Who is al-Masih ad-Dajjal in Islam?
Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: المسيح الدجّال Al-Masīḥ ad-Dajjāl, “the false messiah, liar, the deceiver”) is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology.
What did prophet Muhammad say about Dajjal?
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) said: Dajjal would be followed by seventy thousand Jews of Isfahan wearing Persian shawls. – Sahih Muslim 2944 Another fact is reported in one of the Hadith that Dajjal will come with water and fire.
Who is Dajjal (Antichrist)?
Dajjal name in Arabic means deception. It is referred to as Antichrist in the Holy Bible. How does Dajjal look like? A fact which is well-known to Muslims about Dajjal’s description is that he will be blind with one eye.
What was the condition of the world prior to Dajjal?
A hadith from the Prophet indicates the condition of the world. He said, “Five years prior to the advent of Dajjal there shall be drought and nothing shall be cultivated. Such that all the hoofed animals shall perish”. After his emergence, the world would be facing acute famine.
Who is Dajjal (the Antichrist)?
Often referred to simply as Dajjal, this character is the Muslim equivalent to the Antichrist in Christian eschatology. According to Islamic beliefs concerning the end times, Dajjal will fool all the world’s people, except for true Muslims, through miracles and other signs.
Does the Quran tell us anything about Dajjal?
We see that it tells about Dajjal indirectly and with signs too. In the surah (chapter) of Nisa (Women), following the verse in which it is said that Hazrat Eesa (Jesus/) was not killed but raised to the skies, verse 159 says:
What are the hadith about the return of the Dajjal?
This Shi’ite hadith attributed to the Prophet strongly emphasizes the return of Dajjal and the event of the reappearance of Mahdi. The following is a Twelver Shi’ite tradition (Hadith) on the topic of the Dajjal, an excerpt from a longer sermon by Ali Ibn Abi Talib :