Ibn Bazz: We heard of the people called Gog and Magog in the Glorious Qur’an, where are they now and what is their role in today’s world?

We heard of the people called Gog and Magog in the Glorious Qur’an, where are they now and what is their role in today’s world? 

A: Gog and Magog are human beings who will emerge towards the end of time. They live in the eastern part of the world. Turks are from those people but they were left outside the dam whereas Gog and Magog remained behind the Dam. Turks were outside the dam. However, Gog and Magog are among the eastern peoples which live in the Far East, such as the People’s Republic of China and neighboring areas. The time when they emerge will follow the emergence of Al­Dajjal (the Antichrist) and the descent of ‘Isa (Jesus, peace be upon him), son of Maryam (Mary, peace be upon her). They were those who remained behind the dam which Dhu A l­Qarnayn built, from inside while the Turks and Tatars were outside. When it is the time that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) has willed for them, they will come out from their location and spread in the earth. They will create serious troubles in the earth. Then Allah will send maggots (myiasis) upon them that will attack their necks until they perish as if a single person. This is as authentically reported in the authentic Hadiths of the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet ‘Isa (peace be upon him) and Muslims will fortify themselves against these people as this will occur in the time of ‘Isa (peace be upon him) after the emergence of Al­ Dajjal.