Is Dhul-Qarnayn a prophet?
According to Rāghib, a substantial number of scholars have supported the view that Dhul Qarnayn was not a prophet but rather a pious and just man. Is Alexander an Arabic name? The Arabic version may also add the definite-article prefix al-, giving al-ʾiskandar (Arabic: الاسكندر,الإِسْكَنْدَر). al-Iskandarīyah (“of Alexander”) is the Arabic name of the Egyptian…