KN-OW-Imran-Nazar-Hosein-An-Islamic-View-Of-Gog-And-Magog-In-The-Modern-World

The latter problem can be resolved by adhering to theprinciple that all ahadeeth must be based on the Holy Qur’ān.Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya rahimahullah was a prolific scholarof Qur’ān and Hadith. He memorized the Qur’ān and countlessahadeeth, and was able to instantly recall all the verses andahadeeth on any subject. He confirmed the above-mentionedprinciple in his Fatawa and stated that for every good hadith heknew, he was able to cite one or more Qur’ān verses upon whichthat hadith was based. The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wasallamwould state a hadith (containing a decision, a judgment, or aninstruction) and then he would cite a supporting Qur’ān verse. TheCompanions of the Prophet, radiyallahu 'anhum, regularly usedthis method.On the other hand, tafseer errors and omissions on the subjectof Gog and Magog are so pervasive that we can no longer find atafseer that discusses even the remote possibility that they mayhave been released. To find out what the Qur’ān really says aboutGog and Magog, one is better off starting from scratch. ShaykhImran Hosein has done just that.In this book, Shaykh Hosein challenges the scholars to revisitthe belief that Gog and Magog have not been released yet. Heshows that—although apparently supported by a hadith—the beliefcontradicts the Qur’ān. He makes a compelling case that Gog andMagog were unleashed long ago. He does so by examiningcontemporary and historical facts and connecting them to versesfrom the Qur’ān.For the last 25 years, I have been conducting independentresearch on the nature of meaning in the Qur’ān (Qur’ān15