An Islamic View of Gog and Magog in The Modern World-Imran Nazar Hosein

An Islamic View of Gog and Magog in The Modern World by Sheikh Imran N. Hosein is a challenging and politically charged eschatological work that interprets the emergence of Gog and Magog (Ya’jūj wa Ma’jūj)—a major sign of the End Times (Ākhir az-Zamān)—as a contemporary reality. Hosein argues that Gog and Magog are not merely future tribes but represent a modern, global system of secular, materialistic, and aggressively expansionist civilization (specifically identifying it with Western and Eastern power blocks). He draws connections between the Qur’anic narrative of Dhul-Qarnayn’s barrier and the historical containment/release of these forces, suggesting that their current moral and political dominance signifies the fulfillment of prophecy. This book provides a unique, often controversial, and historically deep analysis for those studying Islamic eschatology and the theological interpretation of modern geopolitical power dynamics.