Dhu al-Qurnayn (Alexander the Great)

Conqueror of Egypt and the Persian Achaemenid Empire and founder of cities. Often identified with Dhu al-Qarnayn, "the two-horned" of the Qur'an (18:83-94), who figures prominently in Muslim eschatology by serving the cause of the righteous. Considered a Muslim believer and by some a prophet.