Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog)

Translated by Aisha Bewley.

Among the terrible signs of the world's final days, according to the Holy Quran, is the Appearence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj. the same event was mentioned by the prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, as one of ten tribulations proceeding the last hour.

These people, known in the Bible as Gog and Magog, represented a destructive force which Allah in his Mercy has held in check over the ages since the time of Dhu'l-Qaranayn: see Sura 18, al Kahf, 92-2. Belief in their re-emergence into the world is an article of faith for the muslims, the Holy Quran warns us:

''whoever works any act of righteousness and has faith his endeavour will not be rejected: we shall record it in his favour, but there is a ban on any population which we have destroyed: that they shall not return, until the Gog and Magog are let through the barrier and they swiftly swarm from every hill.

Sura 21, al Anbiya, 94-6 Yusuf Ali translation

This is first work to be pulished in English specifically concerning Ya'juj and Ma'juj.

Carefully reasearched, it includes all the infomation on these creatures to be gleaned from authentic sources: their history, their whereabouts, their immense number, their way of life, and their ultimate destiny. this is an important book to read and to ponder.