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SIGNS OF THE END TIMES IN SURAT AL-KAHF

guage.This verse could be indicating that he had a special group of peo-
ple with him who were trained in such matters.
We also can understand from the verses that wherever Dhu’l-
Qarnayn (as) goes, he comes across people who are destitute and miser-
able, needy and weak. Those in the East cannot even protect themselves
from the Sun. The people between the mountains are ignorant and
primitive in terms of culture and technology, and also cannot defend
themselves from external enemies. Thus, they face the threat of anarchy.
The most important reason for them to seek Dhu’l-Qarnayn’s (as) help
could be their existing poverty, ignorance, and state of chaos. These are
important factors for our understanding of the situation at that time.

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