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Islamic Persian accounts of the Alexander legend, known as the Iskandarnamah, combined the Pseudo-Callisthenes material about Alexander, some of which is found in the Quran, with indigenous Sassanid Middle Persian ideas about Alexander.
Alexander the Great in Islamic tradition. Silver tetradrachm of Alexander the Great shown wearing the horns of the ram-god Zeus-Ammon. Alexander the Great was a king of ancient Greece and Macedon who forged one of the largest empires in world history. Soon after his death, a body of legend began to accumulate about his life and exploits.
Dhu al-Qarnayn has most popularly been identified by Western and traditional Muslim scholars as Alexander the Great. Historically, some tradition has parted from this identification in favor of others, like the pre-Islamic Arabian kings Sa'b Dhu Marathid or al-Mundhir ibn Imru al-Qays.
The one generally referred to as ‘Alexander the Great’ was a Greek commander who was a Mushrik (polytheist). He also was the student of the famous greek philosopher Aristotle. It is established from the Qur’aan that Dhul-Qarnayn was a pious Muslim, and according to some, he was a Prophet.
Feb 14, 2024 · Alexander the Great was a polytheist who believed in the pantheon of Greek gods, the dominant religious belief at the time of the 4 th century BCE in Macedon Greece and throughout most of the Mediterranean. When his army first invaded Asia, Alexander dedicated the lands of his conquests to the gods.
Some researchers and translators, such as the late Abdullah Yusuf Ali (May Allah have mercy on him), have suggested it could be Alexander the Great. Others have suggested he was the Persian ruler Cyrus II, also known as Cyrus the Great.
According to the Quran (Surah 18:89-98) Alexander the Great was a devout Muslim and lived to a ripe old age. Historical records however show that Alexander the Great died young at 33 years of age (356 - 323 B.C.), and believed he himself was divine, forcing others to recognize him as such.
