Gog and Magog

1. The Story of Gog and Magog (Ya'juj And Ma'juj)
The story of Yajuj and Majuj is stated both in the Quran and hadith. Their appearance will be one
of the signs of the end times. These events will transpire after the arrival of Dajjal, Mehdi and
Eesaa (alaihi salam). Both Quran and the hadith have clearly mentioned their existence, arrival
and the aftermath of their arrival.
Gog and Magog (pronounced as “Gog u-Magog” in Hebrew and “Yajuj amd Majuj” in Arabic)
are names that appear in the Old Testament, and in the Quran. Although they are sometimes
individuals, sometimes peoples, and sometimes geographic regions, their reference in the Quran
and hadith clearly indicates that they are people numerous in number who will appear toward end
of times.
Origin of Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog)
According to ahadith, Gog and Magog are from among the children of Adam (alaihis salaam) and
they will be numerous in number. Ibn Kathir states in his books that they are from among Prophet
Nuh’s (alaihis salaam) offspring as Allah Almighty has mentioned in his glorious Quran:
“Then We saved him and those with him in the ship” (Al-‘Ankabut, 15),
“And, his progeny, them We made the survivors” (As-Saffat, 77).
According to these verses, the survivors of the flood were only the progeny of Prophet Nuh (alaihis
salaam) and no one else. Accordingly, the Gog and Magog come from the same progeny. A Hadith
transmitted in Imam Ahmed’s Musnad and the Sunan of Abu Dawud states that there were three
sons born to Prophet Nuh: Shem, Ham and Japheth. Shem was the father of the Arabs; Ham was
the father of the Sudanese; and Japheth was the father of the Turks. According to the descriptions
narrated by ahadith, Gog and Magog belong to the Turkic Mongol race, have small eyes, small flat
noses and wide faces. Their faces look like hammered-out shields (their faces are likened to shields
because they are wide and round).
The Arrival of Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog)
According to the Quran, they will be set loose shortly before the arrival of the Day of Judgment as
Allah Almighty has mentioned:

2. “Until, when Ya’hem to surge like waves on one another, and the Trumpet will be blown, and We
shall collect them all together.” [Surah al-Kahf18:92-99]
Another Hadith is narrated by Imam Ahmed in his Musnad that the Prophet (S.A.W.S)
said: “Verily, Gog and Magog dig through the dam every day, till they could see the sun rays
(through it), and their leader would say: ‘Go back and you will finish it tomorrow.’ On the next
day, they find it as strong as before. Till when their appointed term comes and Allah desires to
send them against mankind, they dig it till they could see the sun rays (through it) and their leader
says: ‘Go back and you will finish it tomorrow, if Allah wills!’ On the next day, they find it as
they had left the day before and they dig through it and come against mankind. They will drink
(every drop of water they pass by). The people will resort to strongholds. And, Gog and Magog
will throw their arrows towards the sky. When they come back to them stained with what looks
like blood, they will say: ‘We have defeated the people on earth and those in the heaven as well.’
Then, Allah the Almighty will send against them worms in their necks that will kill them all.
Allah’s Messenger (S.A.W.S) said: “By Him in Whose Hand Muhammed’s soul rests! Living
creatures of the earth would go fat and be thankful due to eating their flesh and (drinking their)
blood.” (Also transmitted by Imam Ahmed on the authority of Hasan Ibn Musa after Sufyan after
Qatadah and by At-Tirmidhi on the authority of Abu, Awanah after Qatadah.)
Destruction and death of Yajuj and Majuj by Eesa (Jesus)
After Prophet Jesus (Eesa) (P.B.U.H) will kill the Dajjal (Anti-Christ), Allah will inform him
about the arrival of this disbelieving tribe that is undefeated and he will take refuge in the Mount
of Toor2 until Allah will destroy them.
Al-Nawaas ibn Sam’aan (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him), wile describing the signs of the Day of judgement said: “… and
Allah will send Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj, swiftly swarming from every mound. They will pass the lake
of Tiberias [in Palestine] and will drink everything that is in it. Then the last of them will pass by
and will say, ‘There used to be water here once.’ The Prophet of Allah, Eesaa (Jesus), and his
companions, will be besieged until a bull’s head will be more precious to one of them than a
hundred dinars are to any of you today. Eesaa (Jesus) and his companions will pray to Allah, and
Allah will send a kind of worm (like that found in the noses of camels and sheep) on their (Ya’jooj
and Ma’jooj) necks, and they will fall down dead, all at once. Then Eesaa (Jesus) and his

3. companions will come down out of the place where they were besieged, and they will find hardly
a hand span of land that is not filled with the stench (of Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj), so Eesaa (Jesus) and
his companions will pray to Allah, and He will send birds like the necks of camels to carry them
away and throw them wherever Allah wills.” (Reported by Muslim, 18/68).
After the end of Gog Magog, the other signs of the arrival of day of judgment will come shortly
one after another till the trumpet will be blown and the world in its present state will end.