Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Kahf, Ayah 97
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Tafsir
And so they Gog and Magog were not able to scale it to climb up its length because of its great height and smoothness nor could they pierce it because of its firmness and thickness.
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Today the wall (barrier) of Gog and Magog has been opened so much, and Wuhaib (in order to explain it) made the figure of ninety with the help of his hand.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A hole has been opened in the dam of Gog and Magog." Wuhaib (the sub-narrator) made the number 90 (with his index finger and thumb).
The distance between the wall of the mosque and the pulpit was hardly enough for a sheep to pass through.
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount) to climb over it, (nor could they pierce (it)) from beneath.