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Alexander the Great

Cited in 2 segments across 1 recording · 2020 · person/person:alexander-the-great

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11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is the Dhul Qarnayn story based on the legend of Alexander? The guest says scholarship shows the Dhul Qarnayn story derives from a Byzantine Christian legend of Alexander walling in Gog and Magog, known to the Quran's first audience; Mufti Abu Layth asks why the Quran then tells it so ambiguously. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Alexander the GreatSidney Griffith [?]the Byzantine Empire machine4 min 34 s2:06:50on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth What do the unusual words in the Dhul Qarnayn verses mean? Mufti Abu Layth argues the wording of 18:83-90 is too vague to be a retelling of the Alexander legend; the guest says the Syriac subtext explains it and that without it the passage invites endless speculative readings, and they agree to differ. Discussionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Quran 18:83-86 (they ask you about Dhul Qarnayn; he followed a sabab)Quran 18:89-90 (a people for whom no covering was made)sabab (means, cause) machine8 min 39 s2:17:04on YouTube