96حَتّىٰ إِذا فُتِحَت يَأجوجُ وَمَأجوجُ وَهُم مِن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلونَMuhammad Asaduntil such a time as Gog and Magog are let loose [upon the world] and swarm down from every corner [of the earth],1I.e., until the Day of Resurrection, heralded by the allegorical break-through of "Gog and Magog" (see surah 18, note 100, especially the last sentence): for it is on that Day that even the most hardened sinner will at last realize his guilt and be filled with belated remorse. - The term hadab literally denotes "raised ground" or "elevation", but the expression mm kulli hadabin is used here idiomatically, signifying "from all directions" or "from every corner [of the earth]": an allusion to the irresistible nature of the social and cultural catastrophes which will overwhelm mankind before the coming of the Last Hour.