A Study of the Hadiths Concerning the Hole Opened on the Gog and Magog’s Wall

The word of Gog and Magog are mentioned in the Holy Quran and the Hadiths (prophet words). This word was used as an adjective qualifying “cruel, polytheist and a group of deviant people” in the period of the Prophet Mohammed (sav). In the following periods this word has been lost in meaning and for the tribes seen as enemies have begun was named these words. With such a point of view, the narrations conveyed and included basic tafsir and hadith sources. Thus, a wrong understanding about of Gog and Magog appeared between Muslims. The article's goal is to analyze narratives about the hole opened on the Gog and Magog’s wall in basic hadith sources in terms of sened and texts and to contribute to the development of more accurate views. Thus throughout the history of Islamic thought, incorrect ideas about Gog and Magog have confused Muslims, deprived them of the ability to make healthy assessments and finally caused misinterpretation of verses and hadiths. It has been understood that the word of Gog and Magog was used as an adjective not a name in the period of the revelation of the Holy Qur’an that Gog and Magog who are considered in Enbiya Sûrah 96th verse are the sinner, the cruel, the unbeliever, the hypocrites and the polytheists who are raised with the second blowing of the sûr and flow like floods toward resurrection and judgment square in the Judgment Day, that Gog and Magog who are considered in the Sûrah al-Kahf 94th verse are the group of invaders, colonists and defeatist who vandalized people and caused great damage to their surroundings in the world when Dhul-Qarnayn lived. In other words, it has been meant that Gog and Magog considered in both two verses are not a specific race or tribe but on the contrary they are all the cruel, infidel, polytheists, hypocrites, fascists and despotic in various races and colors.

Keywords

Gog and Magog, Omen of Doomsday, Dhul-Qarnayn, disorder, persecution