Interpretation and reception
Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim
Ibn Kathir
Places breach of Gog and Magog's barrier after Dajjal and before resurrection, interweaving Quran with reports about the trumpet, corruption and collective destruction. At 21:96 links ancestry and geography through commentary; these are interpretive traditions, not independent historical identification.
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Edition and location
Quran.com resource 169, explicitly Ibn Kathir (Abridged), English; parallel QuranX English excerpts
18:97–99, Barrier restrains Them; 21:95–97 introductory explanation and first hadith