Question
in this article you imply – Who is the Prophet Zulqarnain?
cyrus the great is Zulqarnain but can’t have been him since he tolerated religion in his policy which is not allowed in islam and he respected polythiests which muhammed (pbuh) never did and even built temples and statues of the gods of the babylonians, “He brought peace to the Babylonians and is said to have kept his army away from the temples and restored the statues of the Babylonian gods to their sanctuaries” this is by far shirk even though he’s some sort of prophet of god and if thats not shirk then this definetly is.
in the cyrus cylinder which he wrote , cyrus is portrait as the anciet babylonian polythiest god marduke in roman he’s jupiter king of the gods and not only that cyrus although a monothiest beiliever asked with respect to the babylonian a pray for him to the polythiest gods now that definetly is shirk “pray daily before Bêl and Nabû for long life for me, and may they speak a gracious word for me and say to Marduk, my lord, “May Cyrus, the king who worships you, and Cambyses, his son” and also no one trully knows what cyrus really praticed “Although there is no doubt about the influence of Zarathushtra’s teachings on Cyrus’s acts and policies, so far there has not been a clear evidence indicating that Cyrus practiced a specific religion”
so the quran is false please read these sites before answering me back i may be wrong but nevertheless most of what i siad is true espeacilly shirk now how can he be a prophet if he commited shirk calling upon someone else other that the monothiest god, he built temples for the polythiest something which the prophet would never do .
please read these sites before answering me theres alot of confusion as to who zul qarnain is becuase it cant be alexander cause he’s bisexual (has relations with a man even after marrying a woman) and becuase he’s a well known polythiest, niether can it be cyrus because he never bult those gates near gog and magog those gates that you refer to in the article you wrote were created by the sasanids 1000 years too late only alexander created some other gates but as i said it cant be him who’s zul qarnain cause it cant be cyrus cause he commited shirk even though a monothiest bieliever thats like me a muslim asking a hindu to pray the wellbeing of me and my son to there gods now thats shirk or is that respect, nah it can’t be its shirk god wouldn’t want that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great#Religion_and_Philosophy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_cylinder#The_text
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great_in_the_Qur%27an
Answer
There are a few assumptions made by you that are fundamentally incorrect as it pertains to Islam.
You write:
cyrus the great is Zulqarnain but can’t have been him since he tolerated religion in his policy which is not allowed in islam
The article you cited clearly states that “the Qur’an does not specifically mention any name or personality in history…” It continues to say that the conclusion as to the identity of Dhul Qarnayn is deduced from the evidence provided. More importantly, however, is the assumption that there is no religious tolerance in Islam. The fact is – and it is overlooked by both Muslims and non-Muslims – that Islam as a religion has indeed been tolerant as evinced in the Qur’an. What people have been confused over is the role of certain Prophets of God who are given the responsibility to bring about divine punishment after many attempts to appeal to them in several ways and eventually an ultimatum. Such an assignment is a divine order that cannot be implemented by ordinary humans. There is a purpose in the grand scheme of things for such a mission but it is not intended to continue on for human existence. Once it is appreciated that there is a difference between divine orders concerning certain peoples and how we are to treat others in our everyday lives, we can then understand better the matter of tolerance.
Indeed those, who have believed [now] and those, who became Jews and the Nazarenes and the Sabaeans, whoever truly believes in God and the Day of Judgment and does good deeds [in keeping with his belief], they shall have their reward with their Lord. There they shall neither fear [the future] nor regret [the past]. -Al Baqarah 2:62
The verse cited above is the essence of tolerance. It lists the relevant faiths without prejudice and their affinity in God’s grace.
You write:
…this is by far shirk even though he’s some sort of prophet of god…
Respecting other religions and allowing them the freedom to practice their faith is not shirk. The term “shirk” is tossed around a lot without proper understanding of its meanings or implications. Shirk is a conscious deification of anything to the level of the Almighty.
Your write:
in the cyrus cylinder which he wrote , cyrus is portrait as the anciet babylonian polythiest god marduke in roman he’s jupiter king of the gods and not only that cyrus although a monothiest beiliever asked with respect to the babylonian a pray for him to the polythiest gods now that definetly is shirk “pray daily before Bêl and Nabû for long life for me, and may they speak a gracious word for me and say to Marduk, my lord, “May Cyrus, the king who worships you, and Cambyses, his son” and also no one trully knows what cyrus really praticed”
As the source you quoted, no one knows for sure the religion of Cyrus. Typically, he is identified as Zoroastrian. However, we can only deduce from the sources that “Marduk” may have been a name used for the supreme God. Different people of different times and cultures called their gods or God by different names. Whether this is the case with Cyrus or not is not the issue; rather, it is clear he believed in a supreme being and that he was commissioned by said supreme being (i.e. Marduk).
You write:
so the quran is false
I am not sure how you arrived at this conclusion. The Qur’an does not say that Cyrus was Dhul Qarnayn. It is an opinion of a scholar. If the scholar is wrong then how does that make the Qur’an incorrect? You should not attribute an educated observation and conclusion to the Qur’an.
You write:
please read these sites before answering me back i may be wrong but nevertheless most of what i siad is true espeacilly shirk now how can he be a prophet if he commited shirk calling upon someone else other that the monothiest god, he built temples for the polythiest something which the prophet would never do .
It has been clearly shown that there were some errors in your assumptions. Nothing in what you have cited would preclude Cyrus from being a prophet but that does not mean he in fact was a prophet; in addition, it does not mean that he was Dhul Qarnayn.
You write:
please read these sites before answering me theres alot of confusion as to who zul qarnain is becuase it cant be alexander cause he’s bisexual (has relations with a man even after marrying a woman) and becuase he’s a well known polythiest, niether can it be cyrus because he never bult those gates near gog and magog those gates that you refer to in the article you wrote were created by the sasanids 1000 years too late only alexander created some other gates but as i said it cant be him who’s zul qarnain cause it cant be cyrus cause he commited shirk even though a monothiest bieliever thats like me a muslim asking a hindu to pray the wellbeing of me and my son to there gods now thats shirk or is that respect, nah it can’t be its shirk god wouldn’t want that.”
The article points out that the author believes Cyrus to be Dhul Qarnayn based on the available evidence. It is not an absolute statement in any way.
If the historical facts are presented properly and a clearer understanding of shirk is established it should be appreciated that the conclusion the author arrived at is not inconceivable. Nevertheless, the Qur’an has not mentioned a name or particular figure for anyone to say with any certainty the identity of Dhul Qarnayn.
I hope this helps.
God knows best.