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    Dhu al-Qarnayn, (Arabic: ذُو ٱلْقَرْنَيْن, romanized: Ḏū l-Qarnayn, IPA: [ðuː‿l.qarˈnajn]; lit. "The Two-Horned One") appears in the Quran, Surah al-Kahf...
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    The story of Dhu al-Qarnayn (in Arabic ذو القرنين, literally "The Two-Horned One"; also transliterated as Zul-Qarnain or Zulqarnain) is mentioned in Surah...
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  • Sa'b Dhu Marathid (category Dhul-Qarnayn)
    followed Alexander in being identified with the Quranic figure of Dhu al-Qarnayn by some writers, notably Ibn Hisham. The word saʿb may variously mean "headstrong"...
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  • Qarnayn Airport (ICAO: OMAQ) is a small private airfield operated by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. It serves the oil field at Qarnayn, Abu Dhabi...
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  • figure referred to as Dhu al-Qarnayn ("he of the two horns"). Early Muslim commentators and historians assimilated Dhu al-Qarnayn to several figures, among...
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    18:83–98) of the Quran (early 7th century AD), an individual called Dhul-Qarnayn ("The Two-horned One") journeys to a distant land in a pass between two...
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  • Legend is also seen as closely related to the Quranic figure named Dhu al-Qarnayn (or the "Two-Horned One"). Some consider the Legend to be independent of...
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    Al-Kahf (category Dhul-Qarnayn)
    the east and the west of the earth – namely, Dhul-Qarnayn. In one part of the story, Dhul-Qarnayn helps a tribe of people build a massive wall of iron...
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  • book, the Quran, in its description of Dhu al-Qarnayn. Alexander was widely believed to be Dhu al-Qarnayn, and this identification is found in some of...
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    primitive and immoral tribes that were separated and barriered off by Dhu al-Qarnayn ("He of the Two Horns") who is mentioned in the Quran as a great righteous...
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