question #3 Sahih al-Bukhari 5293, Book 68, Hadith 42 : What does the opening in the wall of Gog and Magog symbolize in Islamic eschatology?

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What does the opening in the wall of Gog and Magog symbolize in Islamic eschatology?


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Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) performed the Tawaf (around the Ka`ba while riding his camel, and every time he
reached the corner (of the Black Stone) he pointed at it with his hand and said, “Allahu Akbar.”
(Zainab said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “An opening has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this
and this,” forming the number 90 (with his thumb and index finger).

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Sahih al-Bukhari 5293, Book 68, Hadith 42

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