Part 6

Some religious scholars like Ibn Hazm, at-Tahawi and others argued from the above Hadith that Ad-Dajjal is distorted and falsified, and his acts are all fanciful and imaginary to those who see them.

However, it is clear from all the above-mentioned Ahadiths that Ad-Daijjal is a trial to test mankind with visible supernatural phenomena, which Allah 4 will grant him in his lifetime as previously said. And all this is not drivel or false facts, but a true tribulation with which Allah will test His servants at the end of time. Ad-Daijjal will mislead many people, but more will be guided to the right path; the suspicious will commit blasphemy and believers will be more believing.

Al-Qadi Aya'dh and others construed the meaning of the Hadith: "He will be more insignificant in the Sight of Allah than all these things (belonging to him)" to mean: Ad-Dajjal is too weak to have anything to lead the believers astray, on the grounds that he is blemished, much more deficient, wicked and wrongdoing, although he will create fear in people's hearts. There will be written between his (Ad-Dajjal's) eyes the word Kafir (unbeliever) and the Prophet #8 has confirmed it in saying: K F-R (unbelieve)".

2Many parties of the dissidents, such as Khawarij, Jahamiyya

and some Mu'tazilah' denied the advent of Ad-Dajjal completely and rejected the related Ahadiths about him. Consequently, they introduced nothing new and seceded from the religious Scholars’ consensus by rejecting the sound Ahadiths transmitted from the Messenger of Allah 8%, as previously stated.

3The Hadith of writing between his eyes (the word Kafir) implies that it is a visible writing and not abstract, as some people have maintained.

4Ad-Daijjal's eye, may Allah's curse be upon him, is oneeyed, ugly and protruding, and this is the meaning of the Prophet's 8% saying: “looks like a bulging-out grape" i.e. floating on water.

5However, in some Ahadiths it was related: "He is blind in the right eye", and the left eye has also been so described. Accordingly, it may be that blindness occurs in both eyes and that one-eyedness means: deficiency and imperfection.

This is supported by at-Tabarani's narration, on the authority of Ibn Abbas <%& who said: the Messenger of Allah # said: "He

1. Khawarij: A sect that was formed when a group of people left the camp of Ali 4, the fourth Calif, claiming that Ali 4 should not have agreed to arbitration between himself and Mua'wiyyah 4 who was the leader of the opposition in the battle of Siffin (36 AH). The Khawarij claimed that no one should agree to any kind of arbitration and denounced all concerned as unbelievers. They extended this rule of unbelief to those who committed any major sin and held every Muslim responsible to fight the sinners.

Mu ttazilah: Followers of Jahm Ibn Safwan (died 128 AH/745) who taught that Allah has no attributes and that man has no free will of any sort at all.

Jahmiyya: Are rationalist in their approach to existence. The term means "withdrawers" because they "withdrew" to an intermediate position as regards the evaluation of grave and lesser sins, holding to the position that someone who commits a wrong action is neither a believer nor an unbeliever. They also opposed the view that the Quran was eternal and uncreated, believing th>t this would compromise the uniqueness cf Allah.

(Ad-Dajjal) is wavy, shiny, bright, his head looks like branches of a tree, his left eye is obliterated and the other looks like a protruding grape. The one who resembles him most among the people was Abdul Uzza Ibn Qatan. He is one-eyed and your Lord is not oneeyed."

But the text of the above-mentioned Hadith included: "and his other eye looks like a glittering star." (See Footnote 28). Consequently, one of the two above versions will be wrong. Probably, the intended meaning is that the one eye is blind in itself and the other is implicitly blind because of its bulging out, and Allah knows best.

1. Reported by at-Tabarani: (1 1/273-274).

Why is Ad-Dajjal not Explicitly Mentioned In the Holy Quran?

Someone asked: How come that Ad-Dajjal is not explicitly mentioned in the Holy Quran, despite his evildoing, wickedness, claiming godhood (though he is clearly lying and calumniating) and that all prophets warned their people against him?

The answer is many-sided: First: Ad-Dajjal is referred to in the Holy Quran:

Allah 38 says: (The day that some of the Signs of your Lord do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned righteousness through his Faith)

(surah Al-An'am: Verse 158)

On interpreting the above verse, Al-Tirmidhi reported, on the authority of Abu Huraira who said: The Prophet #% said: "When three things appear faith will not benefit one who has not previously believed or has derived no good from his faith: Ad-Daijjal, the Beast of the earth, and the rising of the sun in its place of setting," then he added: "This Hadith is Hasan Sahih."

Second: Jesus, the son of Mary, will descend down from Heaven and he will kill Ad-Dajjal as stated above (See footnote: 1).

His descent is cited in the Holy Quran as Allah 4 verily says:

(And because of their saying: "We killed Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah," but they killed

1. Hadith Sahih: Reported by Imam Muslim (158) and Al-Tirmidhi (3072), on the authority of Abu Huraira.

him not, nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture. For surely, they killed him not, but Allah raised him (Jesus) up unto himself. And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise. And there is not one of the People of the Scripture but must believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them). (An-Nisaa: Verses 157-158-159)

Ibn Kathir stated in his interpretation of the Quran that the pronoun in Allah's saying "before his death" refers to Jesus 45). He 88 will descend on earth, the People of the Book, who greatly differed about him, will believe him, such as those who claimed that he 8&2! is God, like the Christians, and those who stated that he is an illegitimate child, like the Jews. When he S€£) descends before the Day of Resurrection, both parties, the Christians and the Jews, will be certain of how false their calumnies and fabrications are.

Consequently, the mentioning of the descent of Jesus, son of Mary, refers inevitably to the Messiah of Misguidance, as opposed to the Messiah of Guidance 35.

Third: Ad-Dajjal is not explicitly mentioned in the Quran because he, may the curse of Allah be upon him, is low and despicable, as he claimed to be God, and he knows that he is a human being, which is inconsistent with God's Majesty, Glory and infallibility. Therefore, he is too mean to be cited by Allah in the Holy Quran.

However, Messengers of Allah clarified his acts and warned their people from his misleading affliction and supernatural phenomena. Allah was content to reveal this to the Prophets. If one says: Pharaoh is mentioned in the Holy Quran, though he claimed to be god when he says: (I am your Lord, Most High) (AnNaziat: Verse 24) and he says: (O Chiefs! No god I know for you

The answer is: Pharaoh's case elapsed, and his lying is plain to every wise believer, but Ad-Daijjal's case will emerge and it will be a trial and a test for the servants; therefore, he is not mentioned in the Quran out of contempt, and as a trial to all mankind.

Four: A matter may be left out since it is obvious; this is our case, the matter is too clear to be mentioned in the Quran.

Acts and Supplications That Grant Full Protection Against Ad-Dajjal

1. Seeking refuge in Allah from his afflictions

It is confirmed in the sound Ahadiths that: "The Messenger of Allah 8 used to seek refuge with Allah from the trial of Ad-Daijal in his prayer.”

And that he 2 ordered his Ummah: "When any one of you utters Tashahhud (in prayer) he must seek refuge with Allah from four (trials) and should thus say: "O Allah! I seek refuge with you from the torment of Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trial of life and death and from the evil of the trial of Masih adDajjal."?

Sheikh al-Hafez Abu Abdullah ad-Dhahabi said: seeking refuge with Allah from Ad-Dajjal is related by a chain of authorities to the Messenger of Allah##.

2. Memorizing Ten Verses from Surat Al-kahf

Abu Dawud reported, on the authority of Ad-Dard'a, that the Messenger of Allah 3 said: "If anyone learns by heart the first ten

1. Hadith Sahih: Reported by Al-Bukhari (832-833) and Muslim (587589), on the authority of Aisha.

2. Hadith Sahih: Reported by Muslim (588-589), on the authority of Abu Huraira.

verses of the Surat al-Kahf, he will be protected from the trial of Ad-Daijjal."

3. Standing aloof from him

As previously stated in the Hadith reported, on the authority of Imran Ibn Husain: "Let him who hears of ad-Daijjal go far from him, for 1 swear by Allah that a man will come to him thinking that he is a believer and follow him because of confused ideas he awakens in him."

3. Living in the two Sanctuaries: Madinah

It is confirmed in the Sahih that:

"Ad-Dajjal will not be able to enter Makkah and Madinah; angels will guard them."

This is due to the fact that Allah 4% has honoured them, because they are two holy cities and places of safety; however:

"Ad-Dajjal will come and encamp at a place close to Madinah and then Madinah will shake thrice (i.e. three earthquakes will take place) and all the male and female hypocrites will come up to him." In another narration: "All unbelievers and hypocrites."(See Footnote 21).

A summary of the teaching on Ad-Dajjal May Allah's curse be upon him 1. Ad-Dajjal is a human being whom Allah, be He exalted, created as an affliction and trial for people at the end of

the world. Many will be misled by him but many will remain tightly guided, and only the impious will be lead astray.

z: We have clearly confirmed above that Ad-Daijjal is not Ibn

1. Hadith Sahih: Reported by Muslim (809), Abu Dawud (4323), anNasa’i' (6/236), Ahmed (6/449) and Ibn as-Suni (675).

Dajjal The False Messiah

Sayyad and that Ibn Sayyad was one of the imposters who embraced Islam outwardly, and Allah is most knowing of his innermost secrets.

The Great Deceiver (ad-Dajjal) is the one mentioned in the Hadith reported by Fatima bint Qais, from Allah's Apostle $8, with regard to Tamim ad-Dari's narration.