Yeʾcūc ve Meʾcūc Kelimelerinin Etimolojisine Dair

Thewords Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj/Gog and Magog appearin the Qur’an, Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Although this group isgenerally understood to be a single structure in the Islamic tradition, it isclear that the roles of Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj/Gog and Magog aredifferent. When we look at the form of the w...

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Main Author: Yasin Meral
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Ankara University 2018-11-01
Series:Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/585284
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Summary:Thewords Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj/Gog and Magog appearin the Qur’an, Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Although this group isgenerally understood to be a single structure in the Islamic tradition, it isclear that the roles of Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj/Gog and Magog aredifferent. When we look at the form of the words Yaʾjūj/Gog, we see that theyare in active form while the words Maʾjūj/Gog are in passiveform. Hence Gog, as clearly stated in the Book of Hezekiel, should be commanderand leader, and corollary Maʾjūj/Gog must beunderstood as the soldiers under the command of Gog. Again, considering thefire related meanings in their etymology, Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj/Gog and Magog can beevaluated as representatives of Satan.
ISSN:1301-0522