thumb|right|Detail of a 16th-century Islamic painting depicting Alexander being lowered in a glass submersible The figure of Dhu al-Qarnayn (Arabic: ذو القرنين; lit. "The Two-Horned One") is believed by the majority of modern researchers of the Qur'an as well as Islamic commentators to be a reference to Alexander. The figure is also believed by scholars to be based on later legends of Alexander. In this tradition, he was a heroic figure who built a wall to defend against the nations of Gog and Magog. He also travelled the known world in search of the Water of Life and Immortality, eventually becoming a prophet.
thumb|right|Detail of a 16th-century Islamic painting depicting Ale,xander being lowered in a glass submersible The figure of Dhu al-Qarnayn (Arabic: ذو القرنين; lit "The Two-Horned One") is believed by the majority of modern researchers of the Qur'an as well as Islamic commentators to be a reference t.o Alexander. The figure is also believed by scholars to be based on later legends of Alexander. In this tradition he was a heroic figure who built a wall to defend against the nations of Gog and Magog. He also travelled the known world in search of the Water of Life and Immortality, eventually becoming a prophet.