The Qur'ân al-Hakîm speaks generally to all mankind, so when it mentions a particular incident apparently, it is actually referring to similar incidents in general. This is the point of view from which the accounts and interpretations of the commentators about Sedd, Ye'cûc, and Me'jûce differ.
Also, the Qur'ân al-Hakîm, in terms of narrative relations, moves from one incident to another distant one. Those who do not consider these narrative relations may assume that the times of the two incidents are close to each other.
Indeed, the Qur'ân's announcement of the Day of Judgment from the ruin of the Sedd is not due to the closeness of time, but perhaps because of the relationship between these two points in terms of narrative relations:
That is, just as this Sedd will be ruined, so too will the world be ruined. Also, just as the natural and divine mountains are solid, yet they are ruined only on the Day of Judgment. Similarly, this Sedd is also solid like a mountain, but it can be completely ruined only when the world is ruined. This means that although the upheavals of time may cause destruction, most things remain intact.
Yes, the Sedd-i Zülkarneyn, a part of the whole, is the Sedd-i Çinî, which has stood for thousands of years. The remarkable, unique, and meaningful inscription written on the ground by human hands is still visible as a long line of ancient text.
YOUR THIRD QUESTION: The killing of the Dajjal by Hazrat 'Isâ (peace be upon him) is addressed very briefly and sufficiently in both the First and Fifteenth Letters.
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Human history goes back regularly to three thousand years. This incomplete and short historical view cannot accurately determine events before the time of Abraham. It is either full of myths, or it denies them, or it is very brief.
This Yemeni Zulqarnain, has been known in the interpretations since ancient times by the name of Alexander, because one of the names of that Zulqarnain is Alexander, the Great Alexander and the Old Alexander.
Or, the events mentioned in the verses of the Qur'an, being the tips of the general events, in this respect, as the famous Sedd-i Chin (Great Wall of China) was built by the guidance of the prophetic nature of the Great Alexander, who was Zulqarnain, to prevent the cruel and violent people from harming the oppressed nations; similarly, in the material aspect, Alexander the Great and other repeated conquerors and powerful kings, and in the spiritual aspect, some of the prophets and some of the great scholars, who are the kings of the world of humanity, have followed that Zulqarnain, have imitated him, and have built dams in the mountains, as a significant solution to free the oppressed from the oppressors. They have done this either by their material strength or by their guidance and planning.
Then, they have built walls around the cities and castles in their centers, and even made the last resort, such as forty-two caliber cannons and mobile castles. Indeed, they have built the famous Sedd-i Chin, which is a long wall stretching over many days' distance, using the language of the Qur'an, to stop the invasions of the tribes of Yajuj and Majuj, and in the language of history, the Manchu and Mongol tribes, who have repeatedly devastated the world of humanity, emerging from behind the Himalaya Mountains and devastating from east to west. This wall was built between two mountains near the Himalaya range to stop the invasions of these wild and violent tribes against the oppressed peoples of India and China. In the same way, in the Caucasus Mountains, in the direction of Derbent, to stop the invasions of the bandit and violent Tatar tribes, the ancient Persian kings, who were like Zulqarnain, built walls.
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Conclusion: The Western Ocean is called "a muddy spring," which means that from the perspective of Zulqarnain, that great ocean was seen as a spring. However, the view of the Qur'an is that it is close to everything, and thus cannot be viewed in the same way as Zulqarnain's limited perception.
Perhaps because the Qur'an came from looking at the heavens, it sometimes sees the spherical earth as a field, sometimes as a palace, sometimes as a cradle, and sometimes as a page. Therefore, referring to the vast, foggy, and vaporous Western Ocean as a spring demonstrates its sublime majesty.
YOUR SECOND QUESTION: Where is the Dam of Zulqarnain? Who are the people of Yajuj and Majuj?
Answer: I once wrote a treatise on this matter. At that time, the deniers were compelled by it. For now, not only is that treatise not with me, but my memory has taken a break and is not helping. Also, in the Third Branch of the Twenty-Fourth Statement, a little has been mentioned about this matter. Therefore, we will briefly mention only two or three points of this issue. Namely:
According to the narration of those who investigate, since the title of Zulqarnain and the names of the kings of Yemen, such as Zulyezin, which begin with the letter "Zu," exist, this Zulqarnain is not Alexander the Great. Perhaps he was one of the kings of Yemen who lived in the time of Prophet Abraham and learned from the Prophet Idris. Alexander the Great, on the other hand, came approximately three centuries before the Hijra and learned from Aristotle.
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