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Some Muslims (Isaiah 56:5: Muslim is the future believers' name. Sons and daughters titles will be "no more") believe that Dhul-qarnain or Zul-qarnain is the Persian King Cyrus:
Please be advised that I disagree with the author for claiming that Alexander was a Pagan. According to the historical references in the Gog and Magog and the Iron Gates article, Alexander was considered a great person to the Jews and is considered like a Saint for the Christians, even though he existed before Jesus peace be upon him. His importance to both Jews and Christians eliminates the (perhaps false) fact that he was an idol worshiper.
Let us continue with the article:
The following article was sent to me by brother Mark; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.
Gog and Magog:
Hello, and God's blessings upon you. With all due respect to your beliefs, you are mistaken 'Zhulkarnein' of the holy Koran is NOT Alexander the Great. It is Cyrus the Great, the famous Persian king of the Achamenid Dynasty (600?-541 B.C). Consider the following:
1- Alexander was not a monotheistic man. He was a blasphemer who worshipped the many gods of Ancient Greece. The Biography of Alexander, written by a famous Greek historian (Herodotus?) states that Alexander believed that he was the son of Zeus! This contradicts the Koran, which states that Zhulkarnein was a man of Godly faith. Also, Alexander was a lecherous womanizer of the worst kind, and was far from what you would call a gentleman (inspite of his military genius). He killed one of his generals in a drunken frenzy.
My personal objection to this point: As I mentioned above, Alexander is considered as a great person to the Jews and is like a Saint to the Christians. There is no proof that he was a Pagan. Also, regarding the "Womanizer" point, well, according to Islam, we believe in the Prophets of the Bible peace be upon all of them. They too were "Womanizers" if you wish to use this term, for many of them had literally hundreds of wives from all ages.
Is the Bible a womanizer for allowing polygamy in NT and OT? [1]
Some amazing Bible thumping quacks declare Islam a womanizing religion for allowing polygamy for up to four wives, while polygamy has no limits in the OT and NT:
Jesus
allowed polygamy:
Matthew 19 Notice "another woman" got crossed. This is because the word "woman" is not there in the Greek, and the word for "another" also means similar. If we look at the Greek in https://biblehub.com/lexicon/matthew/19-9.htm, we'll find this:
ἄλλην (allēn) 243: other, another If you click on 243, you'll see its definition: "another of the same kind; another of similar type." It is quite ludicrous that the one and only verse that prohibits polygamy is not even talking about polygamy. Jesus warned against marrying already-married women irrespective of whether the man is single or married. This is further proven in:
Matthew 5:31-32 A man can marry multiple women, while the woman can only marry one man. Here Jesus warns that unlawful divorces will cause women, who would still be remaining married while thinking they've been divorced, to commit adultery. They would still be married to their former husbands. Keep in mind also that the men that Jesus was speaking to had many polygamists amongst them. So if Jesus was to prohibit polygamy, he would've said that if any married man after today marries another woman then he commits adultery. But no, he didn't even talk about polygamy at all.
Polygamy was Commanded by GOD: In the OT, polygamy is not only allowed, but it was also commanded by GOD in some cases [1].
Paul and Jesus allowed polygamy: Paul also allowed polygamy to the masses, and Jesus in other verses also allowed it to the masses. This is further discussed at: www.answering-christianity.com/ntpoly.htm. This article thoroughly proves that polygamy is indeed allowed in the New Testament, and that Christianity is built on false inspirations and "conjecture", exactly as Allah Almighty said in the Glorious Quran [1] about the religion of conjecture [1], Christianity. Again, it is quite ludicrous that the one and only verse that prohibits polygamy is not even talking about polygamy. This false religion of conjecture makes sinful things lawful and lawful things sinful [2] [3]. And that in itself is a blasphemy against GOD Almighty.
Islam is GOD Almighty's Divine Truth. To be 100% sure about this, visit: From www.answering-christianity.com/quran_moral_code.htm:
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Glorified
incestuous-like boyfriend-girlfriend
fornications:
Song of Solomon 3:4
Song of Solomon 7:10-12
Little sister & mom's bed:
Song of Songs 8:8-9
Song of Songs 8:8
What shall you (plural) do with
your little sister and her
little breasts? Let me
guess: Deflower her in your mentioned mother's bed?
Praised Incest:
Also Visit: Matthew 7:22-23: GOD sent Jesus to be Christianity's lying spirit. Mankind multiplied via cloning from Adam, not incest [1]: Evidence that Allah Almighty created the People of Adam through Cloning. (html backup). Another STUNNING Scientific Claim from Islam.Earth Cloning: Evidence from the Quran that Allah Almighty Created the 7 Heavens and all of their Earths from Cloning. See also Islam's End of Times Prophecy about world-wide movements to corrupt the women, and also gender alteration and creation alteration Islamic Prophecy.
Masturbating on his sister: Now let me ask the horny creep in Song of Songs 8:8-9. How many times have you already masturbated on your sister in your thoughts? And did you also fantasize about your mother and her bed? Again, this is the pile of dung that Jews and Christians uphold as the Holy Word of GOD Almighty??
Fabricating books: Allah Almighty Said in the Noble Quran: "Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say: "This is from God," to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby. (The Noble Quran, 2:79)"
www.answering-christianity.com/warning.htm
Bride is not wife: In the Middle East, there is no "boyfriend" and "girlfriend". If two are spoken of, or if two fall in love and want to get married, then the guy would call her his bride. This is close enough to a fiancée. So in this gospel of porn, when he calls her his "bride", he's not calling her his wife as the barking sodomized-by-their-priests proclaim. It's a relationship between a boyfriend and a girlfriend. "Bride" is a Semitic language metaphor. In this gospel of porn, it is referring to his girlfriend. In the chaste world of Islam, a wife is one who had sexual intercourse with her husband. She now changed from being a bride to a wife. A bride has not yet had sex with her groom. They have not yet married. Song of Songs 4:8-12 Visit the following X-Rated pornography in the Bible article to see ample verses that thoroughly demonstrate that they were incestuous-like boyfriend-girlfriend fornicators:
Is the Bible a womanizer for allowing polygamy in NT and OT? [1] Some amazing Bible thumping quacks declare Islam a womanizing religion for allowing polygamy for up to four wives, while polygamy has no limits in the OT and NT:
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2- The Koranic verses in the 'AL KAHF' sura, which talk about Zhulkarnein, begin with the words: "And they ask you about Zhulkarnein..". Meaning that the Jews are asking the Prophet Muhammad about him. This means that this king was KNOWN TO THE JEWS, AND IS MENTIONED IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. Alexander the Great is not mentioned in the Old Testament, nor did he have any close relation with the Jews.
3-The word "qarn" in the Koran has one meaning and one meaning only: It means: People or Nation. Thus, he was called Zhulkarnein because he was a king of two peoples or two nations. Historically, Cyrus was of the Achamenid Dynasty, a dynasty of double throne. He was King of both the Medians and the Persians! He was the one who overthrew the Babylonian empire and permitted the captive Jews to return to their homeland and to rebuild their Temple. Thus, the Jews greatly revere and respect him.
My personal objection to this point: With all due respect dear brother Mark, but "qarn" in Arabic doesn't mean people or nation, and "Zhulkarnein" or "Dhul-qarnain" or "Zul-qarnain" doesn't mean the king of two peoples or two nations either. "qarn" in Arabic has two meanings: "horn" and "century". "Dhul-qarnain" could literally mean in Arabic: "The man of two horns" or "The man of two centuries". This "one word having multiple meanings" problem if you will, exists in English as well. Take for instance the word "trunk": It could mean the back of your car, and it could also mean the trunk of the Elephant.
4- It is Known that Cyrus' empire stretched for the western shores of Turkey in the west, to the flat and barren deserts near Northern India in the east (you may check any Encyclopedia to verify this). Also, the Northernmost boundaries of his empire are the Caucasus mountains, in present day Georgia. The region is full of Ancient Persian ruins of military fortifications and strongholds.
5- Geographically, the Caucasus mountains form a natural and almost impassable barrier that stood between the civilized kingdoms of central Asia, and the northern plain lands were the savage barbarian and nomadic tribes once roamed. Among the only natural passes through these formidable mountains is a stretch of open ground known today as "Daryal Pass". It is located north of Tiblisi, the capital of Georgia. The area is called: "doorway of Ghurash" (Ghurash is Armenian for Cyrus). The remains of a metallic rampart STILL STAND TODAY, as part of ancient Persian fortifications.
6- The technique used by Cyrus in building this 'wall' was not known to the people of the region way back then. (He received this technique from God himself!). Also, the great Greek historian Herodotus states, in his chronicles, that the Georgians were the first people in the world to have learned how to 'smelt iron'.....(strange coincidence, eh?).
All this evidence is overwhelming, and cannot be ignored.
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