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Dhū al-Qarnaynذُو الْقَرْنَيْن
About
A righteous ruler given power and means across the earth, who governed with justice and built a great barrier against Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj (Gog and Magog). His precise historical identity is not specified.
The name
"The one of two horns" — or two ages, or two ends of the earth; the readings are discussed in tafsīr.
Source: Tafsīr
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