Who was Zul-Qarnain?
Many Islamic thinkers and intellectuals consider that the said Zulqarnain mentined in Quran is the Greek conqueror Alexander The Great.
What is the meaning of the name Zul-qarnain?
According to Maulana Yousuf Ali—“Lord of the two Qarns (
horn). And other meanings
may be applicable as implying: (
1) is a man or a great
king; (2) Lord of East and West, Lord of wide territory or of two kingdoms;