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Does the story of Dhul Qarnayn mean the earth is flat?

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Does the story of Dhul Qarnayn refer to a flat earth? No

QuestionLive chat · questioner not identifiedAnswered 16 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Segment 21 of 57 in the recording2021-02-16-S21

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No, he says the story of Dhul Qarnayn does not refer to a flat earth, and Muslims should stop buying into the flat-earth narrative.

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Asked how the story of Dhul Qarnayn can not refer to a flat earth, Mufti Abu Layth exclaims at the question and says it simply does not. He tells viewers to stop buying into what he calls the young-earth Christian narrative of a flat earth. He says it is embarrassing and makes them look foolish.

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How can the story of Dhul Qarnayn not refer to a flat earth?

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Mufti Abu Layth says the story of Dhul Qarnayn does not refer to a flat earth.

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“well it doesn't refer to a flat earth for the love of god stop buying into this dumb young earth christian narrative of a flat earth”

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how can it not refer to a flat earth well it doesn't refer to a flat earth for the love of god stop buying into this dumb young earth christian narrative of a flat earth okay it's stupid it makes you look handicapped uh just you know have some self-dignity [Laughter] it's embarrassing honestly it's embarrassing

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2021, February 16). Does the story of Dhul Qarnayn mean the earth is flat? [Video, segment 2021-02-16-S21, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/21/

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Mufti Abu Layth. 2021. "Does the story of Dhul Qarnayn mean the earth is flat?" Video, segment 2021-02-16-S21, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded February 16, 2021. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/21/

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  author = {Mufti Abu Layth},
  title = {{Does the story of Dhul Qarnayn mean the earth is flat?}},
  year = {2021},
  month = {2},
  date = {2021-02-16},
  howpublished = {\url{https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/21/}},
  url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/21/},
  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Segment 2021-02-16-S21, auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
}

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