Ayat 84. Verily, We
established him in the earth, and We gave him the means of everything. Ayat
85. So he followed a
way.
[Tafseer] Literally, "the Two-horned One", the King with the Two Horns, or the Lord
of the Two Epochs. Who was he? In what age, and where did he live? The Qur'an
gives us no material on which we can base a positive answer. Nor is it necessary
to find an answer, as the story is treated as a Parable. Popular opinion
identifies Dhu al Qarnayn is an ancient Persian King, or a prehistoric Himyarite
King. Dhu al Qarnayn was a most powerful king, but it was Allah, Who, in His
universal Plan, gave him power and provided him with the ways and means for his
great work. His sway extended over East and West, and over people of diverse
civilisations. He was just and righteous, not selfish or grasping. He protected
the weak and punished the unlawful arid the turbulent. Three of his expeditions
are described in the text, each embodying a great ethical idea involved in the
possession of kingship or power. Great was his power and great were his
opportunities ("ways and means"), which he used for justice and righteousness.
But he recognised that his power and opportunities were given to him as a trust
by Allah. He had faith, and did not forget
Allah.
Hazrat Abu Hurairah
(May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah 
[SAWW](PBUH) said, "Allah, the Exalted, has said: `I will declare war against
him who treats with hostility a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved
thing with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him;
and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (voluntary
prayers or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) until I love him, (so
much so that) I become his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which
he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his leg with which he walks;
and if he asks Me something, I will surely give him, and if he seeks My
Protection (refuge), I will surely protect him".
[Al-Bukhari Book 08, Chapter 76,
Hadith #
509].
Lesson : as
mentioned above in Surah Al-Kahf Ayat.84 "We gave him the means of
everything" This Hadith tell us the
status and distinctive signs of the favoured men of Allah ('Auliya' Allah) The
Noble Qur'an has defined them as: "Those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah)
and used to fear Allah much (by abstaining from evil deeds and sins and by doing
righteous deeds)". (10:63). According to this definition, every believer who
really fears Allah is a favoured of Allah. It means that except for Faith and
piety, favoured of Allah are neither people of the special kind nor have they
any special distinctive signs, as is generally thought by some people. In this
respect, the ignorance of the general public is shocking because they regard
even such persons as favoured of Allah who not only neglect the religious
obligations and the practice of the Prophet (PBUH), but also woefully lack
cleanliness. Sometimes they call even mad or half-mad persons as favourites of
Allah, whereas a Wali in the true sense is one who is meticulous about observing
the obligations and is fearful of Allah. Firstly, the love of those whom
Allah loves entail the love of Allah, and hating them entails the hatred of
Allah. Secondly, when a true Muslim acquires nearness and love of Allah by means
of performing religious obligations, supererogatory and voluntary prayers, Allah
then becomes his special helper and protects his limbs and organs and does not
let them work for His disobedience.
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