The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 307
God and Magog 307. Messiah. They will not be prepared even to listen to him and will be full of aversion for him. This is why the punishment will be sent down. Here the word 'Trumpet' refers to the Promised Messiah, inasmuch as the Prophets of God are His trumpets into whose hearts He breathes. His voice. This idiom has been employed in earlier scriptures, and Prophets of God have been called His trumpets. Just as the trumpeter blows his tune into the trumpet, so does God breath His Word into the hearts of. Prophets. The reference to Gog and Magog also conclusively proves that the trumpet mentioned here is the. Promised Messiah, for it is fully established by the authentic Aḥādīth that the Promised Messiah would appear in the age of Gog and Magog. . European Powers are Gog and Magog. On the one hand, it is proved from the Bible that the. Christians of Europe are Gog and Magog, and, on the other, the Holy Qur'ān has mentioned specific signs concerning Gog and Magog which can only be applied to. European powers, as, for instance, it is written that they will scale every height, i. e. , they will overcome all other powers and be supreme in all worldly matters. Similarly, it is also mentioned in the Aḥādīth that no country will be able to stand up to them. Thus it is conclusively established that these powers are Gog and Magog. To deny this is sheer obstinacy and opposition to God's Word. . Who can deny that in accordance with the Word of God. Almighty and the explanation of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), these are the people who, in their worldly power, are superior to every other people. They have no equal in the art of war and statecraft. Their inventions and machines have established new patterns, both in war and in worldly comforts and