Dhul-Qarnain and His Journey

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Dhul-Qarnain's power on earth

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He was given the means to all ends and established with power on earth.

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Dhul-Qarnain's encounter at the setting of the sun

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He found it set in a spring of murky water and met a people there.

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Dhul-Qarnain's authority

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He had the authority to punish or treat people with kindness.

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Reward for righteousness

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Those who believe and work righteousness shall have a goodly reward.

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Dhul-Qarnain's journey to the rising of the sun

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He found it rising on a people with no protection against the sun.

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Encounter between two mountains

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Dhul-Qarnain found a people who scarcely understood a word.

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Request from Gog and Magog

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They asked Dhul-Qarnain to erect a barrier to prevent mischief.

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Dhul-Qarnain's response to Gog and Magog

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He asked for strength and labor to build a strong barrier.

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Construction of the barrier

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Dhul-Qarnain used blocks of iron and molten copper to build it.

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The barrier's effectiveness

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It made the people powerless to scale or dig through it.