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his people of Allah and the hereafter. He spoke in a Muslim
manner. From the expressions used in the verse, we un-
derstand that he was a Muslim leader who ruled a Muslim
nation.
Hazrat Dhu'l-Qarnayn (as) proceeded straight away to
call the people he met to believe in Allah, devotion, the
good deeds prescribed in the Qur'an, and to perform the
prayers and acts of worship. He drew their attention, in
order to encourage them, to the rewards that they are
promised in this world and the next, and thus called them
to faith.

Hazrat Dhu'l-Qarnayn (as) helped
people

They said: 'Dhu'l-Qarnayn! Yajuj and Majuj are causing
corruption in the land. Can we, therefore, pay tribute to
you in return for your constructing a barrier between us
and them?' (Surat al-Kahf: 94)

For the corruption of Yajuj and Majuj, the people in
trouble sought Hazrat Dhu'l-Qarnayn's (as) help and of-
fered to pay him tribute in return. From this, we under-
stand that Hazrat Dhu'l-Qarnayn (as) did not represent a
single person; rather, he ruled a nation. Just like the
Prophet Solomon (as), he ruled a nation and commanded
an army.
It is indicated in this verse that he must have had teams
of construction experts and civil engineers with him. From
the people's request, we can deduce that Hazrat Dhu'l-
Qarnayn (as) was interested in, and was knowledgeable
about, construction and civil engineering. He might even
have been renowned for his expertise in these fields.

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
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