corruption and killing, and so regarded them as Gog and Magog or their vanguard.

However, the event that is one of the major signs of the Hour—namely, the emergence of Gog and Magog at the end of time—has not yet occurred. This is because the authentic hadiths indicate that they will emerge after Jesus (peace be upon him) descends, and that he will supplicate against them. Allah will then destroy them, cast them into the sea, and relieve the lands and their people of their evil.