The Dajjal (Anti-Christ)



The word Dajjal in Arabic means Deceiver or Liar. The emergence of the Dajjal (AntiChrist or False Messiah) is the most dangerous among the signs that indicate the Day of Judgment is approaching, even people with strong faith will be shaken. Allah created the Dajjal to test people's faith.

The Dajjal (Anti-Christ) is an evil person permitted by God to fulfil the expectations of the false or corrupted monotheistic religions, meaning Judaism, Christianity, and Shiism.



All of these 3 religions are waiting for one or two Messiahs in the End Times. So, the Dajjal (Anti-Christ) is likely to claim to be:

(a) Shia's Imam Mahdi,

(b) the Jewish Messiah son of David,

and

(c) Jesus Christ.

Because Christians believe Jesus is God, the Anti-Christ will claim to be God and perform some miracles to convince Christians he is God.



In a way, God uses the Dajjal to mock and bluff the followers of these false/corrupted religions as well as test how far the followers of these religions will accept the evil-doings of the Anti-Christ:

(a) Christians will be following the Anti-Christ, as if he is God, while he will be committing evil things. God will be laughing at them. Jesus when he came time was a good man and prophet, and never claimed to be God. They corrupted the Gospel by making Jesus into a a human God. Now, God is punishing them for this major sin by having Christians face the prospect of following the Anti-Christ, who is an evil man, thinking that he is Jesus/God.

(b) The Jewish and Shia books portray their Messiah/ Mahdi as someone who do evil things to their enemies. God will be testing the Jews and Shia to see to what extent they willing to accept the evil-doings of Anti-Christ who will be acting as their Messiah/Mahdi.



Faithful Sunni Muslims are less susceptible to be tempted or deceived by the Anti-Christ for the following three reasons:

(a) God will allow faithful believers to see a mark on the forehead of the Anti-Christ, between his eyes, identifying him as an unbeliever.

(b) Once the Anti-Christ claims to be God, he will be automatically rejected by faithful Sunni Muslims because Muslims reject the idea of God being a man.

(c) Faithful Sunni Muslims will not tolerate the evil acts perpetrated by the Anti-Christ.



Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم told us that, " No tribulation on the face of the Earth since Allah created Adam will be greater than the trial of the Dajjal. Verily, no prophet was sent who did not warn his people of the Dajjal..." (Ibn Majah, Ibn Khuzaymah, and Al-Haakim).
Imran bin Hussain narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Between the creation of (Prophet) Adam عليه السلام and the coming of the Last Hour, there will arise no tribulation more serious than the Dajjal." (Sahih Muslim)
Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said "Every Prophet from the first to the last warned and informed his people about the Dajjal due to the severity of his trials & tribulations." (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim). According to variations of this Hadith, "...No prophet was sent who did not warn his people of the Dajjal..."
Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "The Hour will not occur until 30 Dajjals (Deceivers or False Prophets) appear, and all of them claim to be of prophet of Allah." (Abu Dawud) In a variation of this Hadith, Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: : "The Hour will not occur until 30 lying Dajjals (Deceivers or False Prophets) appear, and all of them lie about Allah and Allah's Messenger." (Abu Dawud)
Out of these 30 Dajjals, the last one will be the most evil one. He is the Anti-Christ (or False Messiah) and he has one or two eyes deformed (or disfigured).
The Dajjal (AntiChrist or False Christ) will appear once the Muslim army has conquered Constantinople and reached Syria. Emerging from the East, moving from city to city, he will perform super-natural acts and cause Fitna (trials & tribulations) wherever he goes.

Since the Jews have persecuted Jesus when he was sent by God the first time, attempted to crucify him and still do not recognize him as a Messiah, when the Dajjal (AntiChrist) appears, the Jews will mistakenly think the Dajjal is the Messiah and therefore, they will follow him. Jews are likely to be among the main followers of Dajjal: "Seventy thousand of the Jews of Isfahan (a city in Iran) will follow the Dajjal, wearing Tayalisa (hoods or turbans)." (Sahih Muslim).

The Dajjal will finally be killed by Prophet Jesus عليه السلام who will descend to Earth and spread peace.