Dhā Al Qarnayn (Alexander?)
The Quran indicates very clearly that Dhu'l-Qarnayn traveled westwards, and later traveled eastwards, however, according to historical records, Alexander of Macedonia only travelled eastwards from Macedonia and Greece into Persia, Khorasan and Indus eventually halted by King Porus despite victory, and south into Palestine and Egypt. While Dhu'l-Qarnayn travelled to the Maghreb and Matli'ash-Shamsi. Verses 18:83-18:101 of the Qur'an Surah Al-Kahf وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَن ذِى ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ قُلْ سَأَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْهُ ذِكْرًا إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ سَبَبًا فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِى عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوْمًا قُلْنَا يَـٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّآ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّآ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْنًا قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا وَأَمَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰ...
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