of the earth - namely, Dhul-Qarnayn . Muslim philosophers, such as al-Farabi , Avicenna , and al-Kindi enthusiastically embraced the concept of Dhul-Qarnayn being an ancient Greek king. They stylized Dhul-Qarnayn as a Greek philosopher-king . In later days, some scholars, for example Maududi , identifies Dhul-Qarnayn as Cyrus the Great .