“There
is no trial from the time of Aadam’s creation until the Last Hour greater than
Dajjaal.”
( Sahih
Muslim, vol. 4, p. 1525, no. 7037.)
The Prophet also said;
“The Hour will not arrive until about
thirty lying dajjaals appear, each claiming that he is a messenger of Allaah.”
About him;
Name
The title “dajjaal” is taken from the Arabic
verb, dajala which means “to deceive”. He is also referred to
in Hadeeth literature as “a‘war”
which means “blind in one eye; having a defective eye”
Description
1. Blind in the right eye which will be
like a floating grape, unstable, not in a fixed position.
2. The left eye will also be defective
having a thick film and will be green like glass. It will be bulging
and it will have a glassy glint to it.
3. His complexion will be ruddy white.
4. His forehead will be prominent and his
neck wide.
5. He will be a short and stout young man
with a powerful build, whose back will be slightly hunched
and his feet will be set unusually wide
apart. He will have a lot of very curly hair, like small-headed snakes coiled on each other.
6. He will be sterile, having no
children.
7. According to the Prophet, he most
resembles ‘Abdul-‘Uzzaa ibn Qatan, from the Mustalaq clan of the Khuzaa‘ah tribe who died in pre-Islamic
times. This statement of the Prophet is proof that Dajjaal is a man and not as some suggest, a symbol for
Western Civilization, the television, etc. Muhammad Abduh claimed that Dajjaal was symbolic
of superstition, deception and abominations (shameful deeds).
8. The word “Disbelief” will be written
between his two eyes which will be recognizable for both literate and illiterate believers.
“Disbeliever
will be written between his two eyes which will be read by every literate and
illiterate believer .”
His story is as follows: He will appear on a road between Syria and Iraq
and invite people to worship him. Most of his followers will
be Jews, women and bedouins. He will traverse the whole earth like wind-driven rain, entering every
town and city except Makkah and Madeenah. He will rule for forty days, the first of which will be like a
year, the second like a month, the third like a week, and the remaining thirty-seven days like normal
days. He will be blind in one eye and the word “disbeliever” or “disbelief” will be written on his
forehead visible to the believers only. He will command the skies to rain
and the earth to bear fruit and they
will. He will be accompanied by what will appear like paradise and hell. However, his paradise will be hell
and his hell paradise. He will eventually corner the Muslim forces led by the Mahdee in Jerusalem.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) warned Muslims to run
from him if they meet him. And he said;
“Allaah, Most Great and Glorious, never sent a prophet without them warning their nation about Dajjaal.” (Sunan
ibn Majah, no. 4128 and authenticated in Saheeh al-Jaami‘, no. 7875)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) taught us
how to seek refuge from the trials of Dajjal. Ibn ‘Abbaas related that Allaah’s
Messenger used to teach them this prayer (du’aa) the same way that he
used to teach them a chapter (soorah)
from the Qur’aan. So much stress was placed on it that Ibn ‘Abbaas’ student, Taawoos, was
reported to have asked his son on one occasion whether he had made the supplication in his prayer
and when he told him that he had not, Taawoos told him to repeat his prayer (Sahih Muslim, vol. 1,
pp. 291-2, no. 1225)
The du‘aa was reported by a number of the
Companions of the Prophet (r). Aboo
Hurayrah quoted the Prophet (r) as saying:
“O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from the
punishment of Hell, the torment of the grave, the trials of living and dying and from the
evil trials of the Anti-Christ (al-Maseeh ad Dajjaal).”
(Sahih Muslim, vol. 1,
p. 291, no. 1217 and Sahih Al Bukhari, vol. 1, pp. 441-2, no. 795.)
May Allah save us from the trials of Dajjal.
Extracted from; A Commentary on Ibn Qudaamah al-Maqdisee’s
"The Radiance of Faith"
by Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips. Page 78
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