Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-1344b
"عَنْ عَلِيٍّ: أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ ذِى القَرْنَيْنِ فَقَالَ: كَانَ عَبْدًا أَحبَّ الله فَأحَبَّهُ، وَنَاصَحَ الله فَنَاصَحَهُ، فَبَعَثَهُ إِلَى قَوْمٍ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلِى الله، فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الله وَإِلَى الإِسْلامِ فَضَربُوهُ عَلَى قَرْنِهِ الأيْمنِ فَمَاتَ، فَأَمْسَكَهُ الله مَا شَاءَ، ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُ فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ أُخْرَى يَدْعُوهُم إِلَى الله وَإلَى الإِسْلاَم فَفَعَلَ. فَضَرَبُوهُ عَلَى قَرْنِهِ الأيْسَرِ فَمَاتَ، فَأمْسَكَهُ الله مَا شَاء. ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُ فَسَخَّرَ لَهُ السَّحَابَ وَخَيَّرَهُ فِيهِ، فَاخْتَارَ صَعْبَه عَلَى ذلُولِهِ، وَصَعْبُهُ الَّذِى لاَ يُمْطِرُ، وَبَسَطَ لَهُ النُّورَ، وَمدَّ لَهُ الأسْبَابَ، وَجَعَل اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ عَلَيه سَوَاءً، فَبذَلكَ بَلَغَ مَشَارِقَ الأرْضِ وَمَغَارِبهَا".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿAlī
- Dhiá al-Qarnayn
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"From 'Ali: that he was asked about Dhu al-Qarnayn and said: He was a servant who loved Allah, so Allah loved him, and who advised Allah, so Allah advised him. He sent him to a people to call them to Allah, and he called them to Allah and to Islam, but they struck him on his right horn and he died. Allah kept him for as long as He willed, then sent him to another nation to call them to Allah and to Islam, and he did so. They struck him on his left horn and he died. Allah kept him for as long as He willed. Then He sent him back, made the clouds subservient to him and gave him the choice in them, so he chose the difficult one over the tame one, and the difficult one is the one that does not rain. He spread light for him, extended the means for him, and made night and day equal for him. By this he reached the easts and wests of the earth."
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Notes
ابن أبى إسحاق، والفريابى، وابن أبى الدنيا في كتاب من عاش بعد الموت، وابن المنذر، وابن أبى حاتم
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