Yajuj Majuj On The Rise
Wa alaikum assalam. The Qur’an does not ask believers to read contemporary political events as countdown signals for the Hour. According to Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, Ya’juj and Ma’juj are best understood as powerful, godless nations or forces that emerge in history when moral restraint collapses and raw power becomes the deciding principle. Their being “let loose” does not mean a single dramatic moment tied to the trumpet, nor a secret timetable that we can decode by watching wars on the news. The Qur’an distinguishes between historical processes and the final cosmic event. Human history will repeatedly witness arrogance, expansionism, wars, and oppression—these are part of the moral testing of humanity. Ya’juj–Ma’juj symbolize this recurring pattern at its peak: unchecked power spreading corruption. But the blowing of the trumpet is a separate, divine act that marks the end of the world—sudden, unmistakable, and not triggered by human decisions or political coalitions. No verse says that nations will “decide” to conquer the entire earth and then the trumpet will be blown as a consequence. So while rising wars and global instability reflect human moral failure—and may resemble the character associated with Ya’juj–Ma’juj—they are not signs we can time or confirm as the final moment. The Qur’an consistently redirects us away from speculation and toward responsibility: ethical restraint, justice, humility, and preparedness for accountability at all times, not because the end seems near. History may echo the pattern the Qur’an warns about, but the Hour itself remains hidden. The message is not to predict the end, but to live rightly regardless of when it comes.