Editing Gog and Magog (section)

=== In Indomalayan tradition ===
In [[Malaysia]]n-[[Indonesia]]n tradition, stories about Gog and Magog were introduced by way of translation from [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]]-era [[Arabic]] texts by religious authorities. They increasingly became prominent during the 16th century, a period of heightened political rivalry and conflict. For example, a text known as the ''Hikayat Ya’juj wa-Ma’juj'' was read by some Malay warriors fighting against the [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]]. Similarly, a poem originating in early 19th century [[Surakarta]], a city located on the Indonesian island of [[Java]], goes as far as to subvert Quranic teaching in order to use the story of Gog and Magog to vilify colonists from the [[Dutch colonial empire]]. Another text was the ''Hikayat Raja Iskandar'' ("Story of King Alexander"). This version argued, contrary to other traditions where both Gog and Magog variously descend from Adam, Noah, or Jesus, that Gog descended from the semen Adam produced while he dreamt of intercourse with Eve, and that Magog descended from the menstrual blood of Eve. Alexander ("Iskandar") is taught this story by the prophet [[Khidr]]. Nūr ad-Dīn ar-Ranīrī (d. 1658), a Gujariti scholar, depicted Gog and Magog as infidel tribes that eat dogs, descendants of Noah, and originally from Turkey.<ref>{{Citation |last=Daneshgar |first=Majid |title=Gog and Magog |chapter=Gog and Magog in Malay-Indonesian Islamic Exegetical Works |date=2023-12-31 |pages=597–616 |chapter-url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110720235-022/html |access-date=2024-03-09 |publisher=De Gruyter |language=en |doi=10.1515/9783110720235-022 |isbn=978-3-11-072023-5|chapter-url-access=subscription }}</ref>