Dhul-Suwayqatayn

Dhul-Suwayqatayn (Arabic: ذو السويقتين, lit. 'the man with two thin legs', Amharic: ዱል-ሱወይቃታይን) is a figure mentioned in many hadith of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

These describe an Abyssinian (Ethiopian) destined to permanently destroy the Ka‘aba brick by brick and remove its treasure. At this time faith in God will have disappeared, so the destruction will go unnoticed. in several Hadith, Mohammed specifically warns his followers not to attack Abyssinia without provocation because of this prophecy.

Dhul-Suwayqatayn is described in the hadiths as being black, short, bald and with "thin legs", which is often interpreted as meaning they are deformed

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