Page 189 - Signs of the End Times in Surat Al-Kahf

HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

Dhu’l-Qarnayn (as) is also known as someone who prevents corrup-
tion and wickedness. For this reason, nations that are in trouble, experi-
encing difficulties or internal chaos, or facing external pressure ask for
his help. It could be that he brings law and order to the region, that
neighboring nations ask for his help because they trust his military
power and his ability to end corruption, and because he heads a very
powerful nation. The fact that one nation requests the help of another,
and even offers to pay a fee in return, shows that it cannot resolve the
troubling situation on its own and that the nation from which help is
sought can. In other words, the helping nation is powerful and well es-
tablished.
That Dhu’l-Qarnayn (as) is well respected and effective in the East
and the West could indicate that he rules a nation possessing extensive
power. Therefore, he is a leader, aware of his responsibility to bring
peace, justice, and security not only to his own nation, but also to every
part of the region. With this verse, Allah indicates that it is every Muslim's

We can deduce from this narrative that Dhu'l-Qarnayn (as) was a Muslim ruler
who controlled many lands.