Mongok" or "Monchok", which has transformed into "Ya'juj wa Ma'juj" in Hebrew and Arabic, and into "Gog" and "Magog" in Greek. | ||
* Another title for [[Mongol]]s: some people have speculated that "Gog" and "Magog" were the same as the Mongol people who lived in northeastern Caspian Sea and invaded nearby regions, such as Transoxiana, Armenia, and Azerbaijan as well as farther regions, such as China and the Indian Subcontinent. The Great Wall of China and the Dam of Dhu l-Qarnayn were constructed in order to block their progress. Thus, the riot of Gog and Magog in the End Time, which is mentioned in the Qur'an, has been interpreted as the invasion of the Mongols in the 7th/13th century. | * Another title for [[Mongol]]s: some people have speculated that "Gog" and "Magog" were the same as the Mongol people who lived in northeastern Caspian Sea and invaded nearby regions, such as Transoxiana, [[Armenia]], and [[Azerbaijan]] as well as farther regions, such as China and the [[Indian]] Subcontinent. The Great Wall of China and the Dam of [[Dhu l-Qarnayn]] were constructed in order to block their progress. Thus, the riot of "Gog" and "Magog" in the [[End Time]], which is mentioned in the [[Qur'an]], has been interpreted as the invasion of the Mongols in the 7th/13th century. | ||
===The Quranic Account=== | ===The Quranic Account=== | ||
The Qur'an has referred to Gog and Magog in [[Sura al-Kahf]] ( | The Qur'an has referred to Gog and Magog in [[Sura al-Kahf]] ([[verse]]s 93-98) and [[Sura al-Anbiya']] (verse 96) as people who caused corruption in the land and harmed others. In Sura al-Anbiya', the riot of "Gog" and "Magog" is mentioned as an indication of the End Time. | ||
==The Story of Dhu l-Qarnayn and the Dam of Gog and Magog== | ==The Story of Dhu l-Qarnayn and the Dam of Gog and Magog== | ||