Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: المسيح الدجّال, romanized: al-Masīḥ ad-Dajjāl, lit. 'the false messiah, liar, the deceiver, the deceiving messiah') or Dajjal, is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology who will pretend to be the promised Messiah, appearing before the Day of Resurrection. The predicted location of his first appearance varies but it is generally from the East, usually between Syria and Iraq.
Dajjāl (Arabic: دجال) is the superlative form of the root word dajl meaning "lie" or "deception". It means "deceiver" and also appears in Classical Syriac: daggala (ܕܓܠܐ). The compound Al-Masīḥ al-Dajjāl, with the definite article al- ("the"), refers to "the deceiving Messiah", a specific end times deceiver. The Dajjāl is an evil being who will seek to impersonate the true Messiah.
A number of locations are associated with the emergence of the Dajjal, but usually, he emerges from the East. He is usually described as blind in one eye; which eye he is blind in being uncertain and disputed by some. Both of his eyes are, however, considered to be defective - at the least - with one being totally blind and the other protruding. Possessing a defective eye is often regarded as giving more powers to achieve evil goals. He would travel the whole world entering every city except Mecca and Medina. As a false Messiah, it is believed that many will be deceived by him and join his ranks, among them Jews, Bedouins, weavers, magicians. Further he is assisted by an army of devils. Nevertheless, the most reliable supporters will be the Jews, to whom he will be the incarnation of God. The Dajjal will be able to perform miracles, such as healing the sick, raising the dead (although only when supported by his devilish followers it seems), causing the earth to grow vegetation, causing livestock to prosper and to die and stopping the sun's movement. His miracles resemble those performed by 'Isa. At the end, the Dajjal will be killed by 'Isa when the latter simply looks at him, and - according to some narrations - puts a sword through the Dajjal. The nature of the Dajjal is ambiguous. Although the nature of his birth indicates that the first generations of apocalyptists regarded him as human, he is also identified rather as a devil (shaytan) in human form in Islamic traditions.
DAJJAL VS. MAHDI & ISA (AS) - THE GREAT BATTLE
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) considered as the most knowledgeable person talked about a False Messiah that would come upon the world to misguide the guided and wreak havoc. Dubbed as the ‘Anti-Christ’, the False Messiah is known as Dajjal.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) considered as the most knowledgeable person talked about a False Messiah that would come upon the world to misguide the guided and wreak havoc. Dubbed as the ‘Anti-Christ’, the False Messiah is known as Dajjal.
For every Muslim, the first and foremost believe in Islam is that there is no God but Allah Almighty and Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) was his final messenger. After him, nobody else would come to guide the world towards the right path, his demise meant the end of Prophet-hood.
Sunni eschatology
A minaret of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria which is thought to be the Minaret of 'Isa - where 'Isa will descend
Sunni Muslims affirm that Dajjal is an individual man and that when Dajjal appears, he will stay for forty days, one like a year, one like a month, one like a week, and rest of his days like normal days. Some time after the appearance of the Dajjal, Isa will descend on a white Minaret to the East of Damascus, thought to be in the Minaret of Isa in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. He will descend from the heavens wearing two garments lightly dyed with saffron and his hands resting on the shoulders of two angels. When he lowers his head it will seem as if water is flowing from his hair, when he raises his head, it will appear as though his hair is beaded with silvery pearls. Every non-Muslim who would smell the odor of his self would die.
