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granted me is better than that,'' it is probable that Hazrat
Dhu'l-Qarnayn (as) had an established power. If we look at
the narrative from this perspective, we realize that each
verse could be conveying a different message. For example,
Hazrat Dhu'l-Qarnayn (as) went first to the West, then to
the East, and then back again. These verses might be im-
plying that he communicates with different areas by
changing channels broadcasting from satellites. The verses
speak constantly of 'finding.' Hazrat Dhu'l-Qarnayn (as)
'found' a people by the 'spring,' that he 'found' a people in
the East, who did not understand. These acts of 'finding'
happen by searching, and this could be a finding based on
looking up satellite channels.
It is stated in the verses that the people of the East had
no shelter from the sun. If we consider this information in
the light of communication technology, there are two pos-
sible messages here. Hazrat Dhu'l-Qarnayn (as) could be

By means of satellite
technology, it is possi-
ble to take detailed
pictures of the Earth
and especially intelli-
gence satellites are
capable of "watching"
every country closely.

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