Gog and Magog
A Persian miniature, Dhul-Qarnayn with the help of jinn, building the Iron Wall to keep the barbarian Gog and Magog from civilised peoples. (16th century Persian miniature).
Gog and Magog (Hebrew: גּוֹג וּמָגוֹג Gog u-Magog; Arabic: يَأْجُوج وَمَأْجُوج Yaʾjūj wa-Maʾjūj) are names that appear primarily in various Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures, as well as numerous subsequent references in other works. Their context can be either genealogical (as Magog inGenesis 10:2) or eschatological and apocalyptic, as in Ezekiel and Revelation. They are sometimes individuals, sometimes peoples, and sometimes geographic regions. The passages from Ezekiel and Revelation in particular have attracted attention due to their propheticdescriptions of conflicts said to occur near the “End times“.
Ya’juj and Ma’juj
During the reign of Isa people will live an extremely peaceful life filled with prosperity and abundance. Then the wall which imprisons Ya’juj and Ma’juj will break and they will surge forth in large numbers. There is much debate about the time of release of Ya’juj and Ma’juj. Some Islamic scholars like Imran Nazar Hosein believe that the wall containing the Ya’juj and Ma’juj has been brought down during the lifetime of Muhammad. This is supported by evidence from the sayings of Muhammad where he mentions that “a hole has been made in the wall containing the Ya’juj and Ma’juj”, indicating the size of the hole with his thumb and index finger.