Quran · Surah 18:83–98
Dhul-Qarnayn's iron and copper wall
EvidenceDocumentedThe text exists and is quoted from a published translation. What it describes is a separate question.What this means
Give me pieces of iron — till, when he had levelled up (the gap) between the cliffs, he said: Blow! — till, when he had made it a fire, he said: Bring me molten copper to pour thereon. And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it).
Translation: Pickthall, 1930 · About the translator
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Read it literally
'The Two-Horned One' travels to where the sun sets and where it rises, then builds a metal barrier to contain Gog and Magog until the end. What is behind the wall, and where is it?
What scholars say
Most scholars link him to Alexander the Great through the Syriac Alexander Legend (c. 630 CE); others to Cyrus of Persia.
