Major Signs before the Day of Judgement (3.DAJJAL)

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[sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam], said, "Between 

the creation of Prophet Adam(Alaihis salam) 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 an
d 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 [sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam], proclaiming (for) 'Congregational Prayer'. I went to the mosque and prayed with the Prophet[sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam], . 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[sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam], 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 it's 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 Mahdi's 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) 

Dajjal's 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*****

*****Dajjal's 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 Khuza'a his head is covered7 with curly hair8 with the letters "Ka' "Fa" "Ra''9 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

Footnote:

1) Nawwas-b-Samaan / Muslim 8) Nawwas-b-Samaan / Muslim

2) Ibne-Umar / Bukhari /1 Muslim 9) Hudaifah / Muslim

3) Abdullab-b-Mugaffal / Kanzul-Ummal 10) Abu Huraira / Musnad Ahmad

4) Abu Huraira / Musnad Ahmad 11) Hudaifah / Muslim

5) Abu Bakara / Tirmidhi 12) Ibne Umar / Bukhari / Muslim

6) Nawwas-b-Samaan / Muslim 13) Ubiadah / Abu Daud

7) Hudaifah / Muslim 14) Abu Saeed al-Khudri / Muslim

*****Dajjal's 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 Jew's 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.

Footnote:

1) Abu Huraira / Muslim;2) Nawwas-b-Samaan / Muslim

3) Anas / Al-Fathur-Rabbani;4) Abu Huraira / Baihaqi

5) Anas / Muslim;6) Jabir-b-Abdullah / An-Nihayah

7) Ibne Abbas / Kanzul-Umaal;8) Abu Umamah / lbn Majah 

        Dajjal's Turmoil*****

*Dajjal's 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 water. The Prophet's[sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam], advice is: "Whoever meets the Dajjal and sees the water and the fire, he should fall in the fire and not the water, as the fire in reality is water and the water in reality is fire.'' (Hudaifah/Mishkat) 
 

*Believers in Allah Will Face Hardship While The Believers in Dajjal will Temporarily Rejoice*

He will come to people and tell them he is Allah and they will believe him. The sky on his order will pour rain and the earth will grow crops for these people. Their animals will graze on his land and return to them in the evening with large udders and their flanks full. He will then proceed to some other people and call them but they will refuse to believe him. Without forcing them he will leave and carry on with his mission. However, when these true believers wake up in the morning they will find that they are penniless and all their properties have been destroyed.
 (Nawwas-b-Samaan/Muslim) 
 

The Earth will disclose treasure at his command*****

Passing by a place in ruins, he will order it to take out its hidden treasure. The earth will immediately take out its hidden treasure. The earth will immediately take out its treasure and the treasure will literally follow him wherever he goes like bees following the queen bee.
 (Nawwas-b-Samaan/Muslim)

 ***

Dajjal Faces Opposition***

On hearing about the Dajjal a true believer will head towards him. 

However, on the way he will be stopped by Dajjal's soldiers and asked where he is intending to go. Replying that he is going to meet the person who claims that he is Allah, the soldiers doubting him will ask, ''Do you not believe in our Lord (Dajjal)?'' He will reply there is nothing hidden about our Lord Allah so how can I take Dajjal as my Lord. Angry at his reply they will decide to kill him. But all of a sudden one of them will say, ''Hasn't our Lord (Dajjal) prohibited us from killing anyone without his permission?" Thus they will take him to the Dajjal. On seeing the Dajjal he will shout, "O people this is the Dajjal the Prophet [sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam], mentioned and warned the believers of". Dajjal will order to kill him. 

He will be placed on his belly and severely beaten. He will be asked, 

"Do you still not believe in him?" "No! You are the lying Dajjal" he will reply. The true believer will then be sawn into two pieces, the Dajjal will walk in between the two pieces and address him, "Stand up." The true believer will become alive and stand up in one piece. Yet again he will be asked, "Do you now believe in me?" He will reply, "It has only added to my

insight concerning you that you are really the Dajjal." The believer will 

then proclaim, "O people he will not be able to do anything to any man 

after me." The Dajjal angry at his refusal will grab hold of him and place a knife between his neck and throat to slaughter him but he will be unsuccessful as Allah will place copper in that area and the knife will find no way to penetrate. The Dajjal will grab hold of his hands and legs and throw him into the fire. However, the fire will turn into a pleasant garden for him. This person will be the greatest martyr in the eyes of Allah and achieve the highest position due to his first death, which was caused by severance of the body in two pieces.(Abu Saeed al-Khudri /Muslim)

 

       Dajjal's Trickery*****

Doctors and surgeons are not able to restore the eyesight of those born 
blind or cure the leper. Dajjal will be able to cure those born blind,
 restore their eyesight and cure the leper.
 (Abdullah-b-Mugaffal-Kanzul-Unimal) 

*****Dajjal's Greed *****

He will have a mountain of bread with him but he will only give bread 
to those that believe and follow him. (Jabir-b-Abdullah-An-Nihaya) 

Dajjal Lures the Women

The Dajjal will make a stop at a place called Markanat, near Taif. On hearing about his arrival the womenfolk will rush towards him, the men will be forced to tie their mothers, daughters, and sisters fearing they will believe in him and get caught up in fitna. 
(Ibne Umar-Musnad Ahmad)

 

**** *Safe Haven of Makkah and Madinah*****

The Dajjal will remain on earth for 40 days, the first of which will be
 a year long, second a month , the third a week, and the remaining 37 days like our normal days, moving from city to another causing fitna1. Finally 
he will proceed towards Makkah and Madina2 but he will be unable to enter these holy cities, Masjid Tur and Masjid al-Aqsa3. Every time he 
tries to enter these holy places, angels guarding these holy cities with 
swords in their hand will encounter him and chase him away, leaving
 Dajjal stationed behind Uhud4. Meanwhile, earthquakes will hit
 Madinah thrice and all the hypocrites will be forced to leave5.

Footnote:

1) Nawwas-b-Samaan / Muslim;2) Fatimah-b-Qais / Muslim

3) Junaid-b-umaiya / Al-Fathur-Rabbani;4)Abu-Huraira / Bukhari
5)Amr-b-Sufyan / Ad-Darrul-Manthur

***Death*****

Losing hope of entering these holy places, Dajjal will turn towards Syria. Imaam Mahdi will already have arranged a Muslim army and will be on the verge of leading the Muslims in morning prayer when Prophet Jesus(Alaihis salam) will descend and Kill the Dajjal. 
(Usamah / Ibne Majah)

 

*****Protection from Dajjal*****

*****Reciting of Surah - Kahf*****

The recitation of Surah Kahf is a safe guard from the Dajjal's turmoil. 
The Prophet[sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam (s) said, "Whoever memorises 
the first ten verses of Surah Kahf will be safe from the Dajjal's Fitna." (Abu-Darda / Muslim)

The Prophet[sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam], said, 'Whoever meets the 
Dajjal amongst you then he should recite the opening verse of Surah 
Kahf onto him." (Nawwas-b-Samaan / Muslim)

 

*****Seeking refuge in Allah*****

Whoever seeks Allah's refuge and protection from Dajjal's fitna especially in Salah, Inshallah will be protected.

The Prophet[sallallahu `alaihi ...wa sallam], would pray in Salah, "Oh Allah protect me from the punishment of the grave and protect me from Dajjal's fitna." (Aisha / Bukhari / Muslim)

*****Staying miles apart*****

When the Dajjal appears one should stay as far away from him as possible. The Prophet[sallallahu `alaihiwa sallam], said, "Those who hear about the Dajjal should stay far from him. By Allah! A person will approach him thinking him to be a believer, but on seeing his amazing feats he will become his follower." (Imran-b-Hussain / Abu Daud)

 

*****Safe Haven of Makkah and Madina*****

One should try to migrate to Makkah or Madinah, as he will not be able 
to enter these two holy cities.  
Thus one will be protected from his fitna. 
(Fatimah-b-Qais / Muslim)
 

*****Knowledge of Allah's Attributes *****

One should seek Islamic knowledge especially knowledge of 
Allah's attributes. By possessing knowledge of Allah's attributes 
one  will not be misled by the Dajjal.  
This knowledge teaches that Allah is perfect, can't be seen, and not 
in need of anything while the Dajjal is imperfect, can be seen by both
 believers and non-believers and in need of food and water