The Two-Horned One: Alexander the Great and Dhul Qarnayn of the Quran

This NotebookLM video overview, which summarizes the findings published in Volume One of my book, Ordo ab Chao, in Chapter 5: God and Magog, traces the historical and legendary transformation of Alexander the Great into the Quranic figure Dhul-Qarnayn. It highlights the crucial role of the first-century historian Josephus, whose account of Alexander building a barrier of iron gates against the Scythians (identified as Magog) provides a historical anchor for the story centuries before the Alexander Romance or the revelation of the Quran. By examining the "two-horned" iconography linked to the Book of Daniel and the structural parallels between the Syriac Alexander Legend and Surah 18, the video explores how these ancient traditions serve, in Islamic tradition, as proof of the Quran's divine origin. Further reading: https://ordoabchao.ca/volume-one/gog-... Support me on Patreon:   / ordoabchao