the invention of the printing press and the media has enormously
increased the scope of
Dajl
which is now unparalleled in human
history.
Dajjal
is no mysterious personality. In actual fact, the
earlier
dajjal
who could carry out deception on a very small scale
has been replaced by a
dajjal
who can do so on a very great scale.
It is in fact another name for the negative use of the great
opportunities produced in the wake of the discoveries made by
Gog and Magog.
The deception (fitna) of the Great Dajjal
T
HERE
IS A
hadith which tells us that the words,
ka-fa-ra
(meaning
denial) will be inscribed on the forehead of
Dajjal
(
Sahih
Muslim,
Kitab Al-Fitan
). This shows that the period in which
Dajjal
will
be born will be one of denial, of atheism. The evil in earlier
times was not denial of God, but was rather that of associating
something else with the One God. In earlier times the existence
of God was accepted as an axiom. But in present times this axiom
is not regarded as valid. Today is the age of atheism, of denial of
God.
A study of the Hadith shows that
dajjal
or
dajjaliat
(
dajjalism
)
is in fact a phenomenon of the scientific age. In the scientific
age for the first time a group of people will deny the truth in the
name of reason. They will give the impression that the religious
truths cannot pass the test of scientific rationalism.
Then, by the grace of God, an individual will arise—the
hajeej—and will put an end to this
dajjali
menace (
fitna
) by using
scientific evidence. He will prove the
dajjali
arguments baseless
by putting forward superior arguments at the ideological level.
(
Sahih
Muslim,
Kitab al-Fitan
). This event will be the first of
this nature in the whole of human history. He will be the greatest
witness of the call of truth. That is why his role has been
expressed thus in the hadith: “His will be the greatest witness
of truth to mankind in the eyes of God.” (
Sahih
Muslim) This
great
dawah
event will take place before doomsday.
The deception of the Great Dajjal
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