Thus (Gog and Magog) could neither climb over it nor dig a hole through (the rampart).
Therefore Yajuj and Majuj were neither able to surmount it, nor could they pierce it.
So they were unable either to scale it or pierce it.
And thus [the rampart was built, and] their enemies were unable to scale it, and neither were they able to pierce it.
Thus they Were not able to mount it, nor Were they able to burrow through it.
So they [Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)] were made powerless to scale it or dig through it.
So they were unable to climb it, and they could not penetrate it.
Such was the rampart that Gog and Magog could not scale, nor could they pierce it.
So they could not scale it or dig through it.
And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it).
So they could neither scale it, nor could they make a hole in it.
Thereafter they could neither scale it, nor could they pierce it.
So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
(Thus he constructed the barrier which) neither Gog nor Magog were able to climb nor were they able to dig a tunnel through the iron and brass barrier.
So they were not able to scale it nor could they make a hole in it.
Fam<u>a</u> is<u>ta</u>AAoo an ya<i><u>th</u></i>haroohu wam<u>a</u> ista<u>ta</u>AAoo lahu naqb<u>a</u><b>n</b>
So they [Gog and Magog] were not able to scale it, nor were they able to bore through it,
Thus were they made powerless to scale it or to dig through it.
فَمَا ٱسْطَٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا
So Gog and Magog were unable to climb over it due to its height nor were they able to make a hole in it from beneath due to its hardness.
So Gog and Magog were unable to climb over it due to its height nor were they able to make a hole in it from beneath due to its hardness.
<h2 class="title">The Barrier restrains Them, but It will be breached when the Hour draws nigh</h2><p>Allah tells us that Ya'juj and Ma'juj could not climb over the barrier or penetrate its lower portion. Varying forms of the verb are used here in the Arabic text to reflect the difficulty of the action referred to.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَمَا اسْطَـعُواْ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَـعُواْ لَهُ نَقْبًا </div><p>(So they (Ya'juj and Ma'juj) could not scale it or dig through it.) This indicates that they could not penetrate it or dig through it. Imam Ahmad recorded that Zaynab bint Jahsh, the wife of the Prophet said, "The Prophet woke from sleep, and he was red in the face. He said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَبِ مِنْ شَرَ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ فُتِحَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ رَدْمِ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مِثْلُ هَذَا»</div><p>(La ilaha illallah! Woe to the Arabs from the evil that has approached (them). Today a hole has been opened in the barrier of Ya'juj and Ma'juj like this.) and he made a circle with his index finger and thumb. I Zaynab said, `O Messenger of Allah, will we be destroyed even though there will be righteous people among us' He said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«نَعَمْ إِذَا كَثُرَ الْخَبَث»</div><p>(Yes, if evil increases.)" This is a Sahih Hadith, both Al-Bukhari and Muslim recorded it.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قَالَ هَـذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّى</div><p>((Dhul-Qarnayn) said: "This is a mercy from my Lord...") meaning, after it was built by Dhul-Qarnayn.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قَالَ هَـذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّى</div><p>(He said: This is a mercy from my Lord) for the people, when he placed a barrier between them and Ya'juj and Ma'juj, to stop them from spreading evil and corruption on earth.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى</div><p>(but when the promise of my Lord comes) means, when the true promise comes</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">جَعَلَهُ دَكَّآءَ</div><p>(He shall Dakka' it down to the ground.) means, will make it flat. The Arabs use Dakka' to describe a female camel whose back is flat and has no hump. And Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّى رَبُّهُ لِلْجَبَلِ جَعَلَهُ دَكًّا</div><p>(So when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it Dakkan) 7:143 meaning, level to the ground.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى حَقّاً</div><p>(And the promise of my Lord is ever true.) means, it will come to pass without a doubt.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ</div><p>(We shall leave some of them) meaning mankind, on that day, the day when the barrier will be breached and these people (Ya'juj and Ma'juj) will come out surging over mankind to destroy their wealth and property.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَمُوجُ فِى بَعْضٍ</div><p>(We shall leave some of them to surge like waves on one another;) As-Suddi said: "That is when they emerge upon the people." All of this will happen before the Day of Resurrection and after the Dajjal, as we will explain when discussing the Ayat:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">حَتَّى إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُمْ مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ وَاقْتَرَبَ الْوَعْدُ الْحَقُّ</div><p>(Until, when Ya'juj and Ma'juj are let loose, and they swoop down from every Hadab. And the true promise shall draw near...) 21:96-97</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَنُفِخَ فِى الصُّورِ</div><p>(and As-Sur will be blown.) As-Sur, as explained in the Hadith, is a horn that is blown into. The one who will blow into it is (the angel) Israfil, peace be upon him, as has been explained in the Hadith quoted at length above, and there are many Hadiths on this topic. According to a Hadith narrated from `Atiyah from Ibn `Abbas and Abu Sa`id, and attributed to the Prophet ,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«كَيْفَ أَنْعَمُ وَصَاحِبُ الْقَرْنِ قَدِ الْتَقَمَ الْقَرْنَ وَحَنَى جَبْهَتَهُ وَاسْتَمَعَ مَتَى يُؤْمَرُ؟»</div><p>(How can I relax when the one with the Horn has put the Horn in his mouth and has knelt down, listening out for the command to be given to him) They said, "What should we say" He said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«قُولُوا: حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ عَلَى اللهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا»</div><p>(Say: "Allah is Sufficient for us and the best Disposer of affairs, in Allah have we put our trust.")</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَجَمَعْنَـهُمْ جَمْعاً</div><p>(and We shall collect them (the creatures) all together.) means, `We shall bring them all together for Reckoning.'</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قُلْ إِنَّ الاٌّوَّلِينَ وَالاٌّخِرِينَ - لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَى مِيقَـتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ </div><p>(Say: "(Yes) verily, those of old, and those of later times. All will surely be gathered together for appointed meeting of a known Day.) 56:49-50</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَحَشَرْنَـهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَداً</div><p>(and we shall gather them all together so as to leave not one of them behind.) 18:47</p>
The Barrier restrains Them, but It will be breached when the Hour draws nighAllah tells us that Ya'juj and Ma'juj could not climb over the barrier or penetrate its lower portion. Varying forms of the verb are used here in the Arabic text to reflect the difficulty of the action referred to.فَمَا اسْطَـعُواْ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَـعُواْ لَهُ نَقْبًا (So they (Ya'juj and Ma'juj) could not scale it or dig through it.) This indicates that they could not penetrate it or dig through it. Imam Ahmad recorded that Zaynab bint Jahsh, the wife of the Prophet said, "The Prophet woke from sleep, and he was red in the face. He said,«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَبِ مِنْ شَرَ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ فُتِحَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ رَدْمِ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مِثْلُ هَذَا»(La ilaha illallah! Woe to the Arabs from the evil that has approached (them). Today a hole has been opened in the barrier of Ya'juj and Ma'juj like this.) and he made a circle with his index finger and thumb. I Zaynab said, `O Messenger of Allah, will we be destroyed even though there will be righteous people among us' He said:«نَعَمْ إِذَا كَثُرَ الْخَبَث»(Yes, if evil increases.)" This is a Sahih Hadith, both Al-Bukhari and Muslim recorded it.قَالَ هَـذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّى((Dhul-Qarnayn) said: "This is a mercy from my Lord...") meaning, after it was built by Dhul-Qarnayn.قَالَ هَـذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّى(He said: This is a mercy from my Lord) for the people, when he placed a barrier between them and Ya'juj and Ma'juj, to stop them from spreading evil and corruption on earth.فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى(but when the promise of my Lord comes) means, when the true promise comesجَعَلَهُ دَكَّآءَ(He shall Dakka' it down to the ground.) means, will make it flat. The Arabs use Dakka' to describe a female camel whose back is flat and has no hump. And Allah says:فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّى رَبُّهُ لِلْجَبَلِ جَعَلَهُ دَكًّا(So when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it Dakkan) 7:143 meaning, level to the ground.وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى حَقّاً(And the promise of my Lord is ever true.) means, it will come to pass without a doubt.وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ(We shall leave some of them) meaning mankind, on that day, the day when the barrier will be breached and these people (Ya'juj and Ma'juj) will come out surging over mankind to destroy their wealth and property.وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَمُوجُ فِى بَعْضٍ(We shall leave some of them to surge like waves on one another;) As-Suddi said: "That is when they emerge upon the people." All of this will happen before the Day of Resurrection and after the Dajjal, as we will explain when discussing the Ayat:حَتَّى إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُمْ مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ وَاقْتَرَبَ الْوَعْدُ الْحَقُّ(Until, when Ya'juj and Ma'juj are let loose, and they swoop down from every Hadab. And the true promise shall draw near...) 21:96-97وَنُفِخَ فِى الصُّورِ(and As-Sur will be blown.) As-Sur, as explained in the Hadith, is a horn that is blown into. The one who will blow into it is (the angel) Israfil, peace be upon him, as has been explained in the Hadith quoted at length above, and there are many Hadiths on this topic. According to a Hadith narrated from `Atiyah from Ibn `Abbas and Abu Sa`id, and attributed to the Prophet ,«كَيْفَ أَنْعَمُ وَصَاحِبُ الْقَرْنِ قَدِ الْتَقَمَ الْقَرْنَ وَحَنَى جَبْهَتَهُ وَاسْتَمَعَ مَتَى يُؤْمَرُ؟»(How can I relax when the one with the Horn has put the Horn in his mouth and has knelt down, listening out for the command to be given to him) They said, "What should we say" He said:«قُولُوا: حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ عَلَى اللهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا»(Say: "Allah is Sufficient for us and the best Disposer of affairs, in Allah have we put our trust.")فَجَمَعْنَـهُمْ جَمْعاً(and We shall collect them (the creatures) all together.) means, `We shall bring them all together for Reckoning.'قُلْ إِنَّ الاٌّوَّلِينَ وَالاٌّخِرِينَ - لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَى مِيقَـتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ (Say: "(Yes) verily, those of old, and those of later times. All will surely be gathered together for appointed meeting of a known Day.) 56:49-50وَحَشَرْنَـهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَداً(and we shall gather them all together so as to leave not one of them behind.) 18:47