Al-Masih ad-Dajjal

Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: المسيح الدجّالcode: ar is deprecated Al-Masīḥ ad-Dajjāl, "the false messiah", or "the deceiver") is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology.^[1] He is to appear, pretending to be al-Masih (i.e. the Messiah), before Yawm al-Qiyamah (the Day of Resurrection). According to Islamic belief, at the end of days he will gather together everyone he has deceived into a great army.^[2] His army will then confront the Messiah and his army.^[2] The Dajjal is not mentioned directly in the Qur'an.^[3] This may be because he is only human and is mentioned in the future.^[3]

Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal Media

Dajjal.jpg

An image from a Falname made in India around 1610-1630, depicts Jesus fighting the Dajjal (right). Behind, the Mahdi with a veiled face.
Umayyad Mosque Jesus Minaret.jpg

Damascus, Syria - Umayyad Mosque: Minaret of Jesus (Medinat Isa) at the southeastern corner
Jamkaran Mosque مسجد جمکران قم 21.jpg

The Jamkaran Mosque is one of the primary significant mosques in the city of Qom, Iran.

References

↑ Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, Al-Dajjāl, p. 43.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Theresa Bane, Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Publishers, 2012), p. 16
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Oliver Leaman, The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia (London; New York: Routledge, 2006), p. 165

[1] Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, Al-Dajjāl, p. 43.

[Bane16-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Theresa Bane, Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Publishers, 2012), p. 16

[Leaman165-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Oliver Leaman, The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia (London; New York: Routledge, 2006), p. 165

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