The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 299
Dhulqarnain 299 the sun. Thus they too are deprived of the benefit of the sun, and all they get is their skins burnt. This refers to the. Muslims among whom the Promised Messiah appeared, but they denied him and opposed him and did not behave with modesty and fairness, and consequently deprive themselves of good fortune. . Then Allah Almighty further says: ثُمَّ اتْبَعَ سَبَباه حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ السَّدَينِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْا قَالُوائِذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِن يَأْجُوجَ وَمَا جُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَهَلُ تجْعَلُ لك خرجا عَلَى أنْ تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا هِ قَالَ مَا مَعَنِي فِيْهِ رَبِّي خَيْر فَاعِينُونِي بِقَوةٍ اجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًاO أَتُونِي زُبِّرِّ الْحَدِيدِ، حَتَّى إذا ساوى بين الصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ انْفُعُوا حَتَّى إِذَا جَعَلَهُ نَارًا قَالَ أَتُونِي أَفْرِعْ عليْهِ قِطْرًا فَمَا اسْطَاعُوا أَنْ يَظْهَرُوهُ وَ مَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْباهِ قَالَ هَذَا رحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّي فَإِذَا جَاء وَعْدُ رَتي جَعَلَهُ دَاء وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّي حَقًّاهِ وَ تَرَكْنَا بَعْضُهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَمُوجُ في بَعْضٍ وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَجَمَعْنَهُمْ جَمْعًا وَعَرَضْنَا جَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ تلكفِرِينَ عَرضَانِ الَّذِينَ كَانَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ فِي غِطَاء مَنْ ذِكْرِي وَكَانُوا لا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَمْعًا أَفَحَسِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَن يَتَّخِذُوا عِبَادِي مِنْ دوني اولياء ، إنا أعْتَدْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَفِرِينَ نُزُلاً : 213. Dhulqarnain (the Promised Messiah) will then follow another course and will find himself at a very critical time, which can be described as between two barriers or mountains. This means that he will find a time when people on either side will be in fear, and the powers of darkness, in collaboration with the powers of state, will present an awe-striking spectacle. Under both these powers he will find a people who will find it difficult to understand him, i. e. , they will be the victims of false beliefs on account of which they will find it difficult to 213. Al-Kahf, 18: 93-103 [Publisher