{"product_id":"the-quran-relates-to-the-children-of-israel-a-new-reading-of-gog-dhul-qarnayn-the-elephant-and-abu-lahab-9798254013174","title":"The Qur'an Relates to the Children of Israel: A New Reading of Gog, Dhul-Qarnayn, the Elephant, and Abu Lahab","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Shak Yaqen | Mohamed Abd El Raheem\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Islam - Koran \u0026amp; Sacred Writings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Qur'an declares: \"Indeed, this Qur'an relates to the Children of Israel most of that over which they disagree\" (27:76).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis verse serves as the key to this groundbreaking study. The author examines four Qur'anic stories-Gog and Magog, Dhul-Qarnayn, the People of the Elephant, and Abu Lahab-through the lens of ancient Jewish and Christian sources, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, Midrashim, the writings of Josephus, and Roman historians like Tacitus and Suetonius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a series of provocative theses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGog and Magog\u003c\/b\u003e are the peoples described in Ezekiel's prophecies, descending from Japheth and dwelling in the far north.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDhul-Qarnayn\u003c\/b\u003e is Alexander Jannaeus, the Hasmonean king whose coins bore the Cornucopia-the \"two horns\"-and whose conflict with the Pharisees centered on Sabbath observance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe People of the Elephant\u003c\/b\u003e are the army of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, whose siege of Jerusalem ended with the angel of the Lord striking down 185,000 soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbu Lahab\u003c\/b\u003e is the Roman Emperor Titus, the burner of the Second Temple, and his wife \"the carrier of firewood\" is Berenice, the Jewish queen after whom he named his mightiest siege engine, Nikon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on original Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Syriac texts alongside the Qur'anic Arabic, this study opens new horizons for understanding the rich intertextual relationship between the Qur'an and the biblical traditions that preceded it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47883791564951,"sku":"9798254013174","price":1721.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798254013174.webp?v=1781104083","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-quran-relates-to-the-children-of-israel-a-new-reading-of-gog-dhul-qarnayn-the-elephant-and-abu-lahab-9798254013174","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}