قصة ذي القرنينConceptStory Of Dhul Qarnayn in the Quranقصة ذي القرنينHistory16Verses1Surahs14Connections#253of 828

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Showing 12 of 16 verses that mention this concept.

1. 18:83Al-KahfCommand
   وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَن ذِي ٱلۡقَرۡنَيۡنِۖ قُلۡ سَأَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡكُم مِّنۡهُ ذِكۡرًا
   They will ask thee of Dhu'l-Qarneyn. Say: I shall recite unto you a remembrance of him.
   In context

   And the idolaters and Jews ask you to test you, O Messenger, regarding the one who had two horns (Dhu’l-Qarnayn). Say: I shall tell you some of his story which you can take lessons from and be reminded by.

2. 18:84Al-Kahf
   إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ سَبَبٗا
   Lo! We made him strong in the land and gave him unto every thing a road.
   In context

   I gave him position on earth and granted him of everything which is of relevance to his goals, a path by which he can reach his objective.

3. 18:85Al-KahfCommand
   فَأَتۡبَعَ سَبَبًا
   And he followed a road
   In context

   So he took the means and paths leading to his objective that I had granted him, and then headed West.

4. 18:86Al-KahfWarning
   حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغۡرِبَ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغۡرُبُ فِي عَيۡنٍ حَمِئَةٖ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوۡمٗاۖ قُلۡنَا يَٰذَا ٱلۡقَرۡنَيۡنِ إِمَّآ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّآ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمۡ حُسۡنٗا
   Till, when he reached the setting-place of the sun, he found it setting in a muddy spring, and found a people thereabout. We said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Either punish or show them kindness.
   In context

   And he travelled on earth until he reached the end of the land towards the setting place of the sun, seeing it as though it was setting in a hot spring of black clay. And he found an unbelieving people by the setting place of the sun. So I said to him, to test him: “O Dhu’l-Qarnayn, you can either punish these people by killing them or through other means, or you can be good to them”.

5. 18:87Al-Kahf
   قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوۡفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابٗا نُّكۡرٗا
   He said: As for him who doeth wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with awful punishment!
   In context

   Dhu’l-Qarnayn said: “As for the one who associates partners with Allah and persists in this, I shall punish him by killing him in this life, then he will return to his Lord on the Day of Judgment and He shall then punish him with a terrible punishment.

6. 18:88Al-Kahf
   وَأَمَّا مَنۡ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗا فَلَهُۥ جَزَآءً ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۖ وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُۥ مِنۡ أَمۡرِنَا يُسۡرٗا
   But as for him who believeth and doeth right, good will be his reward, and We shall speak unto him a mild command.
   In context

   And as for the one who believes in Allah and does good deeds, for him is paradise, as a reward from your Lord for his faith and good deeds. And I shall say to him of my command that which contains ease and lenience”.

7. 18:89Al-KahfCommand
   ثُمَّ أَتۡبَعَ سَبَبًا
   Then he followed a road
   In context

   Then he took a path different to his first route, heading towards the direction of the sunrise.

8. 18:90Al-KahfPromise
   حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطۡلِعَ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطۡلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ لَّمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتۡرٗا
   Till, when he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had appointed no shelter therefrom.
   In context

   And he travelled until when he reached the place where the sun rises, he found it rising on a people I had not given any houses or the shade of trees to protect them from the sun.

9. 18:91Al-Kahf
   كَذَٰلِكَۖ وَقَدۡ أَحَطۡنَا بِمَا لَدَيۡهِ خُبۡرٗا
   So (it was). And We knew all concerning him.
   In context

   This is the matter of Dhu’l-Qarnayn, and My knowledge has encompassed the power and strength he had.

10. 18:92Al-KahfCommand
    ثُمَّ أَتۡبَعَ سَبَبًا
    Then he followed a road
    In context

    Then he followed a path different to the first two, spreading between the East and West.

11. 18:93Al-Kahf
    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيۡنَ ٱلسَّدَّيۡنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوۡمٗا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفۡقَهُونَ قَوۡلٗا
    Till, when he came between the two mountains, he found upon their hither side a folk that scarce could understand a saying.
    In context

    And he travelled until he reached a gap between two mountains, and he found before them a people who could barely understand the speech of others.

12. 18:94Al-KahfCommand
    قَالُواْ يَٰذَا ٱلۡقَرۡنَيۡنِ إِنَّ يَأۡجُوجَ وَمَأۡجُوجَ مُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَهَلۡ نَجۡعَلُ لَكَ خَرۡجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجۡعَلَ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَهُمۡ سَدّٗا
    They said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and them?
    In context

    They said: “O Dhu’l-Qarnayn, Gog and Magog (meaning two great nations from the children of Adam) are causing corruption on earth by killing and so forth, so can we give you some wealth so you can make a barrier between us and them?”