WHO IS DAJJAL ?: A DETAIL DISCUSSION !! The emergence of the Dajjal is the most important sign as his trial and fitna will be the biggest ever seen on the Face of the earth and even those firm in faith will be shaken. The Messenger of Allah said, Between the creation of Prophet Adam and the coming of the last hour, their will arise no matter more serious than the Dajjal. (Imran-b-Hussain/ Muslim) Due to the severity of this turmoil, every Prophet from the first to the last warned and informed his people about, the Dajjal and his turmoil. (Anas / Bukhari, Muslim) The Dajjal will appear once the Muslim army, have conquered Constantinople and reached Syria. Emerging from the east, moving from city to city he will perform unusual feat and cause fitna wherever he goes. Before we move onto his trials many important questions need to be answered. Is he alive? Which signs will precede him? How will we recognise him? and so forth. The story of Hadrat Tamim Dari and the Dajjal The story of Tamim Dari which follows, answers the first and most important question, is the Dajjal alive? and whether Hadrat Tamim Dari and his companions have seen him when they were thrown by the waves on to some remote Island. Fatimah-bint-Qais reported, I heard the proclaimer of the Messenger of Allah proclaiming (for) Congregational Prayer. I went to the mosque and prayed with the Prophet . When he finished his prayer, he sat upon the pulpit smiling and said, Let every man remain in his seat. He then asked, Do you know why I have called you together? They replied, Allah and his Messenger know best. The Prophet said, By Allah, I have not called you together for hope or for fear, I have called you together because Tamim ad- Dari who was a Christian, came and embraced Islam. He narrated a story to me, which agreed with the account I had given to you about the Dajjal. He informed me that he had embarked upon a sea-boat with thirty men of Lakhm and Jozam. Then the sea waves played with them for a month and threw them on to an island when the sun was about to set. They sat in a small side boat and landed on the Island. A beast with very coarse hair met them. They could not tell its front from its back due to its excessive hair. They asked, Woe to thee! Who art thou? It replied, I am a spy. Go to this man in the monastery, as he is eager to receive the information you bring. Tamim Dari said, When it named a man for us, we fled away from it lest it might be the devil. Then we hurriedly went on until we entered the monastery and found a big-bodied man whom we had never seen before. He was firmly tied up, his hands tied to his neck, the place between his knees, and joints tied up with iron chains. We asked, Woe to thee! What are thou? He replied, You have the power to get my information. Inform me about yourselves. They replied, We are people from Arabia, we embarked upon a sea boat, but the sea waves played with us for a month and threw us onto this island. A beast of coarse hairs met us and said, I am a spy. Go to the man in the monastery. So we approached you hurriedly. He asked, Tell me about the trees of Baisan. Do they bear fruit?. Yes We replied. He said, Behold! Soon they will not yield fruit. He asked, Inform me of the lake of Tiberias. Is there water in it? We replied, It is full of water. He informed us, Soon its water will disappear. He then asked, Inform me of the fountain of Zugara. Is there water in it and do its inhabitants irrigate with the water of the fountain? Yes, it is full of water and its inhabitants irrigate from its water. He asked, Inform me of the Prophet of the illiterates. What does he do? We said, He has just come out of Makkah and gone to Yathrib. He asked, Have the Arabs fought with him? Yes We replied. He asked, How did he treat them We informed him that he had got the upper hand of those of the Arabs who opposed him and they obeyed him. He said, Behold! It is better for them if they obey him. As for myself I am certainly the Anti-Christ and it is near that an order will be passed for me to come out. I shall then come out and travel the world. I shall leave no village at which I shall not land within 40 nights except Makkah and Taibah, which will be forbidden to me. Whenever I wish to enter one of the two, an angel with a sword in his hand will encounter me and prevent me therefrom. There will be angels on every side to guard it. The apostle of Allah struck his pulpit with his staff and said, This is Taibah meaning Madinah. Behold! Did I not tell you? Yes they replied. Behold, he is in the Syrian sea or sea of Yemen; no, rather he is from the eastern direction. He then pointed out with his hand to wards the East. (Muslim) Signs that will precede him The coming of Imaam Mahdi In light of many Ahadith the Ulama of the Ahlus-Sunnah are of the opinion that Imaam Mahdi will come before the Dajjal and the Dajjal will appear in the later parts of Imaam Mahdis reign. The Great Famine There will be a famine for three years before his appearance. In the first year of the famine the heaven will withhold one third of its rain and the earth one third of its crops. In the second year of the famine heaven will withhold two thirds of its rain and the earth will withhold two thirds of its crops. In the third year there will not be a single drop of rain and not a single thing will grow and thus all the animals with hoofs and biting teeth will die and the Tasbeeh will suffice the believers hunger. (Asma-b- Yauzeed-Mishkat) Dajjals parents His father will be tall and thin and his nose will be pointed like a beak while his mother will be fat with two long hands. They will both remain thirty years without a child. After thirty years a one eyed son with biting teeth and of little benefit will be born to them whose heart will remain awake while his eyes will sleep. (Abu-Bakara-Tirmidhi) General signs that will precede Dajjal From the hadith of Umme Shareek which can be found in Muslim we could conclude the Arabs will be less in numbers. At the same time we can conclude from the hadith of Jabir-b-Abdullah which can be found in An-Nihaya that religious learning will be at a low and very few people will be aquainted with religious principles and doctrines and thus ignorance will prevail. Signs in the Dajjal Dajjals Physical description The Dajjal is a young1 fat 2 man, wheatish3 in complexion with a broad chest 4 and biting teeth. Resembling Abdul Uzzah bin Qatad from the tribe of Khuzaa his head is covered7 with curly hair8 with the letters Ka Fa Ra9 written between his eyes which every believer will be able to clearly see and read literate or illiterate, he has a shining forehead10 and defect in both eyes. His left eye has a swelling pupil11 while he is blind12 from the right. He has a brisk walk13and no children14 Dajjals Emergence Conquering Constantinople with Takbir, the Muslims will begin to take the booty. While they are distributing the war posses- sions a proclaimer will proclaim that the Dajjal has appeared and causing fitna in your homes. On hearing this cry the Muslims will leave the booty and head towards Syria1. It will come to their knowledge that this was a false rumour. However after reaching Syria the Dajjal will truly emerge. He will come out from a road between Syria and Iraq2 and his emergence will become known in Isfahan3 at a place called Yahoodah. Riding a white ass4, the two ears of which will be forty hands apart, 70,000 Jews of Isfahan will follow him with hoods on their heads. Also accompanied by Devils6 and Jewish magicians7 he will first claim Prophethood8 and then God hood. Travelling as fast as those clouds which are driven by the winds he will travel to east and west entering every country, carrying out murders, pillage, devastation and performing unusual feats wherever he goes9. Dajjals Turmoil Dajjals Deception Two angels resembling two Prophets, one on either side will accompany him. This will be to test mankind. Hence Dajjal will ask, Am I not your lord? Do I not give life and death? One of the angels will reply, You are a liar. However nobody will be able to hear this reply besides the other angel. The second angel addressing the first angel will say, You are speaking the truth. Every body will hear what this second angel said and will think that an angel is testifying that the Dajjal is Allah though in reality this second angel was addressing the first and agreeing with his reply that you are speaking the truth that the Dajjal is certainly a liar. (Narrated by Safeena-Musnad Ahrnad) He will come to a Bedouin whose parents have passed away and will say to him, Will you believe that I am your Lord if I bring your parents back to life. He will reply, Yes. The devils that are accompanying him will take the form of his parents and after resembling his parents will say to him, Oh child believe in him and follow him, he is your Lord. The Bedouin will be deceived and forced into believing him. (Abu Umamah/Ibne Majah) He will come to another Bedouin and say, Will you believe in me as your Lord if I bring your camel back to life? Yes, he will reply. He will make a figure for him like his camel, which will have a beautiful odour and a big hump. (Asma-b- Yazeed /Mishkat) He will have water and fire with him. As for that which the people will see as water, in reality will be fire, which will burn and as for that which people will see as fire, in reality will be cold, sweet
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:02:04 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015