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The words Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj/Gog and Magog appear in the Qur’an, Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Although this group is generally understood to be a single structure in the Islamic tradition, it is clear that the roles of Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj/Gog and Magog are different. When we look at the form of the words Yaʾjūj/Gog, we see that they are in active form while the words Maʾjūj/Gog are in passive form. Hence Gog, as clearly stated in the Book of Hezekiel, should be commander and leader, and corollary Maʾjūj/Gog must be understood as the soldiers under the command of Gog. Again, considering the fire related meanings in their etymology, Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj/Gog and Magog can be evaluated as representatives of Satan.
The words Gog and Magog appear in the Qur’an, Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Although this group is generally understood to be a single structure in the Islamic tradition, it is clear that the roles of Ya'jūj and Ma'jūj/Gog and Magog are different. When we look at the form of the words, we see that they are in active form while the words are in passive form. So Gog, as clearly stated in the Book of Hezekiel, should be commander and leader, and corollary Maḥj/Gog must be understood as the soldiers under the command of Gog. Again, considering the fire related meanings in their ethymology, Yajj and Maajj/Gog and Magog can be evaluated as representatives of Satan.
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