The Mighty Corrupters of The Earth

 Surah al-Kahf 

92.

ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا

Pickthall: Then he followed a road

93.

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ السَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا

Pickthall: Till, when he came between the two mountains, he found upon their hither side a folk that scarce could understand a saying.

94.

قَالُوا يَا ذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا

Pickthall: They said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and them?

95.

قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّي فِيهِ رَبِّي خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِي بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا

Pickthall: He said: That wherein my Lord hath established me is better (than your tribute). Do but help me with strength (of men), I will set between you and them a bank.

96.

آتُونِي زُبَرَ الْحَدِيدِ ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ انفُخُوا ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَعَلَهُ نَارًا قَالَ آتُونِي أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا

Pickthall: Give me pieces of iron - till, when he had levelled up (the gap) between the cliffs, he said: Blow! - till, when he had made it a fire, he said: Bring me molten copper to pour thereon.

97.

فَمَا اسْطَاعُوا أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْبًا

Pickthall: And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it).

98.

قَالَ هَـٰذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّي ۖ فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّي جَعَلَهُ دَكَّاءَ ۖ وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّي حَقًّا

Pickthall: He said: This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord cometh to pass, He will lay it low, for the promise of my Lord is true.

99.

 ۞ وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَمُوجُ فِي بَعْضٍ ۖ وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَجَمَعْنَاهُمْ جَمْعًا

Pickthall: And on that day we shall let some of them surge against others, and the Trumpet will be blown. Then We shall gather them together in one gathering.

Surah al-Anbiya

21:95

وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ ٩٥

And there is a ban upon any community which We have destroyed: that they shall not return.

— M. Pickthall

21:96

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍۢ يَنسِلُونَ ٩٦

Until, when Gog and Magog are let loose, and they hasten out of every mound,

— M. Pickthall

The Quran informs us of a future event when the Earth-corrupting Gog Magog (Yajuj Majuj يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ) will be let loose, and they will descend from every mound (مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍۢ يَنسِلُونَ). This event is supposed to occur during the end times, a little before the Promised Hour. 

The Earth will once again be corrupted. 

The Quran twice draws attention to the prior reformation of the Earth: Surah al-A'raf ayaat 56 and 85-86. 

The Quran introduces corruption of the Earth in its first surah: Surah al-Baqarah ayaat 11-12, and 30. When Allah ﷻ informed the angels about appointing a Khalifa for the Earth, they were concerned that this Khalifa will cause corruption and shed blood. There are Hadith attributed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that the Yajuj Majuj are also descendants of Adam عليه السلام. The Yajuj Majuj outnumber other bani Adam by a factor of 999. 

Corruption is a central issue in The Quran. The triliteral root fā sīn dāl (ف س د) occurs 50 times in the Quran. 

Gog Magog are mighty corrupters, and they have been contained by Dhu-al-Qarnayn, as a mercy by Allah. However, they will be released when the Promised Hour approaches, and they will once again corrupt the Earth. 

Related posts: 

Gog Magog & The City that will Return 

World History & Future Implications 

Dhu al Qarnayn visited the Polar Regions? 

Detailed Guidance in Surah alKahf 

Yajuj Majuj & Dajjal 

Corruption of Creation 

Surah al-A'raf, ... the narratives 

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