WHO WAS ZELGHARNINE?

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Quran,Translation and Commentary in Brief (Vol. 04)
LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM THIS NARRATIVE WHO WERE THE GOG AND MAGOG?

      In Arabic language, ``GHARNINE'' literally means two horns, two mountain peaks, two epochs, two centuries, and also two RHINOCEROS. The prefix, ``ZEL'' will add ownership, and hence we may translate, ``Zelgharnine'', to the owner of two horns like a RAM.

      Sure enough Zelgharnine was a great king, but why was he called the owner of two horns? Some commentators believe that, the king has had two horns fixed in his crown, made of jewels and in the form of beautiful peacock's feather; or, perhaps in the form of the horns of a ram.

      As to the question that who was the king with such a crown, or having the marks given him by Qurän; some expounders have thought him to be Alexander the Great, but others have raised doubts about him, because, according to Qurän, Zelgharnine was a man of faith. He believed in God, as well as in Resurrection Day; while Alexander the great believed in idols, and Grecian gods.

      Many commentators, and in particular ABULKALÄM AZÄD, who was the minister of education in India; in his famous analytic book, gives clear evidences that, Zelgharnine of Qurän is the ancient king of Persian, known as Cyrus the Great.

      In the 19th century, in the excavations of MORGHÄB near the ESTAKHR of FARS, a statue of Cyrus the Great was discovered which was in the form of a Man, with two eagle wings, and a crown on his head, having two horns like that of a ram. Then a group of known excavators from Germany came to see and study the image, and made sure that what is written in the O.T. in the BOOK OF DANIEL, which will follow shortly, applies to Cyrus the Great, who had two born or something like that in his crown.

      In the old Testament, in DANِ8 we read thus:ِ

      ``In the third year that BELSHAZZAR was king, I saw a second vision. In this vision I suddenly found myself in the walled city of SUSA in the province of ELAM. I was standing by the river ULAI, and there, beside the river I saw a ram that had two long horns, one of which was longer than the other. I watched the ram butting with his horns to the west, the north, and the south. No animal could stop him or escape his power. He did as he pleased and grew arrogant.

      While I was wondering what this meant, a goat came rushing out of the West, moving so fast that his feet didn't touch the ground. He had one prominent horn between his eyes. He came towards the ram, which I had seen standing beside the river, and rushed at him with all his force. I watched him attack the ram. He was so angry that he smashed into him and broke the two horns. The ram had no strength to resist. He was thrown to the ground and trampled on, and there was no one who could save him.

      15ِI was trying to understand what the vision meant, when suddenly some one was standing in front of me. I heard a voice call out over the river ULAI, saying:ِ ``GABRIEL! Explain to him the meaning of what he saw. Gabriel came and stood beside me and I was so terrified that I fell to the ground.

      He said to me, ``Mortal man, understand the meaning:ِ''

      20-The ram you saw that had two horns represents the kingdom of Media and Persia. The goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the prominent horn between his eyes is the first king.

      The verses of Qurän imply that Zelgharnine was a faithful believer, and very kind to all. He was very just in judgement and attracted God's special Mercy and Grace on himself. He was the friend of good doers, and the foe of evil and oppressor. He was not in love with wealth, and used his power for the good of people, and for the welfare of his subjects. He, sincerely believed in God, as well as in the Resurrection Day.

      He managed to construct the strongest of barriers without using mud and bricks, or stones, as was usual; and with the aim of providing security and safety for a group of weak people who wanted to leave in peace.

      HERODOTUS, the ancient Greek historian has written:ِ

      ``Cyrus the Great commanded his soldiers not to draw their sword, except against a warrior. He ordered that, any soldier who bent or cast down his spear

and sword should not be harmed. By such commandments Cyrus reduced much of the misfortunes and afflictions of the war. He was kind and generous and was not greedy. He was very wise and his main slogan was:ِ SERVICE TO PEOPLE''

 

 

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