THE LEGEND OF GOG AND MAGOG

Genesis, 10:2-4: The sons of Japeth: Gome, an! Ma"o", an! Ma!ai,
an! Ja#an, an! T$%a&, an! Meshe'h, an! Tias(
An! the sons of Gome: Ash)ena*, an! +iphath, an! To"amah(
An! the sons of Ja#an: E&ishah, an! Tashish, ,ittim, an! Do!anim(
E*e)ie& 1-:.: Gome an! a&& his ho!es/ the ho$se of To"amah in the $ttemost
pats of the noth,
an! a&& his ho!es/ e#en man0 peop&es 1ith thee(
E*e)ie& 23:2- Then the nations 1i&& )no1 that 4 the LO+D san'tif0 4sae&, 1hen
m0 san't$a0 is in the mi!st of them fo e#emoe(
E*e)ie& 2-:1-4 The 1o! of the LO+D 'ame to me:
5on of man, set 0o$ fa'e to1a! Go", of the &an! of Ma"o", the 'hief pin'e of
Meshe'h an! T$%a&, an! pophes0 a"ainst him
an! sa0, Th$s sa0s the Lo! GOD: 6eho&!, 4 am a"ainst 0o$, O Go", 'hief pin'e
of Meshe'h an! T$%a&/
an! 4 1i&& t$n 0o$ a%o$t, an! p$t hoo)s into 0o$ 7a1s, an! 4 1i&& %in" 0o$ foth,
an! a&& 0o$ am0, hoses an! hosemen, a&& of them '&othe! in f$&& amo, a "eat
'ompan0, a&& of them 1ith %$')&e an! shie&!, 1ie&!in" s1o!s ( ( (
E8e)ie& 2-:19-22 an! 'ome fom 0o$ p&a'e o$t of the $ttemost pats of the noth,
0o$ an! man0 peop&es 1ith 0o$, a&& of them i!in" on hoses, a "eat host, a mi"ht0
am0/
0o$ 1i&& 'ome $p a"ainst m0 peop&e 4sae&, &i)e a '&o$! 'o#ein" the &an!(
4n the &atte !a0s 4 1i&& %in" 0o$ a"ainst m0 &an!, that the nations ma0 )no1 me,
1hen tho$"h 0o$, O Go", 4 #in!i'ate m0 ho&iness %efoe thei e0es(
:Th$s sa0s the Lo! GOD: Ae 0o$ he of 1hom 4 spo)e in fome !a0s %0 m0
se#ants the pophets of 4sae&, 1ho in those !a0s pophesie! fo 0eas that 4 1o$&!
%in" 0o$ a"ainst them;
6$t on that !a0, 1hen Go" sha&& 'ome a"ainst the &an! of 4sae&, sa0s the Lo!
GOD, m0 1ath 1i&& %e o$se!(
Fo in m0 7ea&o$s0 an! in m0 %&a*in" 1ath 4 !e'&ae, On that !a0 thee sha&& %e a
"eat sha)in" in the &an! of 4sae&/the fish of the sea, an! the %i!s of the ai, an!
the %easts of the fie&!, an! a&& 'eepin" thin"s that 'eep on the "o$n!, an! a&& the
men that ae $pon the fa'e of the eath, sha&& <$a)e at m0 pesen'e, an! the
mo$ntains sha&& %e tho1n !o1n, an! the '&iffs sha&& fa&&, an! e#e0 1a&& sha&&
t$m%&e to the "o$n!(
4 1i&& s$mmon e#e0 )in! of teo a"ainst Go", sa0s the Lo! GOD/ e#e0 man=s
s1o! 1i&& %e a"ainst his %othe(
>ith pesti&en'e an! %&oo!she! 4 1i&& ente into 7$!"ment 1ith him/ an! 4 1i&& ain
$pon him an! his ho!es an! the man0 peop&es that ae 1ith him, toentia& ains
an! hai&stones, fie an! %imstone(
5o 4 1i&& sho1 m0 "eatness an! m0 ho&iness an! ma)e m0se&f )no1n in the e0es of
man0 nations( Then the0 1i&& )no1 that 4 am the LO+D(
E*e)ie& 2?:1 An! 0o$, son of man, pophes0 a"ainst Go", an! sa0, Th$s sa0s the
Lo! GOD: 6eho&!, 4 am a"ainst 0o$, O Go", 'hief pin'e of Meshe'h an! T$%a& ( (
(
+e# 20:.-10 6&esse! an! ho&0 is he 1ho shaes in the fist es$e'tion@ O#e s$'h
the se'on! !eath has no po1e, %$t the0 sha&& %e piests of Go! an! of Ahist, an!
the0 sha&& ei"n 1ith him a tho$san! 0eas(
An! 1hen the tho$san! 0eas ae en!e!, 5atan 1i&& %e &oose! fom his pison,
an! 1i&& 'ome o$t to !e'ei#e the nations 1hi'h ae at the fo$ 'ones of the eath,
that is, Go" an! Ma"o", to "athe them fo %att&e/ thei n$m%e is &i)e the san! of
the sea(
An! the0 ma'he! $p o#e the %oa! eath an! s$o$n!e! the 'amp of the saints
an! the %e&o#e! 'it0/ %$t fie 'ame !o1n fom hea#en an! 'ons$me! them,
an! the !e#i& 1ho ha! !e'ei#e! them 1as tho1n into the &a)e of fie an! s$&ph$
1hee the %east an! the fa&se pophet 1ee, an! the0 1i&& %e tomente! !a0 an!
ni"ht fo e#e an! e#e(
These, the fist )no1n mentions of the names Go" an! Ma"o", o''$ in the 6i%&e
an! ae %ief, 7$m%&e! an! #a"$e( 5ome of the p&a'e-names 'an %e tentati#e&0
i!entifie!: Ma!ai ma0 %e Me!ia, an! the 1o!s Meshe'h an! T$%a& seem to
appea in Ass0ian ins'iptions as =M$s'h$= an! =Ta%a&=( Names 'han"e an! p&a'e-
names 'han"e an! the 1ho&e matte ma0 %e apo'0pha& an01a0( An0 p&a'e noth
of the Ho&0 Lan! ma0 %e the &an! of Go" an! Ma"o"/ Go" ma0 %e a peson an!
Ma"o" a nation/ the Ma"o" of the Genesis efeen'e is 'etain&0 a peson Bthe
!es'en!ent of Noah tho$"h JapethC %$t the Ma"o" of the othe efeen'es is
appaent&0 a nation o ti%e( Ta)e 0o$ pi')(
( ( ( 6$t, fo some eason, =Go" an! Ma"o"= %e'ame a nation o nations, 1ith a &ife
of thei o1n, sepaate fom thei 6i%&i'a& so$'e( The0 passe! into the omanti'
&e"en!s of A&e8an!e the Geat, 1hi'h ha#e %een ife in Asia sin'e the time of
A&e8an!e himse&f( The0 appea in the ,oan, 1hi'h has its o1n #esion of the
Go" an! Ma"o" sto0/ fom these so$'es, the0 spea! into 'ommon '$en'0 an!
%e'ome pat of the O&! >o&!=s ta#e& m0ths--fa%&es 1hi'h spea! amon" e!$'ate!
men, !$in" those 'ent$ies 1hen most of the eath 1as sti&& tea in'o"nita(
Hee is the fist fom of the &e"en!( 6efoe a%o$t 900 AD, efeen'es to Go" an!
Ma"o" o''$ man0 times, in the pese#e! semons an! &ettes of 5t Jeome an!
othe ea&0 Ahistians/ 1hene#e Ahisten!om 1as theatene! %0 in#a!es, the
names of Go" an! Ma"o" seem to ha#e %een %an!ie! a%o$t( Thee is e#i!en'e of a
&i#e&0 !e%ate on 7$st 1hom 1as meant %0 Go" an! Ma"o": 1hen the 5'0thians
theatene!, it 1as the 5'0thians/ 1hen the H$ns theatene!, it 1as the H$ns/ an!
1hen the A&ans theatene!, someone 1o$&! 'a&& the A&ans =Go" an! Ma"o"=/ so too
1ith the ,ha*as, the T$)s, the Ma"0as, the Dathians, the Mon"o&s( Ma'o Do&o
in the thiteenth 'ent$0 tho$"ht that Go" an! Ma"o" m$st %e epesente! %0 the
Mon"o& ho!e 1hi'h ha! 7$st 'on<$ee! most of the East ( ( ( An! so on, an! so
on--pes$ma%&0, 7$st as a pesent-!a0 !ema"o"$e mi"ht sa0: :5o-an!-so is the
Anti'hist@: o, pehaps, :Amei'a is the Geat 5atan@: Go" an! Ma"o" 1ee the
enem0 %e0on! the "ate--7$st 1aitin" to po$n'e(
This state of affais 'ontin$e! a%o$t the en! of the 13
th
'ent$0, at 1hi'h time the
&e"en! of Go" an! Ma"o" !ie! a1a0/ to!a0 it is &a"e&0 fo"otten( An! the eason
fo this; Enti& the 13
th
'ent$0, Asia fo E$opeans 1as tea in'o"nita( The
Ahistians of E$ope 1ee 'etain that the &an! of Go" an! Ma"o" &a0 some1hee
to the notheast/ afte the 13
th
'ent$0, E$opeans %e"an to ta#e& in Asia an! 1ite
a''o$nts of thei e8peien'es ( ( ( an! as the0 e8p&oe!, the0 p$she! %a') the
&o'ation of Go" an! Ma"o"=s &an! $nti& at &ast it 1as fai&0 'etain thee 1as no
Go" an! Ma"o"=s &an!/ an! on'e that %e'ame )no1n, the &e"en! 'ease! to %e to&!(
An! the eason that E$opeans !i! not ta#e& in Asia; >e&&, the East 1as #ast, an!
the ta!e o$tes a'oss it 1ee "$a!e! %0 Desian an! Aa% me'hants/ the
Ahistians of +ome an! 60*anti$m ne#e "ot m$'h f$the than the Ho&0 Lan!(
Afte the time of the Dophet Bin the se#enth 'ent$0C the 4s&ami' e#o&$tion s1ept
a'oss a&& Desia--a&most in an e0e%&in) a"ainst the map of the 'ent$ies( Ahistians
1ee not 1e&'ome in M$s&im &an!s/ the Fooastian an! 6$!!hist peop&es of Desia
f&e! into 4n!ia an! the Hima&a0as/ the Je1s 'oe8iste! 1ith the M$s&ims, %asin"
themse&#es ao$n! 6a"h!a!( 4n the noth, the 4s&ami' amies s1ept $p into the
pesent-!a0 5o#iet ep$%&i's ( ( ( an! 1ee t$ne! %a') %0 fomi!a%&e &an!
%aies--!esets, seas, mo$ntains an"es "a&oe, aan"e! in a !e fa'to 1a&&
en'i'&in" Desia( These mo$ntains an! !esets an! seas 1ee not impassa%&e--fo
'aa#an ta#e& an! sma&& paties on hose%a') an! 'ame&%a')( 6$t the on&0 pota&
fo amies 1as the Gate of Gates, tho$"h the aea %et1een the 6&a') an! Aaspian
seas( This stait 1as most&0 %&o')e! %0 the Aa$'as$s mo$ntains/ to!a0, the
emnants of fotifi'ations 'an %e fo$n! e#e01hee in the aea/ %$t at t1o points,
the mo$ntain %aie 'o$&! %e easi&0 'osse!(
Hee, at the Aa$'as$s, the M$s&ims an sma') into the empie of ,ha*aia( This
nation, &a"e&0 fo"otten %0 histo0, seems to ha#e %een peop&e! %0 noma!i'
hosemen !es'en!e! fom the H$ns, n$meo$s eno$"h an! fie'e eno$"h to t$n
%a') the M$s&ims an! etain thei teito0/ at its hei"ht, the ,ha*a empie
stet'he! fom the i#es Go&"a to the Don an! 'onto&&e! the Aaspian Bthen 'a&&e!
the ,ha*a 5eaC an! the Aa$'as$s mo$ntains an! &a"e stet'hes of the nothen
'oast of the 6&a') 5ea( 4n o a%o$t the time of the 4s&ami' e#o&$tion, the peop&e of
,ha*aia 'on#ete! to J$!aism( An! $nti& a%o$t ?.9 AD Bafte 1hi'h the0 #anish
fom histoi'a& a''o$ntsC the Je1ish ,ha*as 'onto&&e! the aea ao$n! the
Aa$'as$s(
Aomme'e 1ent on ( ( ( %$t $nti& Ma'o Do&o=s time, no Ahistian me'hants
'osse! Asia an! &eft e'o!s fo posteit0( Not $nti& the Mon"o&s 'on<$ee! an!
pa'ifie! the aea in the thiteenth 'ent$0 !o 1e ha#e an0 a''o$nts 1hatsoe#e of
Ahistian ta#e&es( The East seems to ha#e 7$st %een too !an"eo$s fo
e8p&oation(
This is the se'on! fom of the &e"en!: A&e8an!e the Geat, 1hi&e 'on<$ein" the
1o&!, 'ame e#ent$a&&0 to the Aa$'as$s Mo$ntains 1hee Domethe$s the Titan
ha! %een 'haine! &on" %efoe( Hee, the Ma'e!onians !is'o#ee! the e#i& ho!es of
Go" an! Ma"o" &a0in" 1aste to the pea'ea%&e ti%es ao$n! them( The 'o$nt0 of
these 1i')e! ai!es &a0 %e0on! t1o "eat mo$ntains name! E%ea A<$i&onias, the
6easts of the Noth( A&e8an!e, 'a&&in" $pon the po1e of Go!, mo#e! the
mo$ntains to"ethe an! fo"e! "ates of ion an! %ass to sea& the nao1 1a0(
These Aaspian Gates 1ee f$the sten"thene! 1ith a ma"i' meta& 'a&&e! asi'eton,
1hi'h 1as poof a"ainst fie an! stee&/ stee& shattee! $pon asi'eton, an! 1hate#e
fies 1hi'h to$'he! it 1ee instantaneo$s&0 <$en'he!( An! f$the, A&e8an!e %$i&t
a mi"ht0 1a&& spannin" the entie Aa$'as$s an"e, '&osin" off the 'i#i&i*e! so$th
fom the fo'es of !a)ness( This 1a&& %e'ame )no1n as the Aa$'as$s >a&&( 6$t at
the en! of time, the "ates 1i&& open an! the 1a&& %ea) !o1n, an! Go" an! Ma"o"
1i&& %$st foth to !esto0 the 1o&!(
The O&! Testament, of 'o$se, 'ame %efoe A&e8an!e the Geat( Afte A&e8an!e=s
!eath, tho$"h, he 1as m0tho&o"i*e! an! %e'ame a sot of heo in e#e0 pat of the
1o&! 1hee Ma'e!onian amies ha! ma'he!( 4n Asia an! pats of 4n!ia,
A&e8an!e m0ths ae sti&& to&!, moe than t1o tho$san! 0eas afte his time( As &ate
as the t$n of the 'ent$0, e#e0one 1ho 1as an0one in Af"hanistan '&aime!
!es'ent fom 4s)en!e/ in the E*%e)istan 55+ B1hi'h $se! to %e 5o"!iana,
%ithp&a'e of +o8e&anaC he is 'onsi!ee! an 4s&ami' saint/ &e"en!s atta'he! to othe
heoes 1ee !eta'he! an! eto&! 1ith his name/ an! so on, an! so on( Fo instan'e:
in the epi' of Gi&"amesh, 'i'a 2000 6A o ea&ie, one pat of the ta&e e'o$nts
Gi&"amesh=s !i#e $n!e the sea in sea'h of the ose of immota&it0, 1hi'h he
%o$"ht to the s$fa'e %$t 1as 'heate! of %0 the sepent/ the #e0 same sto0 is
to&! of A&e8an!e to this #e0 !a0, appaent&0, an! the fist #esion of it 4 ea! 1as
an A&e8an!e m0th(
No1, the 'it0 of A&e8an!ia-the-f$thest is sit$ate! in E*%e)istan--not fa fom
pesent-!a0 ,ho7en!, a 'it0 1hi'h ma0 %e fo$n! in an0 at&as( The site is in o&!
5o"!iana, $n!e the ea#es of the A&ai an! Dami mo$ntain an"es, on an impotant
ta!e o$te an! at the mo$th of the oasis #a&&e0 of Fe"ana( An! it is the
f$themost spot ea'he! %0 the amies of A&e8an!e( 6$t %0 the time A&e8an!e
fo$n!e! A&e8an!e-the-f$thest B1hi'h, in'i!enta&&0, has %een e8'a#ate! %0
a'heo&o"istsC he an! his Ma'e!onians ha! ma'he! $p hi&& an! !o1n hi&&, tho$"h
mo$ntain an"es "a&oe, a'oss !esets an! "o"es an! pats of Desia $nmappe!
%0 man ( ( (
An! the0 1ee 'omp&ete&0 &ost(
5e#ea& mo$ntain an"es %a'), the nati#es ha! to&! them of a "iant ea"&e &e"en!a0
in those pats ( ( ( an! sin'e a&& Gee)s an! Ma'e!onians )ne1 that Domethe$s
1as 'haine! some1hee in the Aa$'as$s mo$ntains, 1ith a "iant ea"&e "na1in" at
his &i#e, the0 &eape! to the 'on'&$sion that the0 ha! 'osse! the Aa$'as$s( 5o %0
thei o1n 7$!"ement, the0 1ee se#ea& h$n!e! mi&es noth1est of thei a't$a&
&o'ation, noth of the 6&a') 5ea an! nea the &e"en!a0 i#e Tanais( The Tanais
1as the Don i#e, 1hi'h $ns so$th1a! into the 6&a') 5ea, %$t the0 ha! fo$n!
the 50 Da0a 1hi'h $ns 1est1a! into the Aaspian, an! the0 1ee 'on#in'e! it
1as the Tanais(
4n'i!enta&&0, the eason histoians "$ess the Ma'e!onians 1ent 1on" afte
heain" ea"&e stoies fom thei nati#e "$i!es, is that 1hen 1esten e8p&oes
ea'he! the Dami an! Hin!$ ,$sh mo$ntains, the same :"iant-ea"&e: &e"en! 1as
sti&& %ein" to&! thee(
6$t this is asi!e fom the main point( An! the main point is, the 'it0 of De%ent in
the Aa$'as$s mo$ntains has &ai! '&aim fo 'ent$ies to %ein" the :ea&:
A&e8an!ia-the-f$thest(
Hen'e, A&e8an!e=s >a&& 1as o%#io$s&0 in the Aa$'as$s(
An! if A&e8an!e penne! $p the ho!es of Go" an! Ma"o" %ehin! a 1a&& an! a
"ate, that 1a&& an! that "ate 1o$&! ha#e to %e in the Aa$'as$s ( ( (
Fom the 50ian :Ahistian Le"en! 'on'enin" A&e8an!e: B'i'a a%o$t 900 AD;C:
B144C An e8p&oit %0 A&e8an!e, the son of Dhi&ip the Ma'e!onian, sho1in" ho1 he
1ent foth to the en!s of the 1o&!, an! ma!e a "ate of ion, an! sh$t it in the fa'e
of the noth 1in!, that the H$na0e HH$nsI mi"ht not 'ome foth to spoi& the
'o$nties: fom the man$s'ipts in the ho$se of the a'hi#es of the )in"s of
A&e8an!ia(
B14-C An! A&e8an!e &oo)e! to1a!s the >est, an! he fo$n! a mo$ntain that
!es'en!s, an! its name 1as =the "eat M$sas= Hpo%a%&0 Mo$nt Aaat in T$)e0,
1hi'h 1as 'a&&e! M$sas an! 1hi'h Gi&"amesh s$ppose! '&im%e!/ se#ea&
Gi&"amesh &e"en!s %e'ame A&e8an!e &e"en!s, 7$st as the Moses m0th of the %a%0
set a!ift in a %as)et to es'ape a massa'e of 'hi&!en %e'ame a ,in"-Ath$-an!-
Mo!e! m0thI/ an! the toops !es'en!e! it an! 'ame o$t $pon Mo$nt ,&a$!ia,
an! ate %ea! thee(
B14?C Then the0 1ent !o1n to the so$'e of the E$phates, an! the0 fo$n! that it
'ame foth fom a 'a#e/ an! the0 'ame to Ha&$as, 1hee the Ti"is "oes foth &i)e
the steam that t$ns a mi&&, an! the0 ate %ea! in Ha&$as( An! the0 !epate!
fom then'e an! 1ent to the i#e ,a&&ath/ an! the0 !es'en!e! the mo$ntain
1hi'h is 'a&&e! +amath, 1hee thee is a 1at'h-to1e( An! A&e8an!e an! his
toops stoo! $pon the top of the mo$ntain an! sa1 the fo$ <$ates of the
hea#ens( An! A&e8an!e sai!, =Let $s "o foth %0 the 1a0 to the noth=/ an! the0
'ame to the 'onfines of the noth, an! entee! Amenia an! A!a%ai7an an! 4nne
Amenia ( ( ( An! A&e8an!e passe! tho$"h a&& these p&a'es/ an! he 1ent an!
passe! mo$nt M$sas an! entee! a p&ain 1hi'h is 6ahi-Le%ta, an! he 1ent an!
en'ampe! %0 the "ate of a "eat mo$ntain( No1 thee 1as a oa! a'oss it %0
1hi'h "eat me'hants entee! the inne 'o$nties, an! %0 it !i! A&e8an!e
en'amp(
HHe sen!s hea&!s o$t, e<$estin" that thee h$n!e! men a!#an'e! in 0eas 'ome
to meet him( These men te&& him that the &an! %e&on"s to T$%a&a), )in" of Desia(I
B190C A&e8an!e sai! to them, :Ho1 fa !oes the mo$ntain !es'en! in that
!ie'tion;= The0 ans1ee! him, =This mo$ntain e8ten!s 1itho$t a %ea), passin"
%0 the sea of 6eth-,ata0e, an! "oes on an! 'omes to an en! in o$te Desia nea
4n!ia ( ( (= A&e8an!e sai!, =This mo$ntain is hi"he an! moe tei%&e than a&& the
mo$ntains 1hi'h 4 ha#e seen(= The o&! men, nati#es of the 'o$nt0, sai! to the )in",
=Jea, %0 0o$ ma7est0, m0 &o! the )in", neithe 1e no o$ fathes ha#e %een a%&e
to ma'h one step $pon it, an! men !o not as'en! it eithe on that si!e o on this,
fo it is the %o$n!a0 1hi'h Go! has sent %et1een $s an! the nations 1ithin it(=
A&e8an!e sai!, =>ho ae the nations 1ithin this mo$ntain $pon 1hi'h 1e ae
&oo)in"; ( ( (= The nati#es of the 'o$nt0 sai!, =The0 ae H$ns(= He sai! to them,
=>ho ae thei )in"s;= The o&! men sai!, =Go" an! Ma"o" an! Na1a& the )in"s of
the sons of Japhet ( ( (=
HA &on" &ist of names fo&&o1s(I
B192C >hen A&e8an!e ha! hea! 1hat the o&! men sai!, he ma#e&&e! "eat&0 at
the "eat sea 1hi'h s$o$n!e! a&& 'eation/ an! A&e8an!e sai! to his toops, =Do
0o$ !esie that 1e sho$&! !o somethin" 1on!ef$& in this &an!;= The0 sai! to him,
=As th0 ma7est0 'omman!s 1e 1i&& !o(= The )in" sai!, =Let $s ma)e a "ate of %ass
an! '&ose $p this %ea'h(= His toops sai!, =As th0 ma7est0 'omman!s 1e 1i&& !o(=
An! A&e8an!e 'omman!e! an! fet'he! thee tho$san! smiths, 1o)es in ion,
an! thee tho$san! men, 1o)es in %ass( An! the0 p$t !o1n %ass an! ion, an!
)nea!e! it as a man )nea!s 1hen he 1o)s '&a0( Then the0 %o$"ht it an! ma!e a
"ate, the &en"th of 1hi'h 1as t1e&#e '$%its an! its %ea!th ei"ht '$%its( An! the0
ma!e a &o1e thesho&! fom mo$ntain to mo$ntain, the &en"th of 1hi'h 1as
t1e&#e '$%its/ an! the0 hammee! it into the o')s of the mo$ntains, an! it 1as
fi8e! in 1ith %ass an! ion ( ( (
B194C An! )in" A&e8an!e fet'he! Han en"a#eI an! ins'i%e! $pon the "ate:
=The H$ns sha&& "o foth an! 'on<$e the 'o$nties of the +omans an! of the
Desians, an! sha&& 'ast ao1s ( ( ( an! sha&& et$n an! ente thei o1n &an!( A&so
4 ha#e 1itten that, at the 'on'&$sion of ei"ht h$n!e! an! t1ent0-si8 0eas, the
H$ns sha&& "o foth %0 the nao1 1a0 1hi'h "oes foth opposite Ha&oas, 1hen'e
the Ti"is "oes foth &i)e the steam 1hi'h t$ns a mi&&, an! the0 sha&& ma)e the
eath tem%&e %0 thei "oin" foth(
HDetai&s ae "i#en of the fa&& of the "ate, 1hi'h sha&& hea&! the en! of the 1o&!(I
B199C An! 1hen the H$ns ha#e "one foth, as Go! has 'omman!e!, the )in"!oms
of the H$ns an! the Desians an! the Aa%s, the t1ent0-fo$ )in"!oms that ae
1itten in this %oo), sha&& 'ome fom the en!s of the hea#ens an! fa&& $pon one
anothe, an! the eath sha&& me&t tho$"h the %&oo! an! !$n" of men(
4n #aio$s othe A&e8an!e oman'es 'on'$ent 1ith this one, the !etai&s of the
sto0 ae em%oi!ee!( A&e8an!e is spo)en of as a Ahistian )in", a 'hampion of
Ahisten!om an! a&so of J$!aism - that is, he is a 'hampion of monotheism, of the
1oship of One T$e Go!( He 'omes to the $ttemost noth, an! thee fin!s the
mo$ntains name! $%ea a<$i&onis, the 6easts of the Noth/ hee he 'omman!s the
mo$ntains to mo#e, an! the0 mo#e an! appoa'h ea'h othe mia'$&o$s&0( Then he
%$i&!s the 1a&& 1hi'h %as Go" an! Ma"o" fom 'i#i&i*e! &an!s( The "ate in
A&e8an!e=s >a&& is ma!e of %ass an! ion, o#e 1hi'h 1as po$e! the m0steio$s
meta& 'a&&e! asi'eton( O :A&e8an!e ma!e a "ate of ion an! sh$t it in the fa'e of
the noth 1in!(: 4n one #esion, A&e8an!e a&so p&ants a %am%&e that f&o$ishes
so, it o#etops the mo$ntains an! foms an impeneta%&e %aie - sha!es of
5&eepin" 6ea$t0@
The mo$ntains name! $%ea a<$i&onis, the 6easts of the Noth, so$n! &i)e Mo$nt
E&%$* in the Aa$'as$s: a ta&& !o$%&e pea) 1hi'h &ooms o#e the an"e Ba''o!in"
to the a''o$nts of ta#e&esC athe &i)e Mts( +aine o Hoo! in >ashin"ton( One
e8pet on an'ient m0tho&o"0 &in)s the !o$%&e pea)s of Mo$nt E&%$* to !ios'$i
&e"en!s, ta&es of t1in heoes 1hi'h 'op $p a&& a'oss E$ope: +om$&$s an!
+em$s, Aasto an! Do&&$8, the Tha'ian =T1in +i!es=, et' et' et' ( ( (
As fo the ma"i'a& meta&, asi'eton , it so$n!s &i)e a!amant(
Afte the 50ian Ahistian Le"en!, #aio$s othe apo'a&0pti' #esions pop $p a&&
o#e, in man0 &an"$a"es, an! in man$s'ipts 1ith the most omanti' names:
Dse$!o-Aa&&isthenes= Histoia A&e8an!i Ma"ni/ the +e#e&ations of Dse$!o-
Metho!i$s/ the 50ian Homi&0 %0 Ja'o% of 5a$" B1hose monstes ae A"o" an!
Ma"o"C/ a &ost Aa%i' oman'e 'a&&e! the Histo0 of D$&'anain/ the 5emo !e
Fine E8temo/ an Ethiopian oman'e, the Histo0 of A&e8an!e/ the 6oo) of the
6ee %0 5tephanno O%e&ian/ an! somethin" 'a&&e! the Histoie !e &a 5io$nie( An!
the Aosmo"aph0 of Aethi'$s 4ste, an! the Ta#e&s of John !e Man!e#i&&e, an!
Ma'o Do&o, an! so on, an! so on ( ( (
Dse$!o-Aa&&isthenes 1ites of the $n'&ean peop&es sh$t $p %e0on! the "ate: :Fo
the0 ate thin"s po&&$te! an! %ase, !o"s, mi'e, sepents, the f&esh of 'opses, 0ea
$n%on em%0os as 1e&& as thei o1n !ea!(: This pati'$&a !etai& of the &e"en!s
'o$&! stem fom the a''o$nts of A&e8an!e an! the Ma'e!onians $nnin" $p
a"ainst the 6a'tian '$stom of e8posin" 'opses an! a&so f&in"in" o&! peop&e to the
!o"s, p&$s 'eemonia&&0 eatin" the f&esh of the !ea!/ the Ma'e!onians 1ee
e#o&te!, an! p$t a stop to it(
The thi! #esion of the &e"en! is 4s&ami'( 4t appeas in this ,oan passa"e,
'on'enin" the !ee!s of Dh$'anain, the pote'to of a&& M$s&ims:
:Then he 'ontin$e! his 1a0 $nti& he 'ame to the p&a'e 1hee the s$n iseth/ an! he
fo$n! it to ise on 'etain peop&e $nto 1hom 1e ha! not "i#en an0thin" 1hee1ith
to she&te themse&#es theefom( Th$s it 1as/ an! 1e 'ompehen!e! 1ith o$
)no1&e!"e the fo'es that 1ee 1ith him( An! he pose'$te! his 7o$ne0 fom
so$th to noth, $nti& he 'ame %et1een the t1o mo$ntains, %eneath 1hi'h he fo$n!
'etain peop&e, 1ho 'o$&! s'a'e $n!estan! 1hat 1as sai!( An! the0 sai!: O
Dh$=&)anein, #ei&0 Go" an! Ma"o" 1aste the &an!/ sha&& 1e theefoe pa0 thee
ti%$te, on 'on!ition that tho$ %$i&! a ampat %et1een $s an! them; The po1e
1hee1ith m0 Lo! ha! sten"thene! me is %ette than 0o$ ti%$te/ %$t assist me
sten$o$s&0, an! 4 1i&& set a ston" 1a&& %et1een 0o$ an! them( 6in" me ion in
&a"e pie'es, $nti& it fi&& $p the spa'e %et1een the t1o si!es of these mo$ntains( An!
he sai! to the 1o)men, %&o1 1ith 0o$ %e&&o1s, $nti& it ma)e the ion e! hot as
fie( An! he sai! f$the, %in" me mo&ten %ass, that 4 ma0 po$ $pon it(
>heefoe, 1hen this 1a&& 1as finishe!, Go" an! Ma"o" 'o$&! not s'a&e it, neithe
'o$&! the0 !i" tho$"h it( An! Dh$=&)anein sai!, this is a me'0 fom m0 Lo!:
%$t 1hen the pe!i'tion of m0 Lo! sha&& 'ome to %e f$&fi&&e!, he sha&& e!$'e the
1a&& to !$st/ an! the pe!i'tion of m0 Lo! is t$e(: --,oan, 8#iii
An! this #esion:
:O$s the ea&m of Dh$=&-Kana0n the "&oio$s,
+ea&m &i)e his 1as ne#e 1on %0 mota& )in",
Fo&&o1e! he the 5$n to #ie1 his settin"
>hen it san) into the som%e o'ean-spin"/
Ep he '&om% to see it ise at monin"
Fom 1ithin the mansions 1hen the east it fie!/
A&& !a0 &on" the hoi*ons &e! him on1a!,
A&& ni"ht tho$"h he 1at'he! the stas an! ne#e tie!(
Then of ion an! of &i<$i! meta&
He pepae! a ampat not to %e o=e-passe!(
Go" an! Ma"o" hee he the1 in pison
Ti&& on J$!"ement Da0 the0 1a)e at &ast(:
--Hassan %( Tha%it, a &ate 'ontempoa0 of Mohamme! B;C
The tansposition of the A&e8an!e oman'es into the ,oan is s$ppose! to stem
fom a tit&e "i#en to A&e8an!e: he 1as )no1n as A&e8an!e T1o-hone!, that is
A&e8an!e D$&)anain( 4n one of the oman'es--the :Gee) +oman'e of
A&e8an!e:, of Dse$!o-Aa&&isthenes--A&e8an!e 1as efee! to as the son of the "o!
Ammon, 1ho ha! the hea! of a am( A&e8an!e is a&so epesente! on o&! 'oins
1ith am=s hons a!onin" his foehea!(
Moses 1as a&so 'a&&e! T1o-hone! Ban! this is 1h0 Mi'he&an"e&o=s stat$e of Moses
spots t1o hons &i)e the De#i&C %$t this 1as a 'onf$sion 1ith 1o!s/ he 1as
spo)en of as ha#in" a a0 of &i"ht $pon his foehea!, %$t the Aa%i' tem =a0e!=
)oen a&so tans&ates as =hone!=( Ho1e#e A&e8an!e D$&)anain an! Moses
D$&)anain %oth e#ent$a&&0 %e'ome 'onf$se! 1ith the an"e& D$&)anain, pote'to
of 4s&am( BHen'e, man0 M$s&ims e#ee A&e8an!e as a M$s&im saint(C
Fom Dse$!o-Metho!i$s, the +e#e&ations, =Lette of A&e8an!e to O&0mpias=
:( ( ( An! 4 fo$n! thee a&so man0 peop&es that ate the f&esh of h$man %ein"s an!
!an) the %&oo! of anima&s Ban! %eastsC &i)e 1ate/ fo thei !ea! the0 %$ie! not,
%$t ate( An! 1hen 4 %ehe&! s$'h $tte&0 1i')e! nations an! feae! that tho$"h
s$'h a !iet the0 mi"ht po&&$te the eath ((( 4 %eso$"ht the Do1e a%o#e an!
po'ee!e! 1ith fo'e a"ainst them, an! most of them 4 p$t to the s1o!, an! thei
&an! 4 e!$'e! to s$%7e'tion ( ( ( T1o-an!-t1ent0 1ee the )in"s o#e them, an! 4
pesse! p$s$it of them 1ith fo'e $nti& the0 fotifie! themse&#es in t1o "eat
mo$ntains 'a&&e! the 6easts of the Noth, 1hi'h ha#e no othe e8it o entan'e
than %et1een those t1o "eat mo$ntains, to1ein" in hei"ht as the0 !o a%o#e the
'&o$!s of hea#en, an! e8ten!in" &i)e t1o 1a&&s on the i"ht an! on the &eft as fa as
the Geat 5ea %eneath the Ansos Hie the A'tos, o the 6ea 5ta - as fa as the
A'ti' O'ean;I an! the &an! of !a)ness( An! 4 tho$"ht of a&& manne of
'onti#an'es to pe#ent them fom iss$in" foth fom the "eat mo$ntains into
1hi'h the0 ha! %een !i#en( No1 the entan'e %et1een the "eat mo$ntains
meas$es si8-an!-fot0 o0a& '$%its( A"ain theefoe 4 impot$ne! Do#i!en'e
a%o#e an! m0 pa0e 1as hea!( Fo He 'omman!e! the t1o mo$ntains an! the0
o')e! an! 1a&)e! a%o$t in i#a&0 1ith ea'h othe a !istan'e of t1e&#e '$%its(
An! thee 4 'onst$'te! "ates of %ass ( ( ( an! the same "ates 4 o#espea! 1ith
aso)iton that neithe fie no stee& no an0 !e#i'e 1hatsoe#e mi"ht %e a%&e to
$n%on*e the "ates/ fo fie 1hen %o$"ht nea it "oes o$t, an! stee& '$m%&es( An!
o$tsi!e of these most tei%&e "ates 4 set $p anothe st$'t$e of stones ea'h ha#in"
the 1i!th of e&e#en '$%its, the hei"ht of t1ent0 '$%its, an! the &en"th of si8t0 '$%its
( ( ( that nothin" mi"ht a#ai& to maste s$'h "ates, 1hi'h 4 'a&&e! the Aaspian Gates(
T1o-an!-t1ent0 )in"s 4 sh$t in thee( An! the names of the nations ae Ma"o",
,0ne)epha&oi, No$noi ( ( ( Hin a #aiant #esion, O" an! Ma"o" 1ith Laneth
himse&f thee-hea!e!, et' ( ( (I(:
An! hee is a possi%&e so$'e fo the i!ea of the E%ea A<$i&onis, the mo#in"
mo$ntains name! =The 6easts of the Noth=:
:The #a&&e0 of Anon ha! a !efi&e fome! %0 t1o mo$ntain an"es $nnin"
paa&&e&, 1heeof the one si!e ha! a 'on'a#it0 a%o#e, opposite to 1hi'h on the
othe si!e %easts po7e'te!( A pat of the enemies of 4sae& poste! themse&#es to
the pass to %a the 1a0 of the 4sae&ites, 1hi&e the othe pat 'on'ea&e! itse&f in the
ho&&o1s a%o#e in o!e to tho1 !o1n theefom stones an! ao1s $pon them(
6$t Go! ha! %o$"ht this p&an to $in inasm$'h as He 'a$se! the %easts of the
one mo$ntain an"e to '&ash into the 'on'a#ities of the mo$ntain an"e opposite, so
that the enem0 'on'ea&e! theein 1ee '$she! to !eath(: Mi!as'h +a%%ah(
5ome 'ent$ies afte the A&e8an!e oman'es %e"an to 'i'$&ate, a f$the
!e#e&opment entes this a&ea!0 'onf$sin" &a%0inth of !etai&s: the ten &ost ti%es of
4sae& ae !a""e! into the sto0( No1, thee ae easons fo this(
1( A''o!in" to histo0, the &ost ti%es 1ee !epote! %e0on! the E$phates, into
Me!ia: that is, the e"ion so$th of the E&%$* an"e of the Aa$'as$s mo$ntains,
nea the Aaspian 5ea/ !$in" a f$the !epotation a%o$t 290 6A, Ata8e8es
O'h$s fo$n! that Je1s fom the emainin" ti%es in 4sae& ha! 7oine! the
Dhoeni'ians in e#o&t a"ainst Desian $&e, an! a''o!in"&0 sent some of them to
sett&e on the so$then shoes of the Aaspian 5ea(
2( 6e'a$se A&e8an!e=s am0 tho$"ht the0 ha! ta#e&e! as fa as the Aa$'as$s
mo$ntains, it 1as the Aa$'as$s mo$ntains 1hi'h 1ee spo)en of as the site of the
Aaspian Gate( 6esi!es, ha&f the mo$ntain passes in Desia ha#e ta!itiona&&0 %een
'a&&e! the Gate of this, the Gate of that/ thee=s an 4on Gate in Af"hanistan an!
anothe in the Aa$'as$s Bthis is De%ent, the 'it0 'a&&e! the 4on GateC, a Aaspian
Gate, an! in the Aa$'as$s itse&f, the Daie& pass is =the Gate of Gates(= 4n'i!enta&&0
thee is a&so an 4on Gate in 6$&"aia, not to mention a Gate of Ta7an( >hi&e %$s0
'on<$ein" a&& Desia, A&e8an!e s$ppose!&0 'hase! a f&eein" ,in" Dai$s $p
tho$"h a pass 'a&&e! the Aaspian Gate ( ( ( 1hi'h ma0 %e a mo$ntain pass 7$st
so$th of the Aaspian 5ea/ no one no1 a&i#e )no1s 7$st 1hee it 1as( Afte1a!, the
1ites of #aio$s A&e8an!e oman'es Bnone of 1hom ha! an0thin" %$t the
#a"$est i!ea of the "eo"aph0 in#o&#e!C spo)e of the Aaspian Gate as the Gate of
Gates, an! then of %oth as A&e8an!e=s Gate(
5o, the &ost ti%es 1ent to the e"ion of the Aaspian 5ea, an! hee 1as A&e8an!e=s
Gate in the same aea/ 1hat 'o$&! %e moe nat$a&, than to s$""est that the &ost
ti%es 1ee sh$t $p %ehin! A&e8an!e=s Gate;
2( An! %esi!es, thee 1as a )in"!om of the Je1s noth of the Aa$'as$s mo$ntains(
4t 1as the )in"!om of ,ha*aia, noma!i' peop&e !es'en!e! fom the H$ns( Not
m$'h is )no1n a%o$t the ,ha*as, %$t it is )no1n that the )in"!om em%a'e!
J$!aism ao$n! the se#enth 'ent$0 AD( The0 1ee fie'e fi"htes, feae! %0 thei
nei"h%os( Aontempoa0 histoians, nat$a&&0, 1ote of them as the a'e of Go"
an! Ma"o"(
Hen'e, the fo&&o1in" #esion, 1hi'h 'omes fom The Apo'a&0pse of E*a,
somethin" 'a&&e! the Oa'$&a 5i%0&&ina, an! the Aompen!i$m Theo&o"i'ae
Geitatis of A&%et$s Ma"n$s: the ten Lost Ti%es !1e&& in a faa1a0 &an!, %$t the
Messiah 1i&& 'ome, an! He is the Ahist/ the Lost Ti%es 1i&& e'o"ni*e Him 1hen
He 'omes, an! He 1i&& &ea! them o$t of thei pison that the0 ma0 !efeat the
Anti'hist=s hosts, Go" an! Ma"o"(
Fo an e8amp&e of this #esion, ta)e this one B%0 someone 'a&&e! Aommo!ian$sC:
the Messiah is Ahist, an! it is foeto&! that the Ten Ti%es $n!e His &ea!eship
1i&& et$n fom thei e8i&e, 'on<$e the Anti'hist B1ho, a''o!in" to
Aommo!ian$s, is Neo of +omeC an! fee Je$sa&em(
An! the opposite #esion, 1hi'h ho&!s that the Lost Ti%es ae the Anti'hist=s
hosts, Go" an! Ma"o"/ 'ome the apo'a&0pse the0 1i&& %$st foth fom thei
pison, an! s1eep !o1n to !esto0 Ahisten!om(
John !e Man!e#i&&e, 1ho 1ote a ea&&0 1on!ef$& 'o&&e'tion of ta#e& fantasies Bhis
1o) !ates to sometime %efoe the +enaissan'eC has his pati'$&a ta)e on this
sto0( 4n his a''o$nt, the e#i& Je1s ae penne! $n!eneath the Aa$'as$s
mo$ntains, %$ie! a&i#e( The0 mi"ht ha#e es'ape! a'oss the Aaspian 5ea, %$t that
sea is he&! %0 the )in"!om of the Ama*ons an! the Je1s !ae not ta)e ship $pon it/
in!ee!, the Je1s pa0 ti%$te to the Ama*ons( The0 ha#e no means of %ea)in"
tho$"h the >a&& 1hi'h impisons them( 6$t 1hen the0 ae set fee, the0 mean to
%e'ome the s'o$"e of Ahisten!om ( ( ( an! in!ee!, the0 1i&& es'ape( Fo some!a0
a fo8 1i&& %$o1 a ho&e tho$"h the >a&&, an! the Je1s 1i&& see it, 1on!ein", an!
fo&&o1 it %a') to the ho&e( Then the0 1i&& )no1 ho1 to !i" thei 1a0 o$t(
Othe f&o$ishes 1ee a!!e! to the &e"en!( One 1as the &itt&e !etai& a%o$t the 1a&&
of %am%&es so 1e&&-1atee! that it o#etoppe! the mo$ntains( Anothe Bfom one
+a%%i Joseph ,im'hiC e&ate! that A&e8an!e=s se#ants, 1ith fien!ish '&e#eness,
%$i&t not mee&0 the 1a&& %$t a&so men of ion, 1ho an" hammes an! a8es
'onstant&0 a"ainst the %aie--so that the peop&e in'&ose! 1ithin 1o$&! %e
!iss$a!e! fom es'apin"(
An Aa%i' 1ite, Omaa, te&&s of the stone ea"&e mo$nte! $pon the 1a&&, 1hi'h
1hene#e Go" an! Ma"o" appoa'he!, $ttee! a s'eam that 'o$&! %e hea!
e#e01hee 1ithin ei"ht !a0s= ta#e&/ then a&& those 1ho hea! the 1anin" sent $p
a pa0e to Go!, an! the !emons 1ee t$ne! asi!e(
Anothe #esion spea)s of t1o t$mpets 1hi'h eso$n!e! 1ith the 1in!, "i#in" the
in'&ose! nations to %e&ie#e that "eat amies "$a!e! the 1a&&( BA&e8an!e=s
T$mpets appea on a n$m%e of ea&0 maps(C E#ent$a&&0, the sto0 'ontin$es, o1&s
nestin" in the t$mpets 'ho)e! them 1ith t1i"s an! si&en'e! them, an! the Tatas
'ame foth to 'on<$e 4n!ia( Th$s, to this !a0, the 'hiefs of the Tatas 1ea o1&-
feathes in thei 'aps, to 'ommemoate thei es'ape(
One Ja'o% +eine""s, !$in" the &ate ei"hteenth 'ent$0, !is'o#ee! in the 'enta&
Aa$'as$s a peop&e 'a&&e! Thi$&et, 1ho &i#e! ami!st mo$ntains 'a&&e! Ghef o
Go"h/ the #e0 hi"hest of these mo$ntains, &0in" to the noth of thei 'o$nt0, the0
)ne1 %0 the name of Mo"hef o M$"o"h( Di! these names stem fom the oi"ina&
Go"-an!-Ma"o" &e"en!s, o !i! the &e"en!s stem fom the an'estos of these
peop&e;
( ( ( An! %0 !e#io$s 1a0s, Go" an! Ma"o" %e'ame the names of t1o papie-ma'he
"iants o1ne! %0 the Lon!on G$i&!ha&& in En"&an!, 1hi'h 1ee fo 0eas ma'he!
in the 'it0=s 0ea&0 paa!e( The oi"ina& names of these "iants seem to ha#e %een
Aoine$s an! Geoma"ot (((( Hee is a <$ote fom a Mi!!&e-En"&ish meti'a& #esion
of the +e#e&ations of Metho!i$s:
:Fo than 8a&& "o"man"o" nee '$m Fo then sha&& Go"ma"o" hee '$m
O1te of the mo1nts of 'a&p0e( O$t of the mo$ntains of Aa&p0e(
That "o! '&os0! a&& M s$m( That Go! '&ose! a&& an! s$m(
At A&e8an!0s pa0ee s$0&0( At A&e8an!e=s pa0e s$e&0(
The0 8a&& !0sto0 a&& '0sten!ome( The0 sha&& !esto0 a&& Ahisten!om(
The0 8a&& '$m o1t so h0!o10s&0( The0 sha&& 'ome o$t so hi!eo$s&0(
Men a&& most 1a8 !efe M !$m( Men a&& m$st 1a8 !eaf an! !$m%(
5o 8a&& the0 !e!e hee fe&on0(: 5o sha&& the0 !ea! hee fe&on0(
An! as fo the oi"ina& Geoma"ot an! Aoine$s((( :The sto0 of :Go"ma"o"=s
Leap:, ta!itiona&&0 &o'ate! at D&0mo$th Hoe, is fist to&! %0 Geoffe0 of
Monmo$th in a%o$t 112.( Geoffe0 sa0s that 6$t$s, the "eat-"an!son of the
heo Aeneas, 'ame to A&%ion 1ith his men, an! %e'a$se of its f$itf$&ness !e'i!e!
to sett&e hee( He ename! the is&an! 6itain Bs$ppose! %0 Geoffe0 to !ei#e fom
=6$t$s=C an! !o#e the "iants 1ho inha%ite! it into the mo$ntains of the 1est( One
!a0 1hen he an! his fo&&o1es 1ee ho&!in" a festi#a& at the pot 1hee the0 fist
&an!e!, a pat0 of "iants atta')e! them( The0 fo$"ht %a') an! )i&&e! a&& the "iants
e8'ept fo one name! Go"ma"o" 1ho 1as t1e&#e '$%its hi"h an! 'o$&! 1ie&! an
$poote! oa) as easi&0 as a ha*e& 1an!( Him the0 )ept a&i#e to 1est&e 1ith
Aoine$s, D$)e of Aon1a&&, 1ho, 1hen 6$t$s 1as pa'e&&in" o$t the &an! of
6itain amon"st his fo&&o1es, ha! 'hosen fo his shae the o')0 &an! that 'ame to
%e name! afte him, %e'a$se he &o#e! nothin" so m$'h as to 1est&e 1ith "iants,
an! thee 1ee moe of them in Aon1a&& than e&se1hee( >hen the t1o opponents
'ame to "ips, Go"ma"o" h$""e! the !$)e to him in so ti"ht an em%a'e that thee
of his i%s 1ee %o)en( Aoine$s 1as so ena"e! that he at on'e $she! to the
neaest stet'h of shoe an! h$&e! Go"ma"o" off the '&iff to his !eath on the o')s
%e&o1( The p&a'e at 1hi'h this happene! 1as theeafte )no1n as Go"ma"o"=s
Leap(: HAppaent&0 thee 1as a 'ha&) fi"$e of a "iant '$t into D&0mo$th Hoe at
one time 1hi'h mi"ht 'ommemoate the &e"en! o ha#e "i#en ise to it(I :As fo
Go"ma"o", t1o pin'es 'a&&e! Go" an! Ma"o" appea in the 6i%&e, an! thee has
%een m$'h a"$ment as to 1hethe En"&ish ta!ition at fist 'ontaine! t1o "iants
!es'en!e! !ie't&0 fom them/ o one "iant 'a&&e! %0 thei names o&&e! to"ethe/
o a "iant 1ho oi"ina&0 ha! nothin" to !o 1ith them at a&&( Geoffe0 a't$a&&0 spe&&s
his "iant=s name Goema"ot/ the poet La0amon, 1itin" a%o$t a h$n!e! an! fift0
0eas &ate, 'a&&s him Goema"o", an! it ma0 %e that an oi"ina&&0 in!epen!ent
name has "a!$a&&0 %een 'o$pte! to Go"ma"o" %e'a$se of the inf&$en'e of the
6i%&e( 5o 1ho 1as Goema"ot; >e !on=t )no1( 4f Geoffe0 "ot the name 1on",
an! it !i! oi"ina&&0 ha#e an -o"- in it, he mi"ht ha#e %een the Ga$&ishN4ish '$&t$e
"o! O"mios, i!entifie! %0 the Ae&ts 1ith He'$&es an! often !epi'te! 1ith a '&$%(:
K$ote ta)en fom A&%ion: A G$i!e To Le"en!a0 6itain %0 Jennife >est1oo!(
Thee 1ee a&so f$the 4s&ami' #esions of the &e"en!( The M$s&im Ahoni'&e of
Ta%ai e&ates that 5'hah%aa*, pin'e of Amenia, sent a man to see) the site of
D$&'anain=s Gate/ 0eas passe!, an! then a a""e! ta#e&e et$ne! ( ( ( %$t the
pin'e !i! not )no1 him $nti& he e8hi%ite! a ma"nifi'ent $%0 an! name! himse&f
as the e8p&oe &on" tho$"ht &ost( He ha! fo$n! the Gate, an! the $%0 1as the
poof of it/ the 7e1e& ha! %een %o$"ht to him %0 an ea"&e, 1hi'h !o#e fo it in the
moat %e&o1 the 1a&&(
An! anothe ta&e te&&s of the 7o$ne0 of 5a&&am the 4ntepete, -42--44 AD, 1ho set
foth to fin! the Gate( 5a&&am 'osse! the Aa$'as$s, po%a%&0 tho$"h the pass of
Daie&, an! ta#e&e! a&on" the nothen shoes of the Aaspian 5ea( Hee he fo$n!
to1ns in $ins, an! 1as to&! the0 ha! %een &ai! 1aste %0 the peop&es of Go" an!
Ma"o"( F$the on, he ea'he! a #i&&a"e name! J)a in 1hi'h Dho$=&-,anain ha!
on'e en'ampe! 1ith his am0( Thee !a0s %e0on! J)a &a0 a 1a&& 1ith an ion "ate,
1hi'h 5a&&am )ne1 fo D$&'anain=s Gate %e'a$se of the 1itin" $pon it( The )e0
to the "ate 1as a '$%it an! a ha&f &on", han"in" fom a 'hain ei"ht '$%its in &en"th(
BAa% histoians 1itin" of 5a&&am=s 7o$ne0 e8p&ain that the 1a&& 1as the Geat
>a&& of Ahina(C
An! fo a &atte-!a0 Go"-an!-Ma"o" sto0, t0 this one, fom the +$ssian Dima0
Ahoni'&e:
:4 1ish at this point to e'o$nt a sto0 1hi'h 4 hea! fo$ 0eas a"o, an! 1hi'h
1as to&! me %0 G0$ata +o"o#i'h of No#"oo!: =4 sent m0 se#ant,= sai! he, =to the
De'hea, a peop&e 1ho pa0 ti%$te to No#"oo!( >hen he ai#e! amon" them, he
1ent on amon" the J$"a( The &atte ae an a&ien peop&e !1e&&in" to the noth 1ith
the 5amo0e!es( The J$"a sai! to m0 se#ant, :>e ha#e en'o$ntee! a stan"e
ma#e&, 1ith 1hi'h 1e ha! not $nti& e'ent&0 %een a'<$ainte!( This o''$en'e
too) p&a'e thee 0eas a"o( Thee ae 'etain mo$ntains 1hi'h s&ope !o1n to an
am of the sea, an! thei hei"ht ea'hes to the hea#ens( >ithin these mo$ntains ae
hea! "eat 'ies an! the so$n! of #oi'es/ those 1ithin ae '$ttin" thei 1a0 o$t( 4n
that mo$ntain, a sma&& openin" has %een pie'e! tho$"h 1hi'h the0 'on#ese, %$t
thei &an"$a"e is $ninte&&i"i%&e( The0 point, ho1e#e, at ion o%7e'ts, an! ma)e
"est$es as if to as) fo ion( 4f "i#en a )nife o an a8e, the0 s$pp&0 f$s in et$n(
The oa! to these mo$ntains is impassa%&e 1ith pe'ipi'es, sno1, an! foests(
Hen'e 1e !o not a&1a0s ea'h them, an! the0 ae a&so fa to the noth(:
:Then 4 sai! to G0$ata, =These ae the peop&es sh$t $p %0 A&e8an!e of Ma'e!on(
As Metho!i$s of Dataa sa0s of them:
=:He penetate! the easten 'o$nties as fa as the sea 'a&&e! the Lan! of the 5$n,
an! he sa1 thee $n'&ean peop&es of the a'e of Japeth( >hen he %ehe&! thei
$n'&eanness, he ma#e&e!( The0 ate e#e0 na$seo$s thin", s$'h as "nats, f&ies, 'ats,
an! sepents( The0 !i! not %$0 thei !ea!, %$t ate them a&on" 1ith the f$it of
a%otions an! a&& sots of imp$e %easts( On %eho&!in" this, A&e8an!e 1as afai!
&est, as the0 m$&tip&ie! the0 mi"ht 'o$pt the eath( 5o he !o#e them to hi"h
e"ions in the e"ions of the noth, an! %0 Go!=s 'omman!ment, the mo$ntains
en'&ose! them an! 1ee 'o#ee! 1ith in!est$'ti%&e meta&( The0 'annot %e
!esto0e! %0 fie/ fo it is the nat$e of this meta& that fie 'annot 'ons$me it, no
'an ion ta)e ho&! of it( Heeafte, at the en! of the 1o&!, ei"ht peop&es sha&& 'ome
foth fom the !eset of Jathi%, an! these 'o$pt nations, 1hi'h !1e&& in the
nothen mo$ntains, sha&& a&so iss$e foth at Go!=s 'omman!(:=:
An! fina&&0, afte postin" this pa"e, 4 e'ei#e! the fo&&o1in" emai&:
:4 7$st ea! ((( o athe, s'anne! ((( 0o$ most infomati#e ati'&e, an! 1o$&! &i)e
to shae 1ith 0o$ a %it of !ata fom Af"hanistan( 4 1as thee 11O 0eas B1?.3 -
1?3-C an! 1as f&$ent in Dai( One of m0 aeas of inteest 1as fo&) 4s&am an! 4
epeate!&0 hea! the sto0 of J$* an! Ma7$*, a ti%e of 'eat$es 1ho &i#e! %ehin!
a mo$ntain ((( ha! h$"e eas, one of 1hi'h the0 $se! as a mat to s&eep on, an! the
othe as a %&an)et ((( ma!e some !ai&0 po"ess in !i""in" tho$"h the mo$ntain,
1hi'h Go! $n!i! 1hen the0 1ent to s&eep at ni"ht( 4f an! 1hen the0 s$''ee! +o*-
e-Ke0amat , 1hi'h 4 at the time intepete! as J$!"ement Da0( The Aa%i' 1o!
Ke0ama !oes ha#e that meanin" an! is $se! in that sense( 4ts %asi' meanin" is
$phea#a&, e#o&$tion, t$m$&t an! 'o$&! %e 'onsistent 1ith the 'on'ept of
Ama"e!!on(:
This &ast is 'opie! 1itho$t 'han"es, %0 'o$tes0 of an! 1ith man0 than)s to Matin
A&a)(
Main so$'e: A&e8an!e=s Gate, Go" an! Ma"o", an! the 4n'&ose! Nations, %0
An!e1 +$nni An!eson, Dofesso of Latin, D$)e Eni#esit0 Bp$%&ishe! in 1?22C(
A"ain, 1ith than)s to Matin A&a), an! to Antonio F$ta!o, 1ho a&so 1ote an!
f$nishe! the so$'e of A&e8an!e=s i!entifi'ation as t1o-hone!(
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Who are &o. and Ma.o./
B Abu 'amal
0Son o1 Adam$ set our 1ace to2ard YHWH o1 the land o1 Ma.o.$ the prince o1 3osh$
Meshech$ and 4ubal$a nd #rophes a.ainst him:And sa$ thus sas YHWH 5lohenu: 6 %
am a.ainst ou 7 &o.$ the chie1 prince o1 3osh$ Meshech$ 4ubal:And i 2ill turn bac8$
and put hoo8s into our 'a2s$ and i 2ill brin. 1orth$ and all our arm$ horses and
horsemen$ all o1 them clothed most .or.eousl$ a .reat compan 2ith buc8ler and
shield$ all o1 them handin. s2ords90 5:e8iel -;:,-+
7ne o1 the most rele<ant$ et drasticall misunderstood issues surroundin. the rise o1
the Antichrist=!ajjal>$ is that o1 the nations o1 &o. and Ma.o.9 Man christians-and
e<en some muslims 1ollo2in. a1ter their 1oll-ha<e interpreted the nations o1 &o. and
ma.o. to be related to china9
%slamicall this is an impossibilit9 Muhammad=sa2> re1erred to china 2ith utmost
respect$ sain. that 2e must see8 0%lm0 8no2led.e or science$ e<en unto china9 %1 &o.
and Ma.o. 2ere China$ certainl Muhammad=sa2> 2ould ha<e made this matter clear9
As 2ell $ in li.ht o1 the Antichrist6s Bablon Sstem declarin. 2ar on all the Middle
5astern lands$ 2hich do not bo2 to Western imperialism$ man e<an.elists o1 teh
antichrist6s =dajjal> 7ne 2orld reli.ion o1 Christianit ha<e baselessl declared &o. and
Ma.o. to be arabs9 A.ain $ i1 &o. and Ma.o. 2ere the arabs then 2h 2ouldn6t the
4ana8h just sa so/ 4he truth o1 teh matter is that &o. and ma.o. 2ere and are people
2ho had not et emer.ed onto the Biblical scene 2hen most o1 teh 4ana8h 2as 2rotten
and later compiled9 0&o. and Ma.o.0 thus re1er to their ancestor$ so that the mi.ht
later be identi1ied9
Hesiod$ 04he 1ather o1 &ree8 didactic poetr0identi1ied Ma.o. 2ith Scthians and as
southern 3ussia in the ? th centur B9C9 As 2ell $ Hesiod 2as a contemporar o1
e:e8iel9 4he term 03osh0 emploed b 5:e8iel is teh etmolo.ical root o1 03ussia09
Herodotus o1 Harlincarnanuss$ 8no2n as 0Father o1 Histor0 2rote much about the
descendants o1 ma.o. b their &ree8 name$ the scthians$ in the @th centur B9C9
Archaelo.ical disco<eries ha<e con1irmed Herodotus6 reports9
Fla<ius 'osephus records that the Ma.o.ians 2ere called the 0Scthians0 b the .ree8s9
#hilo$ in the ,rst centur$ identi1ies Ma.o. 2ith southern 3ussia9
%n Arabic$ Yajuj=.o.> and Majuj=ma.o.> are deri<ed 1rom Ajj or ajij in the 1orms o1
Ya1ul and ma1ul and Ajij means 0the 1lamin. o1 1ire0 But Ajja also means 6asra a6 or 0he
2al8ed 1ast09 Yajuj and Majuj ha<e been compared to the 1lamin. 1ire and sur.in. 2ater
because o1 tehir intense a.itation9 As 2ell 2e see the subtle correlation here 2ith the
nature the rapid eApansion and spread o1 0the 1lamin. 1ire0
&o. and Ma.o.=Yajuj and Majuj> are mentioned t2ice in teh Buran9 7nce the are
mentioned in the ,;th chapter in association 2ith the description o1 !ajjal9 4o2ards the
end o1 teh chapter !hul-l-Carnain is spo8en o1 as underta8in. journes in di11erent
directions to 1orti1 the 1rontiers o1 his empire9 !hul-l-Carnain literall means 04he t2o
horned one0 but it also means one 2hose rule eAtends o<er t2o empires9
%n the 4ana8h$ the Boo8 o1 daniel$ 2e 1ind a mention o1 a <ision o1 daniel$ in 2hich he
sa2 a ram 2ith t2o horns9 the <ision is interpreted in teh boo8 itsel1 in these
2ords:04he ram 2hich ou sa2 ha<in. t2o horns are the 8in.s o1 Media and persia0
=!aniel ;:)*>9 Amon. the 8in.s o1 Media and #ersia$ !arius %=@),-+;@ B9C> is the onl
one to 2hom the description o1 teh Curan Applies9 the je2ish 5ncclopedia sas:
0!arius 2as teh or.ani:er o1 the #ersian 5mpire9 His conBuests ser<ed to round out the
boundaries o1 his realm in Armenia$ the Caucasus and %ndia and alon. the 4uranian
Steppes and hi.hlands o1 Central Asia09 4he 1ollo2in. remar8s in the encclopedia
Britannica stren.then this <ie2:0 !arius in his inscriptions appears as a 1er<ant belie<er
in the reli.ion o1 Doroaster9 But he 2as also a .reat statesman and or.ani:er9 4he time
o1 conBuests had come to an end: the 2ars 2hich darius undertoo8999onl ser<ed the
purpose o1 .ainin. stron. natural 1rontiers 1or teh empire and 8eepin. do2n the
barbarous tribes on its borders9 thus !arius subju.ated the 2ild nations o1 the #ontic
and Armenian mountains and eAtended the #ersian !ominian to the Caucasus9
4he 1irst 'ourne o1 !arius %-the emperor o1 persia-is spo8en o1 as termination in teh
Blac8 Sea:
0Entil 2hen he reached the settin. place o1 the sun=or the 2esternmost point>$ he 1ound
it .oin. do2n into a blac8 sea90 Al-Curan ,;:;F
4hen there is a re1erence to his eastern journe:
0Entil 2hen he raeched the =land o1> the risin. sun$ he 1ound it risin. on a people to
2hom We had .i<en no shelter 1rom it90 Al-Curan ,;:(*
Still 1urther there is a re1erence to his northern journe:
0Entil 2hen he reached=a place> bet2een the t2o mountains$ he 1ound on that side o1
them a people 2ho could hardl understand a 2ord90 Al-Curan ,;:(-
4he re1erence here is to the mountains o1 armenian and A:arbaijan9 %n this last journe $
!hul-l-Carnain comes across a people 2ho spea8 a di11erent lan.ua.eG in other 2ords
the do not understand the #ersian Lan.ua.e9 4hese people appeal to !hul-l-Carnain in
these 2ords:
07 !jul-l-CarnainH &o. and Ma.o. do miscie1 in the land9 Ma 2e then pa ou tribute
on condition that ou raise a barrier bet2een us and them/0Al-Curan ,;:(+
Further 2e are told taht !hul-l-Carnain actuall constructed this 2all$ and tehre is
mention o1 iron and copper in this connection$ 2hich 2ere used 1or the .ates:
0Brin. me bloc8s o1 %ron9 At len.th 2hen he had 1illed the space bet2een the t2o
mountain sides$ he said$ Blo29 4ill 2hen he made it 1ire$ he said$ Brin. me molten brass
to pour o<er it90 Al-Curan ,;:(F
4he barrier or 2all re1erred to here is teh 1amous 2all o1 derbent=darband>$ 2hich is to
be 1ound on the shore o1 the Caspian Sea9 4here is mention o1 it in Marasid Al-%ttila$ a
1amous boo8 o1 .eo.raph9 %bn alI1aBih also mentions it in his boo89 4he 5ncclopedia
Biblica .i<es teh 1ollo2in. account o1 teh 2all:
0!erbent or !arband$ a to2n o1 #ersia$ Caucasia$ in teh pro<ince o1 da.histan$ on teh
2estern shore o1 the Caspian999to the south lies sea2ard eAtremit o1 the Caucasian 2all$
@* miles lon. other2ise 8no2n as Alenander6s 2all9994his$ 2hen entire$ had a hei.ht o1
)(Ft and thic8ness o1 about ,* Ft$ and 2ith its iron .ates and numerous 2atch to2ers
1ormed a <aluable de1ense o1 teh #ersion Frontier90
%n Al-Curan ,;:(?$ 2e are told that 2hen the 2all 2as completed0the =&o. and
Ma.o.> 2ere not able to scale it$ nor could the ma8e a hole in it90
%n Al-Curan ,;:(;$ !hul-l-Carnain is repoted as sain. that e<en this 2all 2ill be o1 use
onl upto a certain time and it 2ill at last collapse$ and then 2e are presented 2ith
another scene:
0And on that da We shall let some o1 them =ajuj and majuj> sur.e a.ainst others90 Al-
Curan,;:((
%mmediatel a1ter spea8in. o1 &o. and Ma.o. 1i.htin. each other in Verse Al-Curan
,;:,*)$ the account re<erts to the subject o1 Al- Masih Ad !ajjal9
0!o those 2ho belie<e thin8 that teh can ta8e M ser<ants to be 1riends besides Me/0
Al-Curan ,;:,*)
4his sho2s that teh Curan identi1ies !ajjal 2ith &o. and Ma.o.9 4he are .i<en t2o
di11erent names because o1 their t2o 1unctions9
4he second re1erence to &o. and Ma.o. occurs in ),:(F:
0 5<en 2hen &o. and Ma.o. are let loose and the rushin. 1orth 1rom e<er ele<ated
place90 Al-Curan),:(F
03ushin. 1orth 1rom e<er ele<ated place0 means that teh 2ill establish their
supremac all o<er the 2orld9 4he 2a the Curan spea8s o1 them in both the places
sho2s that a time 2ill come 2hen these people 2ill o<erpo2er all the nations o1 the
2orld9 %t also appears that the alread eAisted at the time o1 the re<elation o1 teh boo8$
but that their mo<ement 2ere to remain chec8ed until a certain time$ a1ter 2hich the
2ould 2ield uncontrolled authorit in the 2hole 2orld9 4hose 2ho ha<e ees to see
should see$ and those 2ith ears to hear should hear9
04hese are the chronicles o1 Joah6s sons$ shem$ ham and e1t9 Children 2ere born to
them a1ter the 1lood9 4he sons o1 e1th 2ere .omer$ ma.o.$ mondai$
a<an$tu<al$meshe8h and tiras9 4he sons o1 .omer 2ere ash8ena:$ riphat and to.armah9
4he sons o1 Ya<an 2ere elishah$ tarshish$8ittim and dodanim9 From these the isolated
nations branched out into their lands9 each had its o2n lan.ua.e 1or its 1amilies in its
nations90 &enesis ,*:,-@
%n the Bible$ &o. and ma.o. are mentioned in <er cear terms$ and no doubt is le1t as to
their identit9 Ma.o. is one o1 'e1et6s sons$ 2hile &o. is one o1 3euben6s sons9 But &o.
is called 0Mele8h 5ret: Ma.o.0 in hebre2-meanin. teh 8in. o1 the land o1 Ma.o.
.rammaticall$ in hebre2 2e can read the name0Ma.o.0 as meanin. 01rom &o.09 So
2e can see here the relation o1 America and 5urope$ as America is 01rom 5urope0
&o. is mentioned clearl and this &o. is the same as Yajuj o1 the Curan9 He is spo8en
o1 as bein. the chie1 o1 3ussia$ Mosco2 and 4ubal9 4he three names mentioned in the
bible are 3osh or 3ussia$ Meshech or Mosco2$ and tubal or 4obals89 2hile 3ussia is the
name o1 the countr$ 07mas80 and 04ubal0 are the names o1 t2o ri<ers to the north o1
mount Caucasus9 7n the 1ormer is situated Mosco2$ and on the latter 4obals8$ both
these bein. the 1amous cities o1 3ussia9
So clearl these descendents o1 ja1eth son o1 Joah 2ere probabl 4eutonic people li<in.
in the north o1 #alestine=5:e8iel -;:)>9 Some sources identi1 Ma.o. 2ith
&ermania=4ar.um onathonG 4ar.um on , Chronicles ,:@G #esi8ta Dutratha>9 7thers
identi1 them 2ith teh &oths=Yerushalmi$ Me.illah ,:(>9 4hese 2ere a teutonic people
2ho mi.rated to scthia$ in 2hat is no2 southern 3ussia9
%t is there1ore not contradicotor 2hen some sources identi1 Ma.o. 2ith
scthia=josephusGYoma ,*a$ accordin. to 3abbenu ChananelGAru8h s9<9&ermania>9
ancient hostories state that the Scthians came 1rom Asia$ dri<en b the Masse.atae
=meshech> and settlin. near the Cimerians=herodous+:,,G note on &enesis ,*:)$
&omer0>9 Lin.uisticall$ the Scthians 2ere realted to the %ranians$ and hence$ to the
persians and teh medes9 %t is there1ore si.ni1icant that there 2as a #ersian tribe 8no2n as
the &ermanians=herodutus ,:,)@>G 2hich it is said$ mi.rated to 2hat is 8no2n as
&erman9
4he population o1 the land in 2hich 3ussia is situated=europe>$ consists o1 t2o main
races$ Sla<s and 4eutons9 the latter includes the British and the &ermans9 4his clearl
sho2s not onl that &o. is the name o1 the eastern nations o1 europe$ but also that
Ma.o. is the name o1 the 2estern nations o1 that continent$ the nations 8no2n as
4eutons9 %t is also clear that in the be.innin. both these races li<ed in the same land9
&o. and Ma.o. 2ere the titles o1 the ancestors o1 both 5urope and 3ussia9 Further
e<idence o1 this is 1ound in the 1act that are 1rom <er ancient times the statues o. &o.
and Ma.o. are 1ound installed in 1ront o1 teh 1amous &uoldhall o1 London9 %1 these
names had nothin. to do 2ith the ancestors o1 these people$ 2h should their statues be
installed in this manner be1ore teh chie1 assembl house o1 the nation/
4he re1erence to these as .i<en in the scriptures$ to.ether 2ith teh historical e<idence as
1urnished b these statues in London$ establishes it 2ith utmost certainit that .o. and
ma.o. are no Fictitous names but are teh names o1 t2o ancient peoples 2hich inhabit
the continent o1 europe and 2hose in1luence to.ether co<ers the 2hole o1 the earth9
%n Vie2 o1 these clear indications as to the identit o1 these people$ onl one meanin.
can be attached to the Buranic description o1 them$ that the 2ould 0rush 1orth 1rom
e<er place ad<anta.eG0 and this means that 5urope 2ill 2ield supreme authorit o<er
the 2hole sur1ace o1 the .lobe9 4he eApression 08ulli hadab-in$ 0 in sura ),:(F$ means
0e<er place o1 ad<anta.e$0 demonstratin. taht their dominance is not onl in the
phsical but also in the intellectual sphere$ and the other people o1 the 2orld are their
sla<es not onl in bod but also mentall9
4he Curan thus .i<es us a true picture o1 the political and cultural dominance o1 5urope
o<er teh nations o1 the 2orld$ and teh <er 1act 2hich has brou.ht about a decline o1
true %slam in these 0end o1 das0=a phrase the tana8h also re1ers to teh transition period
in 2hich 2e are no2 li<in. as>$ is stran.el enou.h also a clear proo1 o1 the truth o1
%slam9
Hashash
'ul ,, )**+$ *+:,? #M
As-Salaam Alai8um
4han8 1or this <er interestin. article9
% belie<e that the author comes a lon. 2a but 1ails e<entuall in the eAact speci1ication
due to errors in the premises used9 4hese errors ha<e caused the conclusion to be
partiall incorrect$ namel the identi1ication o1 the entit 05urope0 as &o.9
% belie<e this should be instead 4sae& considerin. that the 1acillitation o1 !ajjal is an
en.a.ement o1 Ameri8an-%sraeli collaboration 1or the o<er2helmin. part9
% belie<e that the error in identi1ication is made to a 1e2 1actors:
K it is assumed that 5urope is an entit$ 2hereas there ha<e been <arious co-eAistin. and
dnamic entities eAistin. in 5urope$ phsicall$ culturall as 2ell as lin.uisticall and
reli.iousl9 Man o1 those entities b no means appl to &o.LMa.o.9
K it is assumed that 5urope consists o1 ) races$ 4eutons M Sla<s: Jeither are racial
phenotpes$ i1 2e are to assume e<en that racial sciences based on phsical
anthropolo. ha<e an <alidit to be.in 2ith9
K it is assumed that biblical .eneolo. is acceptable as racial connotations: such is not
the case$ .eneolo. onl represents a linea.e amon.st the man linea.es a person
consists o19
K it is not considered that much o1 2estern-5uropean culture is the herita.e o1 those
callin. themsel<es %sraeli toda9
Considerin. that the %sraeli core and classic Dionist philosoph is o1 5uropean ori.in$
2e can see that brother A%$ Jama& comes a lon. 2a$ ho2e<er the 1allascious racial
<ie2s and simpli1action o1 5uropean histor and anthropolo. causes a .enerali:ed
perspecti<e that e<entuall comes to miss the essential nation toda: the Dionist state o1
%srael9
%1 an relation is to be established bet2een the contemporar &o.LMa.o. and their
historical trac8 it should be done so .eonolo.icall in consideration o1 speci1ic cultural
and political traits: this 2ill conclude a presence o1 &o.LMa.o. amon.st 5urasia$ and
not a de1inition o1 them as such that can be described phsicall in terms o1 race9
Alread an irre1utable proo1 to such an error is the phsical identit that is shared
amon.st certain Semitic$ %ndo-Aran and Sla<ic spea8ers 1rom the Bal8ans throu.h
Anatolia to Sham9 %1 &o.LMa.o. 2ould ha<e been a phsical entit as described it
2ould ha<e included man that 2ould sho2 no re1lection in reli.ion$ culture or politics:
such lac8 o1 re1lection is impossible in the de1inition o1 &o.LMa.o.9
Whether the Scnthians or !arius are to be included in the historic presence % cannot
sa$ but man alle.ed in the .enerali:ations o1 the author ha<e not and the 1urther points
to this % 2ill adress in direct response to the notions:
The pop$&ation of the &an! in 1hi'h +$ssia is sit$ate!Be$opeC, 'onsists of t1o
main a'es, 5&a#s an! Te$tons( the &atte in'&$!es the 6itish an! the Gemans(
This '&ea&0 sho1s not on&0 that Go" is the name of the easten nations of e$ope,
%$t a&so that Ma"o" is the name of the 1esten nations of that 'ontinent, the
nations )no1n as Te$tons( 4t is a&so '&ea that in the %e"innin" %oth these a'es
&i#e! in the same &an!( Go" an! Ma"o" 1ee the tit&es of the an'estos of %oth
E$ope an! +$ssia( F$the e#i!en'e of this is fo$n! in the fa't that ae fom #e0
an'ient times the stat$es o" Go" an! Ma"o" ae fo$n! insta&&e! in font of teh
famo$s G$o&!ha&& of Lon!on( 4f these names ha! nothin" to !o 1ith the an'estos
of these peop&e, 1h0 sho$&! thei stat$es %e insta&&e! in this manne %efoe teh
'hief assem%&0 ho$se of the nation;
As mentioned$ both Sla<ic and 4eutonic races are a 1allac: neither are a racial entit$
nor do the ma8e up the 2hole o1 the 5uropean population i1 the 2ere9
For eAample$ the Finns ha<e si.ni1icant Mon.olian herita.e$ 2hile the Hun.arians ha<e
si.ni1icant 4ur8ic herita.e: Jeither are Sla< nor 4eutonic: the Hun.arians 2ere e<en
part the 2estern Austro-En.arian empire in 2hich 2e certainl 2e 2ould 1ind traits o1
&o.LMa.o.9
4he 1act that British claim ancestr does not mean that 5uropeans do$ nor that all
ancestr claimed is accurate: the also claimed to be Aran in race and belon.in. to
%ndia$ 2hich the are not and do not9
%1 2e are establishin. .eneolo.ical presence o1 &o.LMa.o. in both 5astern and Western
5urope$ this does not mean that all the inhabitants o1 both re.ions are to be identi1ied as
such: the cannot be$ 1or the 1orm no entities9
%n addition$ both ha<e 8no2n empires =Hellenic 5mpire$ Hol 3oman 5mpire$
B:antine 5mpire> that eAisted amongst those historicall$ culturall and ideolo.icall
ascribed to &o.LMa.o.9 Another eAample is the 7rthodoA Church$ encompassin.
<arious people o1 <arious cultures oh 2hom parts are subject to the 1allacious de1inition
o1 a 4euton and Sla<$ et other parts are not9
6$t Go" is 'a&&e! :Me&e)h Eet* Ma"o": in he%e1-meanin" teh )in" of the &an!
of Ma"o" "ammati'a&&0, in he%e1 1e 'an ea! the name:Ma"o": as meanin"
:fom Go":( 5o 1e 'an see hee the e&ation of Amei'a an! E$ope, as Amei'a is
:fom E$ope:
% thin8 that the relation should be <ie2ed .eneolo.icall$ culturall$ reli.iousl and
politicall9 Yes such a relationship could be established bet2een 5urope and America$
but this means that israel is le1t out: this 2hile %srael itsel1 comes 1rom both 5urope and
Ameri8a9
% propose a di11erent <ie2 ho2e<er: the de<elopped as the &ermanic tribes o1 5urope
became the establishment in de1eat o1 the 3oman 5mpire$ as some o1 the decendin.
nations o1 these tribes be.an coloni:in. the 2orld and settled there the latest bein.
%srael9
%srael is o1ten bein. se.re.ated as ha<in. a 'e2ish 1oundation in opposite o1 Western
societ that has a Christian 1oundation: but aside o1 Christianit itsel1 to be derri<ed
1rom 'udaism$ 2estern societ has much o1 its de<elopped than8s to those that came
1rom a 'e2ish bac8.round such: Albert 5instein$ Narl MarA and Si.mund Freud9
%t is 2orth to note that in both cases$ neither Christianit nor 'udaism are much
adhered$ instead that there is an ideolo.ical background
4his is no di11erent toda$ as %srael is not a 'e2ish state =Dionism is not 'udaism> and
Ameri8a not a Christian one =3apture-3ead 5<an.elics are not Christians>$ et one
comes 1rom the other: &o. M Ma.o.9
Masalaam
)3ab
'ul ,, )**+$ *+:-? #M
in tari8hul islam the juj and majuj are stated total di11erent9
4he aint human and DhulBharnan made that 2all9 the still behind that 2all9
Hashash
'ul ,, )**+$ *;:); #M
Salaam$ could ou elaborate on the perspecti<e that the aint human/
%n the meantime % 1ound an article to 2hich % a.ree in .eneral 2ith its conclusions$ but
not eAactl on ho2 the ha<e been concluded:
4n Go" - The0 T$st;
4s&ami' Dat0 6ittain
OiP7n Jo<ember the (th ,(@,$ Winston Churchill made a speech at the Lord Maor o1
London6s BanBuet at the &uildhall$ mar8in. the occasion o1 the restoration o1 the
e11i.ies o1 &o. and Ma.o. to their traditional places o1 honour in the 2est end o1 the
&uildhall in the Cit o1 London9 4he had been remo<ed durin. the Blit: to pre<ent
them 1rom bein. dama.ed9 5arlier 1i.ures had been destroed in the &reat Fire o1
London in ,FFF9 4he present pair 2ere car<ed b 3ichard Saunders in ,?*;9
:4t seems that the0 Bi(e( Go" an! Ma"o"C epesent none too %a!&0 the pesent state
of 1o&! po&iti's( >o&! po&iti's, &i)e the histo0 of Go" an! Ma"o", ae #e0
'onf$se! an! m$'h !isp$te!( 5ti&&, 4 thin) thee is oom fo %oth of them( On the
one si!e is Go", an! on the othe is Ma"o"( 6$t %e 'aef$&, m0 Lo! Ma0o, 1hen
0o$ p$t them %a'), to )eep them fom 'o&&i!in" 1ith ea'h othe/ fo if that
happens, %oth Go" an! Ma"o" 1o$&! %e smashe! to pie'es an! 1e sho$&! a&& ha#e
to %e"in a&& o#e a"ain an! %e"in fom the %ottom of the pit(: B5o$'e: The Times,
Lon!on, fo 10 No#em%e 1?91C
4he term 64he %ron Curtain6$ 2as coined b Churchill9 3ather an appropriate description$
1or it 2as a Curtain o1 %ron 2hich !hul Carnain erected to pre<ent &o. and Ma.o.
spreadin. their terri1in.$ male<olent corruption in the land9
%n a tele<ision documentar$ co<erin. the 2orld at 2ar$ it 2as disclosed that be1ore the
end o1 World War %%$ 'oseph Stalin =lets sa$ representin. &o.> and Winston Churchill
=representin. Ma.o.> met at 2hat 2as called the 6#ercenta.e Con1erence6$ at 2hich the
eAchan.ed percenta.es o1 the <arious countries the controlled 1or those the 2ished to
control9 For instance$ Britain too8 a (*Q share in &reece$ in eAchan.e 1or .i<in. up its
(*Q control o1 3umania9 A1ter2ards$ Churchill is reported to ha<e said to Stalin - 2ho$
b the 2a$ 2as a &eor.ian 1rom the Caucasus:
:4ts a pit0 Go! !i!n=t 'ons$&t $s 1hen He ma!e the 1o&!;:
4o 2hich Stalin is said to ha<e replied:
:Jes, an! that 1as His fist mista)e(:
Britain then 1ermented ci<il 2ar in &reece in 2hich the Communists$ 2ho loo8ed to
Stalin 1or help$ 2ere betraed b him9 A re1lection o1 the Arabic root o1 &o. =Ya6juj>
portras a meanin. association o1 somethin. 2orthless$ li8e an arti1icial pearl$ as 2ell as
renderin. somethin. 2orthless$ and o1 destroin.$ annihilatin. and burnin. out9 Dainab
bint 'ahsh reported that Allah6s apostle$ upon 2hom be sho2ered peace$ .ot up 1rom
sleep sain.:
:=Thee is a !est$'tion in stoe fo Aa%ia %e'a$se of t$moi& 1hi'h is at han!,
the %aie of Go" an! Ma"o" has opene! so m$'h=( An! 5$f0an ma!e a si"n of ten
1ith the he&p of his han! Bin o!e to in!i'ate the 1i!th of the "apC an! 4 sai!:
=A&&ah=s Messen"e, 1o$&! 1e %e peishe! in spite of the fa't that thee 1o$&! %e
"oo! peop&e amon"st $s=; Thee$pon he sai!: =Of 'o$se, %$t on&0 1hen the e#i&
pe!ominates=(: BM$s&imC
4he Bible re1ers to 6Ma.o.6 as the second son o1 'apheth bet2een &omer and Madai$
&omer representin. the Cimmerians$ Madai$ the Medes9 But in the list o1 nations$
&enesis ,*$ the term connotes rather the compleA o1 barbarian peoples d2ellin. at the
eAtreme north and north east o1 the earth as one 1inds in that chapterG in 5:e8iel -(:F$
the Ma.o. is re1erred to as a northern people$ the leader o1 2hom is &o.9 Accordin. to
the 'e2ish 5ncclopedia$ article 6&o. and Ma.o.6$ 'osephus identi1ies them 2ith the
Scthians$ a name 2hich amon. the classical 2riters stands 1or a number o1 un8no2n
1erocious tribes9 Accordin. to 'erome$ Ma.o. 2as situated beond the Caucasus near
the Caspian Sea9 4he barrier re1erred to in the Hadith and the Cur6an is the 1amous 2all
built bet2een !erbend and !arial9 %t is a <er narro2 de1ile$ 2ith o<erhan.in. roc8s$
occurrin. on the main route bet2een 4ur8estan and %ndia9 %t is no2 in So<iet territor in
the district o1 !a.histan9 Be1ore the southern eApansion o1 3ussia in ,;,-$ it belon.ed
to #ersia9 A spur o1 Mount Caucasus here comes up close to the sea9 A map sho2in. this
particular route is to be 1ound in the openin. o1 Arthur Noestler6s boo8 64he 4hirteenth
4ribe69 Ho2e<er$ Abdullah Yusu1 Ali$ in his translation o1 the Cur6an$ sas in the
appendiA to Surah ,;$ 4he Ca<e$ in 2hich &o. and Ma&o. are mentioned$ that i1$ as he
belie<es$ !hul Carnain$ or Dul - Barnain 2as AleAander the &reat$ then the more li8el
location 1or this iron curtain or obstruction$ is near another !erbend in Central Asia9 He
states:
:(((4 !o not 'onsi!e that histoi'a& o "eo"aphi'a& 'onsi!eations ha#e m$'h
%eain" on a sto0 teate! as a Daa%&e, as F$& - <anain=s sto0 is( 4n!ee! a&&
stoies o naations ae efee! to in the K$=an as Daa%&es, fo thei spiit$a&
meanin"( Heate! 'onto#esies o !o"mati' assetions as to pe'ise !ates,
pesona&ities, o &o'a&ities, seem to me to %e o$t of p&a'e(:
He 1urther obser<es:
:The <$estion of Ja7$7 an! Ma7$7 BGo" an! Ma"o"C an! the ion %aie %$i&t to
)eep them o$t is of some inteest( 4t is pa'ti'a&&0 a"ee! that the0 1ee the 1i&!
ti%es of Aenta& Asia 1hi'h ha#e ma!e inoa!s on sett&e! )in"!oms an! Empies
at #aio$s sta"es of histo0( The Ahinese Empies s$ffee! fom thei in'$sions
an! %$i&t the Geat >a&& of Ahina to )eep o$t the Man'h$s an! Mon"o&s( The
Desian Empie s$ffee! fom them at #aio$s times an! at #aio$s points( Thei
in'$sions into E$ope in &a"e ho!es 'a$se! mi"ations an! !isp&a'ements of
pop$&ations on an enomo$s s'a&e, an! e#ent$a&&0 %o)e $p the +oman Empie(
These ti%es 1ee )no1n #a"$e&0 to the Gee)s an! +omans as :5'0thians:, %$t
that tem !oes not he&p $s #e0 m$'h, eithe ethni'a&&0 o "eo"aphi'a&&0( 4f 1e
'o$&! &o'ate the ion %aie o ion "ates efee! to in 5$ah 1-, #ese ?., 1e
sho$&! ha#e a '&ose i!ea of the ti%es 1hom the %aie 1as meant to )eep o$t(
The 6aie in the te8t m$st ha#e %een moe in the nat$e of ion "ates than an
ion 1a&&( T1o 4on Gates, "eo"aphi'a&&0 fa apat, ha#e %een s$""este! in the
a&tenati#e( 5ometimes the0 ha#e %een mi8e! $p %0 1ites not ston" on
"eo"aph0( 6oth of them ha#e &o'a& asso'iations 1ith the name A&e8an!e the
Geat( 6oth ae nea a to1n De%en!, an! ha#e %one the name 6a% - $& - ha!i!
BAa%i' fo :4on Gate:C:(
:The %est )no1n in mo!en times is at the to1n an! seapot of De%en! in the
mi!!&e of the 1esten 'oast of the Aaspian 5ea:, fome&0 the ,ha*a 5ea, %$t
:the "ate 1hi'h 'oespon!s e8a't&0 to the K$ani' !es'iption, an! has the %est
'&aim to %e 'onne'te! 1ith A&e8an!e=s sto0 ((( is nea anothe De%en! in Aenta&
Asia, Hissa Disti't, a%o$t 190 mi&es so$th - east of 6$)haa( A #e0 nao1
!efi&e, 1ith o#ehan"in" o')s, o''$s on the main o$te %et1een T$)estan an!
4n!ia: Latit$!e 2-N/ Lon"it$!e .3E( 4t is no1 'a&&e! in T$)i', 6$*"ho& - ,hana
BGoat Ho$seC, %$t 1as fome&0 )no1n as the 4on Gate Bin Aa%i', :6a% - $& -
ha!i!:/ in Desian, :Da - i - ahani/ in Ahinese :T=ie - men - )$an:C( Thee is no
ion "ate thee no1, %$t thee 1as one in the 3th 'ent$0, 1hen the Ahinese
ta#e&&e Hio$en Tsian" sa1 it on his 7o$ne0 to 4n!ia( He sa1 t1o fo&!in" "ates
'ase! 1ith ion an! h$n" 1ith %e&&s( Nea %0 is a &a)e 4s)an!e ,$&, 'onne'tin" the
&o'a&it0 1ith A&e8an!e the Geat( >e )no1 fom histo0 that A&e8an!e, afte his
'on<$est of Desia an! %efoe his 7o$ne0 to 4n!ia, #isite! 5o"!iana B6$)haaC an!
Ma'an!a B5ama)an!C( >e a&so )no1 fom M$<a!!asi, the Aa% ta#e&&e an!
"eo"aphe, 1ho 1ote a%o$t AH 239 BAD ?-9 - .C that the =A%%asi ,ha&ifa >athi<
B-42 - -4. ADC sent o$t a mission to Aenta& Asia to epot on this 4on Gate( The0
fo$n! the !efi&e 190 0a!s 1i!e: on t1o 7am%s ma!e 1ith %i')s of ion 1e&!e!
to"ethe 1ith mo&ten &ea!, 1ee h$n" t1o h$"e "ates, 1hi'h 1ee )ept '&ose!(
Nothin" 'o$&! 'oespon! moe e8a't&0 1ith the !es'iption in 5$ah 1-, ?9 - ?.(:
:4f then, the 6aie in 5$ah 1-, ?9 - ?- efes to the 4on Gate nea 6$)haa, 1e
ae a%&e to po'ee! to a 'onsi!eation of the Go" Ma"o" peop&e 1ith some
'onfi!en'e( The0 1ee the Mon"o& ti%es on the othe si!e of the 6aie, 1hi&e the
in!$stio$s men 1ho !i! not $n!estan! F$& - <anain=s &an"$a"e 1ee the T$)s,
1ith thei a""&$tinati#e &an"$a"e, so !iffeent fom the &an"$a"es then spo)en in
>esten Asia( The 6aie se#e! its p$pose fo the time %ein"( 6$t the 1anin"
that the time 1o$&! 'ome 1hen it m$st '$m%&e to !$st has a&so 'ome t$e( 4t has
'$m%&e! to !$st( Lon" sin'e, the Mon"o&s p$she! tho$"h on thei 1est1a!
7o$ne0, p$shin" the T$)s %efoe them, an! the T$)s %e'ame a E$opean po1e
an! sti&& ha#e a footin" in E$ope( >e nee! not %othe a%o$t the &e"en!s of the Go"
Ma"o" peop&e( The0 1ee ep$te!&0 "iants, an! t1o tin0 hi&&s in f&at
Aam%i!"eshie ae !eisi#e&0 'a&&e! the Go" Ma"o" hi&&s@ 5imi&a&0 the stat$es of
Go" Ma"o" in the G$i&!ha&& in Lon!on, 1hi'h Ma$&ana M$hamma! A&i ta)es so
seio$s&0, on&0 emin! $s ho1 &e"en!s ae apt to "o1 an! "et tanspote! to
stan"e p&a'es( 4n the A&e8an!e &e"en!s of me!ie#a& E$ope, Go" an! Ma"o" ae
sai! to ha#e 'ome 1ith 400,000 men to the he&p of Do$s 1hom A&e8an!e !efeate!,
The0 f&e! to the mo$ntains, an! A&e8an!e %$i&t a 1a&& 1ith %ass "ates to pe#ent
thei i$ptions(:
7n pa.e ,,@ o1 64he Ca<endish 5ncclopedia o1 Mtholo.6$ 2e 1ind a ,+th - centur
6Mon.ol6 paintin. lin8in. AleAander 2ith &o. and Ma.o.9 4he caption reads:
:The &e"en!s of A&e8an!e the Geat seem to ha#e inspie! the e8p&oits of a
n$m%e of Aa%ian an! non - Aa%ian 1aio )in"s 'a&&e! Dh$& - Kana0n, one of
1hom is mentione! in the K$=an( 4n this 14th - 'ent$0 4& - ,hani! =Mon"o&=
paintin", 4s)an!a BA&e8an!eC is sho1n e8ten!in" his ea&m into the nothen
e"ions pepet$a&&0 sho$!e! %0 fo" %e0on! the Aa$'as$s on the o$te to Go" an!
Ma"o"(:
4he lin8$ bet2een &o. M Ma.o.$ &oema.o.$ &o. Mac&o.$ =Mac$ meanin. son o1> or
Yajuj K Majuj$ 2ith 5n.land$ 2as made b &eo11re o1 Monmouth in his 6Histor o1
4he Nin.s o1 Britain6$ around ,,-F A9!9 4he t2o 1i.ures no2 standin. in the &uildhall
o1 the Cit o1 London ha<e been o11iciall 8no2n as &o. and Ma.o. 1or the past -**
ears9 So 2as &eo11re o1 Monmouth just bein. 0in<enti<e0 or is there an additional
e<idence to support his assertion that Britain$ particularl the occupants o1 the #alace o1
Brute$ no2 4he Cit o1 London6s &uildhall$ bear an resemblance to their namesa8es -
&o. M Mac&o.$ =Yajuj M Majuj>/ %t mi.ht be a <alid interpretation o1 the iron .ate that
2ould 8eep &o.Ma.o. at ba until the mana.e to o<ercome it$ on a da 2hen
accordin. to the Cur6an 0people 2ill min.le 2ith each other li8e 2a<es0$ that it is the
master o1 iron$ i9e9 modern technolo.$ that 1inall .a<e them the upper hand in 2orld
a11airs a1ter the industrial re<olution9
%n a recent letter to Fran8 McManus =the present Lord Maor o1 4odmorden>$ 'ohn
Clar8$ Curator o1 Medie<al London Histor and Collections at the Museum o1 London$
pointed out that the lin8 2ith the Cit o1 London and the .iant &oema.o. .oes bac8 to
,@@;$ 2hen 2ic8er2or8 e11i.ies o1 &oema.o. and his captor$ the 4rojan Corineus$ 2ere
carried around 4he Cit in the Lord Maors6 processions9 %n ,@@; the 2ere placed at
4emple Bar to 2elcome Cueen 5li:abeth the %st on a <isit to 4he Cit o1 London ha<in.
been used earlier on$ to 2elcome Cueen Mar and #hilip %% o1 Spain at London Brid.e
in ,@@+9
&iants ha<e appeared in ci<ic processions in London 1or more than 1i<e centuries$
accordin. to 'enni1er West2ood$ in her boo8 6Albion9 A &uide 4o Le.endar Britain69 %n
,+,@ a pair 2elcomed Henr V home a1ter A.incourt9 #rior to ,@@+ the seem to ha<e
been called Sampson and Herculese9 But in 4udor times the more ancient le.ends o1
Albion - the earlier name 1or Britain - came to the 1ore$ and 2ith them$ the names o1
&o. Ma.o. - &o. the Son o1 &o.9
4he stor has it$ that$ Feniusa Farsa 2as$ accordin. to 3obert &ra<es in his 64he White
&oddess6$ 0an ancestor o1 the %rish Milesians09 0Wh0$ he sas 0is Feniusa Farsa
described as a Scthian$ a .randson and 1ounder o1 the Milesian race/ &o. and Ma.o.
are closel connected names9 6&o.Ma.o.6$ &o. the son o1 &o. - 2as the name o1 the
.iant 2hom 6Brute the 4rojan6 is said to ha<e de1eated in 4otnes in !e<onshire in his
in<asion o1 Britain at the close o1 the second millennium9 But 1rom 2here did &o. mac
&o. ori.inate9 4he ans2er is to be 1ound in &enesis R$)$ 2here Ma.o. is described as
the son o1 'apheth =2ho 1i.ures in &ree8 mth as %apetus the 4itan$ the 1ather o1 the
.oddess Asia o1 Atlas$ #rometheus and 5pimetheus> and as a brother o1 &omer$ Madai$
'a<an$ 4ubal$ Meschec and 4iras - 2ho are .enerall a.reed to ha<e been the
Cimmerians$ the Medians$ the %onians$ the 4ibarenians$ the Moschians and the
4rrhenians9 4he Moschians and the iron - 2or8in. 4ibarenians 2ere tribes o1 the south
- eastern Blac8 - Sea re.ionG the 2anderin. Blac8 - Sea tribe o1 Cimmerians e<entuall
became the CmrG the %onians ran8ed as &ree8s in historical times but 2ere perhaps
Ae.ean immi.rants into &reece 1rom #honeciaG the 4rrhenians 2ere an Ae.ean tribe
some o1 2hom emi.rated 1rom Ldia to 5truria999 &o. is identi1ied 2ith the northern
tribe o1 &a.i mentioned in an inscription o1 Amenhotep %%%$ and 6&o.arene6$ in Strabo6s
da$ 2as the part o1 Armenia$ lin. to the east o1 the territor o1 the Moschians and
4ibarenians9 Ma.o.6s .rand1ather 2as Joah$ and Joah6s Ararat Oo1 course Joah6s ar8
landed on mount 'udiP 2as in Armenia$ so that Ma.o. is usuall held to stand 1or
ArmeniaG thou.h 'osephus interprets the 2ord as meanin. 6the Scthians6$ 2hich 2as an
inclusi<e name 1or all the Blac8 Sea tribes o1 his da90 4his 1ollo2s on 1rom an earlier
mention o1 Ma.o. 2here he Buotes the 1ollo2in. 1rom Neatin.6s 6Histor o1 %reland6:
:Feni$sa Fasa, a "an!son of Ma"o" an! ,in" of 50thia, !esio$s of mastein"
the se#ent0 - t1o &an"$a"es 'eate! at the 'onf$sion of 6a%e& sent se#ent0 - t1o
pesons to &ean them(:
Another point 2orth rememberin.$ is the 1act that in &aelic$ 'esus is called %sa Mac
Maram - 'esus the Son o1 Mar9
Another interestin. 1act is that man 2ords in %rish are similar to Erdu and #ersian9
%reland is supposed to be the Land o1 the Arans9 %n !ublin ou can 1ind Aran
smbols9 4he S2asti8a Laundr 1or eAampleG and some %rish script is similar to %ndian9
%t is also interestin. to note$ that$ 2hen Mi8hail &orbache< addressed a .atherin. at a
&uildhall banBuet in the Cit o1 London$ mention 2as made o1 0our common 5uropean
home99909 From the 1ore.oin.$ 2e can see that &o. and Ma.o. at one le<el$ is a blan8et
term 1or all the people o1 Central Asia$ 3ussia$ includin. the earlier Scthians and the
present da sur<i<ors o1 the Nha:ars$ the Ash8ena:i 'e2s9 What e<er the case ma be$
&o. and Ma.o. 2ere considered to be descendants o1 Joah$ and as such$ human
bein.sG albeit$ rather tall9 Similar$ perhaps$ in stature to &oliath$ the &iant 8illed b the
Hol #rophet !a<id$ peace be upon him9 Whether or not the 2ere all tall$ the 1act
remains that men o1 .iant$ stature and 1ormidable militar pro2ess eAisted$ and are
made mention o1 in both the Bible and the Cur6an9 %t could$ o1 course$ simpl be a
metaphorical re1erence to their militar achie<ements$ li8e those other militar 0.iants0
AleAander and &en.his Nhan9 4here is e<idence to support the claim that the 2ere the
Mon.ol precursors o1 &en.his Nhan$ th2arted b AleAander or !hul - Carnain$ 2ho
still sur<i<e9 We o1ten hear Sha8espeare bein. re1erred to as one o1 the 0.iants o1
literature0$ but he 2as$ to the best o1 our 8no2led.e$ o1 a<era.e hei.ht phsicall9
Follo2in. hard on the heals o1 1indin. the Ar8 o1 Joah$ located as stated in the Cur6an
on Mount 'udi$ and correspondin. eAactl to the biblical dimensions o1 -** cubits lon.
A @* 2ide =@,@1t A ,-@1t>$ 2hich ha<e recentl been carbon dated as bein. ,**$***
ears old$ 2e ha<e et another archaeolo.ical 1ind o1 major si.ni1icance$ 2hich
establishes that some accounts in the unaltered scriptures can be ta8en as literal truth9 %n
6Wa8e upH6 a publication b 6British %srael6$ 'ulLAu.ust ,((+$ 2e 1ind the 1ollo2in.
in1ormation:
:Go&iath=s s)$&& fo$n! nea Je$sa&em: The ,in"!om Times, 6e&fast, Ma0 1??4,
'aie! the sto0 of ho1 a &ea!in" a'haeo&o"ist ha! fo$n! Go&iath=s s'$&& in a
#a&&e0 1est of Je$sa&em 1ith the stone fom Da#i!=s s&in"shot sti&& em%e!!e! in his
foehea!@ D( +i'ha! Matin sa0s the !is'o#e0 po#es that Da#i!=s %att&e 1ith
the 10 - foot "iant happene! 7$st &i)e the 6i%&e sai! it !i!, 1,000 0eas %efoe the
%ith of Jahsh$a((( : This is the a'haeo&o"i'a& fin! of the 'ent$0, if not of a&&
time,: D(Matin to&! epotes at a 'onfeen'e in Je$sa&em( :Man0 peop&e,
in'&$!in" s'ho&as an! '&e"0men, 1o$&! ha#e $s %e&ie#e that the %i%&i'a& a''o$nt
of Da#i! an! Go&iath is &itt&e moe than an inteestin" pie'e of fi'tion,: he sai!(
:6$t 1e fo$n! this s)$&& in the #a&&e0 of E&=ah, in the J$!ean mo$ntains, 1hee
Da#i!=s %att&e 1ith Go&iath 1as sai! to ha#e ta)en p&a'e( E#en moe inti"$in", the
s)$&& is h$"e an! '&ea&0 %e&on"e! to a man of enomo$s stat$e((( An! if 0o$
%e&ie#e the 6i%&e, 0o$ )no1 that Go&iath 1as ? feet - in'hes ta&&((( 6$t the most
te&&in" pie'e of e#i!en'e is the sma&& o$n! o') 1e fo$n! em%e!!e! in the
foehea!( The 6i%&e te&&s that Da#i! )i&&e! Go&iath 1ith a stone tho1n fom a
&eathe s&in"(: D(Matin fo$n! the s)$&& !$in" an a'haeo&o"i'a& s$#e0 20 mi&es
so$th - 1est of Je$sa&em on the 22! of Ma'h, 1??2( He an! his assistants
instant&0 ea&i*e! that the fin! 1as impotant/ %$t, it 1as on&0 1hen the0 ha!
pefome! tests 1hi'h sho1e! the s)$&& to %e %et1een 2,?00 an! 2,000 0eas o&!
that the0 %e"an to thin) the0 ha! fo$n! the emains of Go&iath( :As 4 sai! %efoe,
the s)$&& that 1e ha! fo$n! ha! a o') st$') in the foehea!( Thee 1as a&so
e#i!en'e to s$""est that the hea! ha! %een se#ee! fom the %o!0 %0 a shap
o%7e't, most &i)e&0 a s1o!( Thee 'an %e &itt&e !o$%t that this is Go&iath=s s)$&&( To
%e pefe't&0 fan), 4=m sta)in" m0 'aee on it,: sai! D(Matin(
%t seems di11icult to den$ that &o. -Ma.o. are descendants o1 Joah$ upon 2hom be
peace$ alon. 2ith the rest o1 us9 4he 2ere$ and still are$ a people 2ith an o<erridin.
desire$ and abilit to create mischie1$ ha<oc and corruption as the means o1 attainin.
their objecti<es9 7bjecti<es$ 2hich$ the belie<e$ al2as justi1 the means9 %t is
interestin. to note that 2hen discussin. the <arious prophetic traditions about &o. and
Ma.o.$ the ta1sir o1 Al - Curtubi$ identi1ies them as the Sla<s as the main .roup o1
descendants o1 'apheth$ 2hich thro2s et another ra o1 li.ht on the current con1lict in
the 1ormer Yu.osla<ia as 2ell as pre<ious e<ents in the Bal8ans that destroed 2orld
peace9 Man o1 the Ahadith Buoted describe the tribes o1 &o. and Ma.o. as numerous
and 1erocious people 2ho 2ill de.enerate into 2ild and bestial 2as9
Further li.ht is shed on the in1ormation .i<en b 3obert &ra<es$ in the 1ootnotes to
&enesis$ in the Sco1ield re1erence bible9 %t states:
:A popheti' !e'&aation is ma!e that fom Japheth 1i&& !es'en! the :en&a"e!:
a'es BGen(?:23C( On Genesis 10(2, it "i#es as the !es'en!ants of the =5ons of
Japheth= the fo&&o1in" ti%es:
1( Gome, Do"enito of the an'ient Aimeians an! Aim%i, fom 1hom ae
!es'en!e! the Ae&ti' fami&0(
2( Ma"o": Fom Ma"o" ae !es'en!e! the an'ient 5'0thians, o Tatas, 1hose
!es'en!ents pe!ominate in the mo!en +$ssia(:
Jote: 4artar$ 4he Je2 5ncclopedia in1orms us$ 2as the name emploed in China and
medie<al 5urope 1or the mounted nomads o1 Central Asia9 0Ender &en.is Nhan and his
successors the established the empire o1 4artar and 1rom ,)-; to ,+F) the dominated
5astern 5urope9 %n the 1orm 4artar the name sur<i<es in 3ussian use999 4he 4artar
3epublic is an autonomous republic o1 the ESS39 %t is situated bet2een the Chu<ash
and Bash8ir and 2as 1ormed in ,()*9 Na:an is the capital9 #eople o1 4ur8ic speech09
04artar9 4he Jame$ 1ormerl used to describe the land bet2een the #aci1ic and the
!nieper 3i<er 2hich constituted the Mon.ol 5mpire9 %n terms o1 cities sac8ed and lands
conBuered$ the Mon.ols 2ere the mi.htiest o1 all the nomadic peoples9 %n ,)*F$
4emujin$ the son o1 a Mon.ol chie1$ 2ho 2as slain$ united the Mon.ol tribes under his
unchallen.ed leadership9 %n that same ear he 2as declared &en.is Nhan$ 63uler o1 the
World690 &en8is Nhan6s pilla.in. conBuests are 2ell 8no2n9 Continuin. in true
Ma6&o.ian tradition$ the Merciless &reat Nhan$ 4imur$ had )*$*** people massacred
a1ter ta8in. Ba.hdad in ,+*,9 4hese descendants o1 the &o. and Ma6&o. 1amil created
the lar.est empire in histor9 7ther branches 2ould 8eep up the 1amil business9
&en.his Cohen perhaps/
Sco1ield Continued:
:2( Ma!ai: Do"enito of the an'ient Me!es(
4( Ja#an: Do"enito of those 1ho peop&e! Gee'e, 50ia, et'(
9 (T$%a&: T$%a&=s !es'en!ants peop&e! the e"ion so$th of the 6&a') 5ea, fom
1hen'e the0 spea! noth an! so$th( 4t is possi%&e that To%o&s) pepet$ates the
ti%a& name( A %an'h of this a'e peop&e! 5pain(
.( Meshe'h: Do"enito of a a'e mentione! in 'onne'tion 1ith T$%a&, Ma"o", an!
othe nothen nations( 6oa!&0 spea)in", +$ssian, e8'&$!in" the 'on<$ests of
Dete the Geat an! his s$''essos, is the mo!en &an! of Ma"o", T$%a&, an!
Meshe'h(:
3( Tias: Do"enito of the Tha'ians(:
From these se<en sons o1 'apheth are descended the 6.oim6$ or &entile$ nations$
translated 0heathen0 ,+; times in the Bible9 %n &enesis ,*:-$ 2e 1ind another name
related to the present 2orld6s problems: 4hat o1 Ash8ena:$ son o1 &omer9 %n the present
State o1 %srael it is a 1act that the Ash8ena:i$ or &entile 'e2s$ .reatl outnumber the
7rthodoA$ Semitic 'e2s$ &i<in. rise to the assertion that &enesis (:)?$ is no2 a 1act o1
li1e9 %t states:
:Go! sha&& en&a"e Japheth, an! he sha&& !1e&& in the tents of 5hem:(
4he 1ollo2in. article appeared in 4he Church 4imes$ on the )+th 'anuar ,(()$ b
Bishop Hu.h Monte1iore:
:The &i%eation of Easten E$ope an! the fome E55+ is "oo! ne1s, %$t a sa!
'onse<$en'e has %een a es$"en'e of anti - 5emitism, 1ith stiin"s e#en in
6itain fanne! %0 the Ma81e&& s'an!a&s( 4n fa't =Aap=n 6o%=, &i)e most Je1s,
po%a%&0 !i! not ha#e m$'h moe than a f&$i! o$n'e of "en$ine Je1ish %&oo! in
his #eins( Anti - 5emitism is %$i&t on a po1ef$& a'ia& m0th, a''epte! %0 Je1s an!
anti - 5emites a&i)e(
Ahistianit0 in the O&! >o&! is !i#i!e! main&0 on ethni' &ines, 1ith the Otho!o8
Ah$'hes in the Mi!!&e East an! Easten E$ope, an! the Aatho&i' an! Dotestant
Ah$'hes in the >est( 5o a&so the Je1ish 1o&! is !i#i!e! into 5epha!im an!
Ash)ena*im( The 5epha!im ae so 'a&&e! %e'a$se the0 on'e &i#e! in 5pain
B5ephaa!C $nti& e8pe&&e!, an! then'e in the Me!iteanean, T$)e0, an! the Lo1
Ao$nties Ban! fom thee to En"&an!C( The pospeo$s 5panish Je1s ha!
intemaie! a &ot 1ith Genti&e no%&es( Thee 1ee a&so man0 Je1s 1ho ha! sett&e!
in 4ta&0 an! e&se1hee in the Me!iteanean %0 Ne1 Testament times, an! thei
n$m%es 1ee in'ease! %0 ef$"ees fom 60*anti$m( Thei !es'en!ants emaine!
in these 'o$nties $nti& e#ent$a&&0 e8pe&&e!(
The &a"est "o$p is the Ash)ena*im in Easten E$ope( 4n the 6i%&e Ash)ena* is
not !es'en!e! fom 5hem %$t Japheth, an! Ash)ena* efes to a peop&e &i#in"
ao$n! Mo$nt Aaat an! Amenia( 4n the &ast 'ent$0 thee 1ee #e0 &a"e
n$m%es of Je1s in +$ssia an! Easten E$ope( Ho1 !i! the0 "et thee; +e'ei#e!
1is!om is that the0 1ee fo'e! east1a!s fom Fan'e an! Geman0 into Do&an!,
the 6a&)ans, Lith$ania an! +$ssia( 6$t thee 1ee fe1 Je1s in Fan'e an!
Geman0 to mi"ate, an! E$opean mi"ations ha#e a't$a&&0 "one fom east to
1est( 4n the Mi!!&e A"es the ,ha*as, a peop&e of T$)ish sto'), fome! a "eat
empie fom the 6&a') 5ea to the Aaspian, an! fom the Aa$'as$s to the Go&"a(
The0 fo$n! themse&#es %et1een the ti$mphant fo&&o1es of M$hamma! an! the
fo'es of Ahistian 60*anti$m( The0 esiste! %oth, an! 'on#ete! to J$!aism( De -
Ahistian A$stia 1as e#en sai! to ha#e %een $&e! %0 Je1ish pin'es, an! a
60*antine 'honi'&e te&&s of H$n"aian toops o%se#in" the Je1ish La1( 60 the
11th Aent$0 the ,ha*a Empie ha! %e"$n to '$m%&e a&tho$"h it &aste! into the
12th( Li)e the Je1s of the Le#ant, the ,ha*as &i#e! ami! the "eat ta!e o$tes
an! en"a"e! in 'omme'e/ &i)e them too the0 )ept thei J$!ai' faith( 5ome
emaine! in +$ssia: most 1ent to the 6a&)ans, Lith$ania an! Do&an!, an! on to
Geman0(
4t is these 1ho fom the oi"in of the mi&&ions of Je1s 1ho &i#e! in Easten E$ope(
A&& )in!s of e#i!en'e s$ppots this( Ji!!ish, a mi8t$e of He%e1, Do&ish an!
Geman, 'ontains no 1o! of Fan'o - +henish oi"in( The hoo) nose is t0pi'a& not
of the Le#ant %$t the Aa$'as$s( Thee is no one Je1ish a'ia& t0pe: in ea'h aea
Je1s 'onfom to the Genti&e t0pe amon" 1hom the0 &i#e( =Anthopo&o"0 'on'$s
1ith histo0 in ef$tin" the pop$&a %e&ief in a Je1ish a'e !es'en!e! fom the
%i%&i'a& ti%e,= 1ote Ath$ ,oest&e 1. 0eas a"o in =The Thiteenth Ti%e= %$t his
1o!s 1ee as !istastef$& to Je1s as to thei enemies( 5hami is %$s0 peop&in" the
>est 6an) 1ith +$ssian Je1s of non - 5emiti' oi"in, +$ssian po"oms 1ee
a"ainst peop&e of ,ha*a - T$)ish sto'), Hit&e=s ho&o'a$st 1as a massa'e of non
- 5emites( Ma81e&&, a A*e'h Je1, 1o$&! ha#e ha! a simi&a )in! of "eneti'
fin"epint(:
Bishop Monte1iore should 8no2$ he is$ a1ter all$ o1 'e2ish stoc89 Which is 2h Mrs9
4hatcher called him her 6'e2ish Arch Bishop69 4he Scthian$ Ash8ena:i - Nha:ar$
3obert MaA2ell$ 2as certainl .uilt o1 betrain. and de1raudin. countless thousands
o1 countless millions9 But$ this surel pales into insi.ni1icance at the side o1 the dama.e
in1licted on us b that other False - %sraelite$ the late$ Lord Victor 3othschild$ 2ho$ at
lon. last$ has 1inall been identi1ied as 64he Fi1th Man6$ alon.side the other 1our
Cambrid.e spies: &u Bur.ess$ !onald Maclean$ Nim #hilb$ and Anthon Blunt9 He
2as correctl identi1ied as 0Britain6s .reatest traitor0$ in 4he !ail 5Apress$ on Saturda$
7ctober ,@th ,((+9 Hardl surprisin.$ in true 3othschild 1ashion$ he 2as able to run
2ith the hare and bite 2ith the hounds9 For this -rd Lord 3othschild$ o1 the mi.ht
ban8in. dnast$ 2as a member o1 M%@$ %sraeli %ntelli.ence$ the Mossad$ the N&B$ and
an a.ent - runner 1or heads o1 M%F9 For a ban8er$ split alle.iances do not represent a
con1lict o1 interests9 4he are essential i1 ou are in the business o1 mone lendin.9
Ban8ers al2as create con1licts in order to 1inance both sides9
A1ter all these ears o1 in<esti.atin. the Buestion o1 &o. and Ma.o.$ 2e still 1ind some
matters unresol<ed9 Ho2e<er$ 2hat can be sa1el said is that the sons o1 'apheth 2ill be
responsible 1or brin.in. about the ultimate catastrophe - at the Hill o1 Me.ido i9e9$
Arma.eddon =#alestine>9
%1$ as 2ould seem to be the case$ the 64ents o1 Shem6 are no2 occupied b 4he Sons o1
'apheth$ =&enesis (:)?>$ then the scene must surel be set 1or the 1inal sho2do2n9
Althou.h 'udaism$ should not ha<e anthin. to do 2ith the idea o1 racial superiorit$
o<er the centuries$ this has become so$ and is one o1 man8ind6s abidin. errors9 Apart
1rom the e<idence$ identi1in. the Nha:ars as non - SemiticG their choice o1 the term
Ash8ena:i$ immediatel places them in the &entile camp9 For Ash8ena:$ as 2e ha<e
seen$ is identi1ied in &enesis ,*:-$ as the 1irst born o1 &omer$ 2ho 2as the 1irst born o1
'apheth:
:An! the sons of Gome/ Ash)ena*, an! +iphath an! To"omah(:
4here1ore$ the <ast majorit o1 the inhabitants o1 the State o1 %srael can le.itimatel be
called - &o. and Ma6&o.$ 2ho reject Christ and the reli.ion o1 Abraham$ and oppress
Muslims9 4here1ore$ the are the <an.uard o1 anti - Christ9 And 2ho$ but a Dionist
scophant$ could den their historic$ despotic credentials9
- Jan 1??9
Masalaam
Shia Shahid
'ul ,) )**+$ ,):,) AM
Se<eral important points to consider here:
4he tribes o1 &o. and Ma.o. ha<e been di11icult 1or historians to pinpoint9 Some ha<e
pointed to Sla<ic and 4eutonic ori.ins$ claimin. that 0.o. came 1rom 3ussia0$ but there
are also opposin. theories9
K &o. and Ma.o. 2ere also associated b 5uropeans 2ith the Mon.ols at the time o1
7.odai Nhan6s conBuest o1 5astern 5urope9 4he Mon.ols e<en .ot as 1ar as Vienna
be1ore 7.odei died and the 2ere called to return home9
K Some historical e<idence indicates that &o. and Ma.o. 2ere 4ur8ic in ori.in$ and
descended 1rom Yaa1ih ='apheth>9
K 4he claim that Scthians and 0tatars0 2ere the same is baseless9
Scthians 2ere lon. 8no2n to be a 1ierce .roup o1 tribes o1 %ndo-5uropean ori.in$ and
probabl came 1rom central Asia9 Scthians 2ere in 1act an %ranian ethnic .roup$ but
2hereas most %ranian ethnic .roups settled and 1ounded ci<ili:ations$ the Scthians
=Sa8as> retained the old nomadic Aran li1estle9 4he 2ere 1eared as pilla.ers and
raiders$ et the did ha<e 8in.s and some loosel structured 1orm o1 .o<ernment9 Nin.
!arius tried to subdue them$ launchin. a number o1 militar campai.ns 2hich
e<entuall .ot tan.led into the con1lict bet2een #ersia and &reece9 4he #ersian 5mpire
did eAercise some authorit o<er some Scthian tribes$ but the retained a le<el o1 semi-
Autonom$ and neither !arius nor the other #ersian 8in.s 2ere able to 1ul brea8 their
po2er9 4he Scthians e<entuall became as di<erse as an .roup o1 %ndo-5uropean
people$ in<adin. territories as 1ar apart as %ndia$ Siberia$ the Caucasus$ 5urope$ and the
northern borders o1 Nhorasan9
04atars0$ on the other hand$ 2ere not %ranian or Aran$ nor 2ere the an sort o1 %ndo-
5uropeans9 04atars0 is a some2hat dero.ator term that 2as used b the crusaders to
re1er to all nomadic Far 5astern peoples$ especiall the Mon.ols9 4he Mon.ols and the
other nomadic peoples o1 the 5ast Asian steppes are o1 4ur8o-Mon.olian descent
=althou.h most o1 the tribal distinctions in Mon.olia ha<e been totall obscured>9
As 1or the claims about AleAander the 0.reat09 Man classic commentators o1 the Cur6an
ha<e claimed that !hul-Carnan =Dul-Narnein> 2as in 1act AleAander9
4his <ie2 has se<eral problems9 First o1 all$ the seBuence o1 the aat pertainin. to !hul-
Carnan indicates that he 1irst tra<eled 2est be1ore .oin. east9 Ho2e<er$ AleAander 2as
al2as .oin. east durin. his campai.n a.ainst the #ersians9 He ne<er tra<eled 2est o1
his homeland$ Macedonia9
4he second problem is that !hul-Carnan is ne<er described as attac8in. #ersia$ the
2a AleAander did9 But this inconsistenc is not <er rele<ant to the issue at hand9
4he third$ and most serious problem 2ith the AleAander theor$ is the character o1
AleAander as opposed to that o1 !hul-Carnan9 !hul-Carnan$ accordin. to the Cur6an$
2as a just man$ a ser<ant o1 Allah$ possibl e<en a prophet9 Allah sas in the Cur6an$
0We made him mi.ht in the land09
AleAander does not match this description9 %ndeed$ it seems to me that !hul-Carnan
could ha<e been anybody but AleAander9
Whereas !hul-Carnan is described as a just and prophetic man$ AleAander 2as a
pa.an$ a heathen$ 2ith <er little that could be called just9 He massacred the &ree8s o1
4hebes =and not because the committed shir8 - AleAander comitted shir8 too>$ he
destroed cities li8e 4re and sold their populations into sla<er9
AleAander destroed ci<ili:ations$ burned cities$ 8illed man thousands o1 #ersians and
their allies9 He is e<en 8no2n to ha<e totall annihilated at least t2o tribes in %ndia9 He
destroed 4a8ht-e-'amshid$ and robbed the treasuries o1 #ersia o1 enou.h .old to eBual
=accountin. 1or in1lation> the combined economies o1 3ussia$ Britain$ and France9 He
also 1orced people to 2orship him and 8illed them i1 the re1used9 AleAander destroed
.reat ci<ili:ations and le1t destruction and ashes in their place9
And AleAander 2as anthin. but Muslim9 He is 2ell-8no2n to ha<e been a mushri89 He
2orshipped the &ree8 idols$ claimin. to be a descendant o1 Deus-Ammon$ and his
1a<orite idol 2as reported to be !ionsus =Bacchus>$ the &ree8 idol associated 2ith
2ine and lust9 When in 5.pt$ AleAander 2orshipped Amun-3e =the ancient 5.ptian
eBui<alent o1 Deus>9 When in #hoenicia =2here Lebanon is toda> he 2orshipped Baal$
a local idol that he associated 2ith Hercules9 %n Bablon$ AleAander praed to the idol
Mardu8$ and had the .olden statue o1 Bel restored =it had been destroed b Nin.
RerAes>$ and AleAander 2orshipped that too9 AleAander e<en claimed that he 2as
di<ine$ and 1orced conBuered people to 2orship him9 4he #ersians re1used to do this$ so
he massacred them9
%n addition$ man &ree8 sources alle.e that AleAander 2as a homoseAual$ and that his
supposed lo<er$ Hephastion$ 2as .i<en pri<ele.es o1 2ealth and po2er althou.h he did
not help AleAander in an si.ni1icant 2a militaril9 Whether or not this 2as true o1
AleAander$ it 2as a common practice amon. ancient &ree8 and Macedonian men$
particularl their 2arriors$ and it certainl does not help AleAander6s reputation9
4he &ree8 accounts$ 2ritten be people 2ho 2ere all smpathetic to AleAander$ bear
testament to all o1 this9 What % ha<e mentioned here is onl a tin 1raction o1 the e<ils
comitted b or attributed to AleAander9 With better 8no2led.e o1 these thin.s$ it
becomes clear that AleAander 'o$&! not ha<e been !hul-Carnan9
K %t is possible that one o1 the Achamenid #ersian Nin.s =2ho li<ed be1ore AleAander6s
time> could ha<e been !hul-Carnan9 Enli8e AleAander$ the 2ere 1a<orabl inclined
to2ards monotheism$ and some o1 them are 8no2n to ha<e .one 2est =in their tra<els
and conBuests>$ be1ore the turned east9 %t is un8no2n 2hether the came into contact
2ith peoples o1 4ur8ish descent$ so i1 one o1 them 2as !hul-Carnan$ then .o. and
ma.o. ma ha<e been Cimmerians$ Scthians$ or a similar .roup o1 nomadic Aran
in<aders9 4he eAact identit o1 !hul-Carnan$ the eAact identit o1 the ori.inal &o. and
Ma.o.$ and the eAact location o1 his 2all$ remain un8no2n to the public toda9
% ha<e tried m best in this e11ort$ to 8eep to the 1acts about histor and authentic
sources9 All the .ood comes 1rom Allah$ and the bad is 1rom msel1 and shaitan9 Ma
Allah 1or.i<e me 1or an mista8es % ma ha<e made abo<e$ as it 2as m sincere
intention to state 2hat % belie<e to be true$ and % did not 8no2in.l intend to 2rite
1alsehoods9 And Allah 8no2s best9
Apotheosis
'ul ,) )**+$ *):*, AM
Asalaam Alai8um999
%ncluded is the E3L to a 2ell-researched article 6in pro.ress6 that deals 2ith man o1 the
details surroundin. 6&o. and Ma.o.6 alread presented -- and also o11ers some ne2 and
<er interestin. material that$ althou.h clearl not 1rom an %slamic perspecti<e$ ma
shed some li.ht on this topic as it impacts us toda and$ possibl$ in the 1uture9
S2sS
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husainshahid
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4his 2hole topic o1 2ho Yajuj and Majuj are is nebulous9 So man apparentl
con<incin. identities ha<e ben put 1or2ard as to 2ho the are9 4his theor should be
ta8en in that li.ht9 H7W5V53 in criticism o1 it and in some de1ence o1 the eBuall
contentious theor that it re1ers to the Chinese is the 1act that the Hadith prophes the
1act that be1ore the risin. o1 %mam Mahdi there 2ill be an in<asion o1 the
Middle 5ast b a non-2estern 1orce that 2ill o<er2helm the arabs =especiall in %raB>
and that then this 1orce is attac8ed b the arm o1 the 2hite races led b .reed 1or the
2ealth o1 the re.ion - and that the 2hiteman6s onslau.ht <irtuall totall decimates this
in<adin. po2er in one stri8e$ to the de.ree that the corpses o1 the de1eated arm6s
soldiers$ 2hich is o1 hu.e multitudes$ putre1 unburied and create a terrible stench in the
re.ion =Ciamat-e-Su.hra b Maulana Camar Daidi>9 Ho2e<er % cannot recollect i1 the
in<adin. arm that is annihilated b the 2esterners that is spo8en o1 is re1erred to as
Yajuj and Majuj9
71 course it mabe that Yajuj and Majuj re1ers to both the chinese and americans9 %
.uess .i<en the research into the deri<ations o1 these 2ords that e<en that theor could
someho2 be 6pro<ed6 usin. this rather abstruse methodH
4his is a 0lo-1i0 <ersion o1 our main content9 4o <ie2 the 1ull <ersion 2ith more
in1ormation$ 1ormattin. and ima.es$ please clic8 here9
%n<ision #o2er Board T )**,-)**@ %n<ision #o2er Ser<ices$ %nc9
Who put Gog in the Fog?
Revelation 20:
Verse 7, And when the thousand years are expired, Satan (Abaddon)
shall be loosed out of his prison
Verse !, And (Abaddon) shall "o out to de#eive the nations whi#h are
in the four $uarters of the earth, %o" (the anti#hrist) and &a"o" (his
followers), to "ather the' to"ether to battle (Ar'a"eddon): the nu'ber
of who' is as the sand of the sea
(he 'eans by whi#h Abaddon de#eives the anti#hrist is, of #ourse,
de'oni# possession )id you see the 'ovie about A*a*el+ ,-allen, he
was, was he+
Verse ., And they (Abaddon, %o" and &a"o" who are the /in"s and
/in"do's followin" the leadership of the de'oni#ally possessed
anti#hrist) went upon the breadth of the earth, and #o'passed the
#a'p of the saints about, and the beloved #ity: and fire #a'e down
fro' %od out of heaven, and devoured the'
And Abaddon (A*a*el), %o" and &a"o" are #ast into the la/e of fire+
Verse 00, And the devil (the 1in" of (yrus, the ,"reat dra"on, of
Revelation 02:. ,whi#h de#eiveth the whole world, in#ludin" Abaddon,
%o" and &a"o") that de#eived the' (the ,the', who are de#eived are
Abaddon, %o" and &a"o" and everyone else who does not have the
seal of %od in their forehead) was #ast into the la/e of fire and
bri'stone where the beast (Abaddon) and the false prophet (%o", the
anti#hrist) are
2hat does 3*e/iel have to say about %o" and the fo"+ 3*e/iel
4!
Verse 2, Son of 'an, set thy fa#e a"ainst %o", the land of &a"o", the
#hief prin#e of &eshe#h and (ubal, and prophesy a"ainst hi'
5ullin"er, in his ,6o'panion 5ible,, 'aintains this is a different %o"
episode, not that of Revelation 20 So does 'ost everyone else 7 do
not thin/ so 5ullin"er says in the sa'e para"raph re"ardin" this verse
that ,(he na'e (%o") is #onne#ted with 8" ()eu 4:0904), but he does
not indi#ate what that #onne#tion is 6onne#ted with 8"+ )o tell 8",
of the Rephai', that ,dead, bran#h of the :ephili'+ %o" is
de'oni#ally possessed by Abaddon, the /in" over the :ephili' who
are released fro' the botto'less pit to fulfill the prophe#ies of the last
;2 'onths of this "eneration
Verse !, After 'any days thou shalt be visited (ri"ht, "uess by who+) in
the latter years thou shalt #o'e into the land that is brou"ht ba#/ fro'
the sword, and is "athered out of 'any people, a"ainst the 'ountains
of 7srael
(he ,latter years, (he final ;2 'onths of this "eneration
Verse 00, (hus saith the <ord %8)= 7t shall also #o'e to pass, that at
the sa'e ti'e shall thin"s #o'e into thy 'ind, and thou shalt thin/ an
evil thou"ht
,(hin"s #o'e into thy 'ind, do they, %o"+ <i/e what+ >urple ?a*e+
%o" is de'oni#ally possessed by Abaddon, the >rin#e of (yrus,
A*a*el, as was Alexander the %reat, :ebu#hadne**ar, :i'rod and
others @ust li/e in the 'ovies+
Alexander the %reat san" >AR><3 ?AB3 when his ar'y arrived at the
"ates of @erusale' AlexanderCs 'ind was not his own )aniel, in
6hapter !, prophesied (verse 20), ,And the rou"h "oat is the /in" of
%re#ia: and the "reat horn that is between his eyes is the first /in"
(verse 22) :ow that bein" bro/en, whereas four stood up for it, four
/in"do's shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power,
Alexander died at the a"e of 44 of un/nown #auses ?e had no heir to
su##eed hi' on the throne so his vast /in"do' eventually divided into
four, the Seleu#id and >tole'y /in"do's bein" the 'ost powerful ,:ot
in his power, reveals that the four /in"s did not have AlexanderCs
power, his de'oni# power
2e then 'ove to the ti'e of our "eneration (verse 24), ,And in the
latter ti'e of their /in"do', when the trans"ressors are #o'e to the
full, a /in" of fier#e #ountenan#e, and understandin" dar/ senten#es,
shall stand up (he ,latter ti'e, is the last "eneration, this "eneration,
in whi#h the anti#hrist ,understandin" dar/ senten#es shall stand up,
(he anti#hrist bears stron" rese'blan#e to Alexander the %reat in
several ways (he anti#hrist #o'es out of the territory on#e #ontrolled
by Alexander, spe#ifi#ally the territory #ontrolled by the Seleu#id /in"s
)aniel explains this in 6hapter 00, his lon" histori#al and propheti#
expose (he anti#hrist is de'on possessed, as Alexander was (verse
2;), ,And his power shall be 'i"hty, but not by his own power , (he
power #o'es fro' a de'oni# spirit, as it did with Alexander
As 7 pointed out to Ar'aros re#ently, he 'issed so'ethin" here
(an"els are not perfe#tD) 7n !:24 above, the /in" (anti#hrist) has
,fier#e #ountenan#e, ,6ountenan#e, is translated fro' the ?ebrew
word ,paniy', whi#h 'eans ,supernatural fa#e, (ra#e the roots of this
?ebrew word whi#h are shared so'ewhat with the ?ebrew word
,peniyel, whi#h 'eans ,fa#e of %od,
An interestin" #o''ent in the 6atholi# <ivin" 5ible about %o" as a
footnote to 3*e/iel 4!, 7t therefore see's that %o" was, or is to be, the
leader of one of these nations 5ut fro' the #ontext %o" see's to be a
sy'bol rather than a histori#al fi"ure li/e :ebu#hadne**ar 7n any
event, he represents the a""re"ate 'ilitary 'i"ht of the for#es
opposed to %od espe#ially in the 'i"hty battle of the end ti'es See
also Revelation 20:79. (han/s, 6atholi# <ivin" 5ible, for 'a/in" that
#lear Eou Fust 'ade 'y point Ar'a"eddon is the final #onfli#t, the last
battle between "ood and evil in this fleshly world 3*e/iel 4! and
Revelation 20 are about the sa'e battle and the sa'e leader, %o"
%o" -o""ed
Ar'aros infor'ed 'e that those 5ibli#al ,experts, who assert that in
the first 0G verses of )aniel 00 we are "ettin" a history lesson are
#orre#t (hey are 'ista/en, however, in extendin" that history lesson
throu"h verse 20 and then 'aintainin" there is a "ap of 'ore than
2,000 years and we resu'e with the future anti#hrist, the abo'ination
of desolation, in verse 20 (he ,experts, are ri"ht about the "ap but do
not have it Fust $uite ri"ht <et us exa'ine these verses, be"innin" with
0G
)aniel 00
Verse 0G, So the /in" of the north shall #o'e, and #ast upon a 'ount,
and ta/e the 'ost fen#ed #ities: and the ar's of the south shall not
withstand, neither his #hosen people, neither shall there be any
stren"th to withstand
(he /in" of the north is the Seleu#id /in" and the /in" of the south is
>tole'y (3"ypt) A"ain, the Seleu#id and >tole'y /in"s were the two
'ost powerful of the four /in"do's of )aniel !:22, :ow that bein"
bro/en (Alexander the %reatCs rei"n), whereas four stood up for it, four
/in"do's shall stand up out out of the nation, but not in his power ,:ot
in his power, :one of the four /in"s had AlexanderCs power, the
supernatural power derived fro' de'oni# possession
Verse 0H, 5ut he that #o'eth a"ainst hi'
2ho is the ,he, and who is the ,hi', do you suppose+ &ost suppose
the ,he, is the Seleu#id /in" and ,hi', is >tole'y :ot $uite so (here
are four beasts, four /in"do's, depi#ted in the 5oo/ of )aniel -our
/in"do's to rule the world -our /in"do's that 'i'i# %od -8AR
/in"do's, but the fourth has three heads (hree heads 3ssential to
the rulership of these /in"do's is de'oni# supernatural power (hat
de'oni# supernatural power left the third beast, %ree#e, with the
,spiritual, de'ise of Alexander the %reat as previously des#ribed in
>urple ?a*e (he ,he, in verse 0H is Abaddon, the >rin#e of (yrus,
A*a*el (he ,hi', is the Seleu#id /in" Abaddon de'oni#ally
possesses the Ro'an beast Abaddon de'oni#ally possessed a
series of Ro'an %enerals, 3'perors, >opes and ?oly Ro'an
3'perors Eou saw the 'ovie ri"ht, about how he "oes fro' body to
body+ (hat #ontinued until Abaddon was restrained in the botto'less
pit for one thousand years ?e ,was, on the earth de'oni#ally
possessin" hu'an politi#alIreli"ious leaders, but now he ,is not,, but
soon to be ,yet is,
<et us "o 'o'entarily to ,was, and ,is not, and ,yet is, in Revelation
07
Verse !, (he beast that thou sawest was, and is not= and shall as#end
out of the botto'less pit, and "o into perdition: and they that dwell on
the earth shall wonder, whose na'es were not written in the boo/ fro'
the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and
is not, and yet is
(he beast, Abaddon (or if you prefer, A*a*el, or the >rin#e of (yrus), ,is
not, be#ause he is now in the botto'less pit ?e ,was, until he was
restrained there ?e will be ,is, at the fifth tru'pet of Revelation .
(hose without the seal of %od (,whose na'es were not written in the
boo/ of life,) will wonder, for they do not have a #lue about the
prophe#y that is bein" fulfilled (hey will wonder how the anti#hrist #an
be so supernaturally s'art (,wiser than )aniel, a##ordin" to 3*e/iel
2!:4) what with his false prophe#y that see'in"ly #o'es true and all