Translation of the meanings Ayah 94 Surah Al-Kahf - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 94

قَالُواْ يَٰذَا ٱلۡقَرۡنَيۡنِ إِنَّ يَأۡجُوجَ وَمَأۡجُوجَ مُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَهَلۡ نَجۡعَلُ لَكَ خَرۡجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجۡعَلَ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ سَدّٗا

94. They said: "O Zulqarnain, Gog and Magog make corruption in the land46. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you may erect a barrier between us and them."

46. Gog and Magog are two tribes from among the sons of Adam coming from the uttermost part of the North of Palestine. They have wide faces and small eyes. They used to spread mischief on earth, so Allāh gave Dhu’l-Qarnayn the power to build a barrier to detain them. They will keep on digging at it until Allāh gives them permission to come out at the end of time, after Jesus (peace be upon him) has killed the Antichrist. Gog and Magog will emerge in huge numbers and will drink up the lake of Tiberias (in Palestine). They will spread mischief on earth and no one will be able to resist them. Jesus (peace be upon him) and the believers with him will take refuge in Mount Tur until Allāh destroys Gog and Magog by sending worms that will eat their necks. Then Allāh will send rain to wash away their bodies into the sea and cleanse the earth of their stench.