Hadith linking Gog and Magog to Jerusalem
Finally the Qur’an makes mention of Gog and Magog for a second and last time in two verses of Surah al-Anbiyah’ which refer to a certain ‘town’. Allah Most High had destroyed that town and expelled the people of the town banning them from ever returning to reclaim that town as their own. However the verse went on to declare that the ban would remain in force only until Gog and Magog were released and they spread out in all directions to occupy every position of advantage:
“And there is a ban on (the people of) a town which We destroyed: that they (the people of the town) shall not return (to reclaim their town) until Gog and Magog are released and (eventually) they spread out in every direction (or descend from every height to occupy every position of advantage).” (Qur’an, al-Anbiyah’, 21:95-96)
If we can identify the town and if there is evidence the people of the town have already returned to reclaim it as their own (after having been expelled from it by divine decree), it would constitute further evidence of both the release of Gog and Magog as well as their identity.
In addition to analysis based on the system of meaning of the subject, our method by which we identify the town is to also search our Qur’an and Hadith database to locate any such town which is connected to Gog and Magog. And sure enough ‘Jerusalem’ emerges as the only such town. Firstly, we quoted above a Hadith which informed us that Gog and Magog would pass by the Sea of Galilee. That Sea is located only 50 miles north of Jerusalem. In addition, the only town mentioned by name that is linked to Gog and Magog is Bait al-Maqdis (i.e. Jerusalem):
“Gog and Magog would walk until they reach the mountain of al-Khamr, and it is a mountain of Bait al-Maqdis (i.e. Jerusalem)...” (Sahih Muslim)
Secondly, we recognize a similarity between the above two verses of Surah al-Anbiyah’ and the verse in Surah Ale ‘Imran referring to Makkah by its old name, ‘Bakkah’. In neither instance can we penetrate the verses of the Qur’an without referring to events and other such data located outside of the Holy Book.
The Qur’an has informed us that Allah Most High gave the Holy Land to the Israelite people (Qur’an, al-Maidah, 5:24). Jerusalem is the capital city of that Holy Land. The historical record is that they were expelled from that town some 2000 years ago. However they have now returned to the ‘town’ to reclaim it as their own. Jerusalem lies at the very heart of events connected to the true Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary. It is from Jerusalem that he will rule the world. It is also from Jerusalem that Dajjal the false Messiah must attempt to rule the world. As history progresses to its end, Jerusalem must replace Washington, London and other such cities as the center of the world.
It was certainly not by accident that neither the Qur’an, nor the blessed Prophet to whom the Qur’an was revealed and who was declared to be the teacher of the Qur’an, ever identified the ‘town’ linked to Gog and Magog. It is certain that the reason for this was to provoke scholars of the Qur’an to critically observe unfolding events in the historical process in order to recognize the Signs of Allah Most High and to thus eventually identify the ‘town’. The Qur’an had directed specific attention to precisely this aspect of its miraculous text when it declared:
“In time We shall make them fully understand Our messages (through what they perceive) in the utmost horizons (of the universe) and within themselves (which includes the unfolding historical process), so that it will become clear unto them that this [revelation] is indeed the truth. (Still) is it not enough (for them to know) that thy Lord-God is witness unto everything?” (Qur’an, Fussilat, 41:53)
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