End Game - part 8

 

Adding Context

The signs of the hour or end times is a lengthy discussion. The matter of ad-dajjal is but one of the ten major signs of the end of this world. However, it is important to the decree that there is much plotting and planning, by his minions, for his arrival. There are some questions that may not have been covered here and mostly, because this is but a few pages of information. There are books available on the matter.

The current conflict between Iran and Israel is necessary, especially from the Zionist viewpoint. Israel has been goading Iran from October 7^th 2023. Initially, I thought a “spark” from one of the misguided or intercepted missiles will be accidental if it landed in Arab lands. Perhaps, it may be intentional. The world is starting to tremble at the idea of an expanded war, but already America is preparing its allies for this expanded conflict. The hadith says that there will be a time when the Arabs will be few.

Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: The people would run away from the Dajjal seeking shelter in the mountains. She said: Where would be the Arabs then in that day? He said: They would be small in number. [Muslim]

Are they small in number now? Or will they literally be wiped out. This expanded war will have a devastating impact on the Arabs. Amongst other things, are they thinking about this hadith as a reason not to assist the Palestinians right now? Of course, peace is the better path, but there are people suffering already. The timeframe seems short. But it is mere speculation. The preparation for the antichrist is real, but we place our trust in Allah, because he knows best. The reality is that the world is on downward spiral. War is inevitable because the warmongers have been working non-stop. Their deception is clear for those who dare to see. They profess peace but feed the war machine no end. Now it is the turn for another gulf war. A war where the world will end up engulfed in flames.

The picture looks scarier by the day. For the layman, he must be informed. Iran will not overpower Israel. Their support structure will not allow it to happen. We have seen Iraq decimated under the false pretense that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (WMD). A similar story line is in the making. The question is whether the Arabs will be caught in this crossfire. And if they had to choose sides, then which one? But should they choose sides?

 

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End Game - Part 7

More Mischief

Chapter 18 of Quran, i.e. Surah Al-Kahf is so important in the end times. Muslims are reading it as a protection against dajjal. There is another story in it regarding two tribes who were mischievous in a certain place. A pious and resourceful man was traveling when people approached him to protect them from the Gog and Magog. He did that and they were placed somewhere where they could not escape till about the time of dajjal.

 The lengthy hadith from part 5 and 6 continues: “Then Gog and Magog will emerge and they will, as Allah describes, "swoop down from every mound."[21:96] The first of them will pass by lake Tiberias and drink from it, then the last of them will pass by it and will say: "There was water here once." The Prophet of Allah, 'Eesa and his companions will be besieged there until the head of an ox would be dearer to any one of them than one hundred Dinar are to any one of you today. Then, the Prophet of Allah, 'Eesa and his companions will supplicate Allah. Then Allah will send a worm in their necks and the next morning they will all die as one. The Prophet of Allah 'Eesa and his companions will come down and they will not find even the space of a hand span that is free of their stink, stench and blood. They will pray to Allah, and He will send birds with necks like the necks of Bactrian camels, which will pick them up and throw them wherever Allah wills. Then Allah will send rain which will not leave any house of clay or hair, and it will wash the earth until it leaves it like a mirror (or a smooth rock)….”

This is the chronology, and this is what the scholars agree on. The hadith is clear. Whoever believes that Gog and Magog have already been released from their captivity speaks without proof and places their intellect above the words of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. This though is now the end of real trouble. Eesa-bin-Maryam (Upon whom be peace) will explain to the people the truth concerning himself as being a mere mortal, a Prophet and he will reject the crucifixion. Those who still alive at that time would have withstood a tremendous amount of hardship. They will accept the explanation from Eesa-bin-Maryam and be Muslim. The world will end soon after. There is still a little bit of detail on that, but for now we focus on dajjal. We ask the question: Is the world ready for dajjal, not in an expectant way except for his minions, but have these minions complete their task already?

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End Game - Part 6

 

The Messiah

Allah created this world and everything that is in it. He is all-knowing, knowing the past, the present and the future. He also knows what would have happened if it had to happen, but did not happen. An example to this point to clear your confusion: Assuming your alarm woke you – you have a choice: get up immediately or snooze the alarm. You decide to get up. Allah knew you would do that. He also knows what would have happened had you snoozed the alarm. But remember, the snoozing of the alarm did not happen. Allah, the All-knowing, knows exactly what Dajjal is up to and He, Allah, has already designated Eesa-ibn-Maryam (upon whom be peace) to kill dajjal.

There is no chance of failure because Allah has power over all things. Nothing happens except that He is aware of it, and He, in His infinite wisdom, allows it . When He decrees something, then it will happen. There is no need to speculate on that actual event. So, the hadith (from part 5) continues:

“ .. While they are like that, Allah will send 'Eesa bin Maryam, who will come down at the white minaret in the east of Damascus, wearing two Mahrud [garment dyed with Wars and then Saffron], resting his hands on the wings of two angels. When he lowers his head, beads of perspiration will fall from it. Every disbeliever who smells the fragrance of his breath will die, and his breath will reach as far as his eye can see. Then he will set out and catch up with him (the Dajjal) at the gate of Ludd, and will kill him. Then the Prophet of Allah 'Eesa will come to some people whom Allah has protected, and he will wipe their faces and tell them of their status in Paradise. While they are like that, Allah will reveal to him: "O 'Eesa, I have brought forth some of My slaves whom no one will be able to kill, so take My slaves to Tur in safety."

 The gate of Ludd? Ludd is a place close to Jerusalem. It may be that Dajjal will set off on his escapades from Jerusalem and then seek to return there when he sees Eesa-bin- Maryam (upon whom be peace). There is more to be said of Eesa-bin- Maryam (upon whom be peace), but it is better we leave it for another time. Suffice to say, the time for the mischief makers is then coming to an end. But not quite yet

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End Game - part 5

 

How long will dajjal’s tyranny last

Time flies. It certainly feels like it. In truth your stay on earth is very short. Dajjal will not be here for very long. Yet his stay will feel like an eternity with all the havoc that he will wreak. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ performed miracles, by the permission of Allah, but it is not the biggest talking points in Islam and amongst Muslims. We, alhamdulillah, are moved by the message rather than just the miracles. But Dajjal will come with pomp and splendour, performing miracles and magic, and people will be taken in by this. This is what make people tick. Who will then trade the message (call to worship Allah alone) for the illusions presented by dajjal?

 The detail of his stay on earth

Below is part of as lengthy authentic hadith in Sunan Ibn Majah: “ ….He will emerge from Khallah, between Sham and Iraq, and will wreak havoc right and left. O slaves of Allah, remain steadfast.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, how long will he stay on earth?' He said: 'Forty days, one day like a year, one day like a month, one day like a week, and the rest of his days like your days.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, on that day which is like a year, will the prayers of one day suffice us?' He said: 'Make an estimate of time (and then observe prayer).' We said: 'How fast will he move through the earth?' He said: 'Like a rain cloud driving by the wind.' He said: 'He will come to some people and call them, and they will respond and believe in him. Then he will command the sky to rain and it will rain, and he will command the earth to produce vegetation and it will do so, and their flocks will come back in the evening with their humps taller, their udders fuller and their flanks fatter than they have ever been. Then he will come to some (other) people and call them, and they will reject him, so he will turn away from them and they will suffer drought and be left with nothing. Then he will pass through the wasteland and will say: "Bring forth your treasures," then go away, and its treasures will follow him like a swarm of bees.  …”

No doubt, he will come with trickery and deception, and it will be accepted as miracles. The gullible will be duped easily. But it will not stop at those types of people. Therefore, it is best to stay as far as possible away from him, with Madinah and Makkah being the ideal places in which to be. He will move fast, and he will traverse the earth in little time. How will be get rid of Dajjal?

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End Game - Part 4

 

Dajjal’s trip to the Holy Lands

Hajj and Umrah are blessings from Allah. It gives us the opportunity to enter the Holy Lands and take from its huge blessings. Hajj and umrah take place in Makkah, but it is the norm to travel to Madinah as part of the journey to or from hajj and umrah. These places are sacred, so will Dajjal enter these places?

 Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, “The False Messiah will come and he will be forbidden from entering the boundary of Medina. He will descend upon some of the salty barren areas around Medina. On that day, a man among the best of the people will say come out and say: I testify that you are the same impostor whom the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, told us about. The False Messiah will say: Do you all think if I killed you and brought you back to life, would you have any doubt in the matter? The man will say no. Then, he will kill the man and bring him back to life and the man will say when he is alive again: By Allah, I have never seen so clearly as I do today! The False Messiah will intend to kill him, for he has no authority over him.”  [Sahih Al-Bukhari]

Abu Bakra narrated: The Prophet ﷺ said, "The terror caused by Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal will not enter Medina and at that time Medina will have seven gates and there will be two angels at each gate guarding them." [Sahih al-Bukhari]

 Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "Ad-Dajjal will come and encamp at a place close to Medina and then Medina will shake thrice whereupon every Kafir (disbeliever) and hypocrite will go out (of Medina) towards him." [Sahih Al-Bukhari]

 Dajjal will not be alone but will have a huge group of supporters. They will all make their way to Jerusalem. The question is “will Dajjal enter Jerusalem?”.

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: The Dajjal would be followed by seventy thousand Jews of Isfahan wearing Persian shawls. [Muslim]

 What about the Arabs at that time?

Umm Sharik reported: I heard Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying: The people would run away from the Dajjal seeking shelter in the mountains. She said: Where would be the Arabs then in that day? He said: They would be small in number. [Muslim]

 Women going out to Dajjal

Imam Ahmad reports an authentic hadith in his Musnad: Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The False Messiah will come upon this marsh of Marriqanat (near Medina). Most of those who go out to him will be women, until a man goes back to his wife, his mother, his daughter, his sister, and his aunt to shackle them tightly, fearing they would go out to him.”

 Banu Tameem

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) says, “I have loved the Banu Tamim since I heard Rasulullah ﷺ say three things about them. I heard him say, ‘They will be the strongest against Dajjal.’ When their zakah came, Rasulullah ﷺ said, ‘This is the zakah of our people.’ and ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) had a prisoner of war from their tribe and Nabi ﷺ told her, ‘Set her free for she is one of the descendants of Isma’il.'” [Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim]

 It may be good idea to make hijra to the Holy lands. However, the warning is clear that those who have hypocrisy or disbelief in their hearts, will be expelled. In any case, there may yet be more to understand.

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End Game - Part 3

 

 The appearance of Dajjaal and the Ten horsemen

The appearance of dajjal is inevitable. The appearance of dajjal, the false messiah, will coincide with the reappearance of Eesa, the son of Mary (aka Yeshu, Jesus) – on whom be peace. The Jews plotted to kill Eesa (upon whom be peace). They killed him not, nor crucified him. 

The appearance of Dajjal and the Ten horsemen

In a lengthy hadith reported in Sahih Muslim, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ describe the events at that time. The following is part of the hadith:

“ …And they would fight such a fight the like of which would not be seen, so much so that even if a bird were to pass their flanks, it would fall down dead before reaching the end of them. (There would be such a large scale massacre) that when counting would be done, (only) one out of a hundred men related to one another would be found alive. So what can be the joy at the spoils of such war and what inheritance would be divided ! They would be in this very state that they would hear of a calamity more horrible than this. And a cry would reach them: The Dajjal has taken your place among your off- spring. They will, therefore, throw away what would be in their hands and go forward sending ten horsemen, as a scouting party. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: I know their names and the names of their forefathers and the colour of their horses. They will be best horsemen on the surface of the earth on that day or amongst the best horsemen on the surface of the earth on that day. [Sahih Muslim]

The immediate question is whether we are heading into the period as we speak. Already there is huge devastation, genocide. But this will likely escalate into something much bigger and increase the number of fatalities. Perhaps, the glimmer of hope, if one can call it that, is that these battles will be between real combatants and not include the women, children and the elderly. Nevertheless, this group, and specifically women and children, will be the target of ad-dajjal.

 

His features

Blind in one eye.  In a hadith reported by Hudhaifah: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The Dajjal (False Messiah) is blind in his left eye and has abundant hair. With him will be a Paradise and a Hell, but his Hell is Paradise and his Paradise is Hell.'" - Sunan ibn Majah [Grading - Sahih]

 

'Abdullah bin 'Umar RA said: One day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned Al-Masih Dajjal (the Antichrist) in the presence of the people and said, "Verily, Allah is not one-eyed but Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal is blind in the right eye which looks like a swollen grape." [Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim]

 

Anas narrated: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah did not send any prophet but that he warned his nation of the one-eyed liar (Ad-Dajjal). He is one-eyed while your Lord is not one-eyed, The word 'Kafir' (unbeliever) is written between his two eyes." [Sahih Al-Bukhari]

It is interesting how the like of characters like Shrek are found to be adorable. Remember Pokemon and all these weird demon creatures that you played with and you let your kids watch on television, etc. Dajjal will not be something or someone with attractive features, yet people will flock towards him. Their deception is already running through your veins. It is real. No one is spared except that you follow the guidance of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to the tee. Then, by the Mercy and permission of Allah, you will safe.

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End Game - Part 2

 

Ad-Dajjal – The Antichrist

Iblees is the one who refused to bow down to Adam (upon whom be peace) and is the eternally cursed. We commonly refer to him as shaytaan but he has hordes of helpers (shayateen). Iblees is from the Jinn but shayateen is not limited to jinn as certainly humans can fall under this category as well. Ad-dajjaal is a human and he will be specifically sent at the end of time while Iblees existed and was active from even before the time of Adam (upon whom be peace).

 

In a hasan hadith reported in Musnad Ahmad: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Verily, preceding the False Messiah will be years of deception, in which the truthful are belied, the liars are believed, the trustworthy are discredited, the treacherous are trusted, and the disgraceful speak.” It was said, “Who are the disgraceful?” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Little wicked men who speak about the affairs of common people.”

 

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The flourishing of Jerusalem will mark the desertion of Yathrib (Madinah). The desertion of Yathrib will mark the start of al-malhamah (the great war that will start between Ar-Rum and the Muslim forces before Muslims conquer Constantinople for the second time). The start of al-malhamah will mark the conquering of Constantinople. The conquering of Constantinople will mark the appearance of Dajjal." - Sahih Al-Jami' as-Saghir

This hadith gives the time for the appearance of Dajjal – the antichrist. The significant event to give rise to other events and situations and eventually to the appearance of ad-Dajjal, is the malhama. While Christians may refer to this war as Armageddon, there are differences between the Muslim view and the Christian view. Suffice to understand, at this point, when dajjal will appear.

The period of dajjal will be the most difficult period in the history of mankind.

 Protection against Dajjal

The period of Dajjal will be a difficult and, indeed, defining period for those who live at that time. He will mislead many and already the signs are clear of the current deception confounding people. Many have gone astray and many more will. However, consider the scenario that those who survive this period, will then live through a period of peace. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us ways to protect against dajjal.

Daily prayer - The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Seek refuge with Allah from the torment of the Fire and the torment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of Al-Masihid-Dajjal." - Sunan An-Nasa'i [Grade: Sahih]

It is recommended to recite this is the last tashahhud (in the last sitting position in prayer) before the tasleem (the end) of prayer

 Surah Al-Kahf

In many narrations of hadith, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us to read and memorise Surah Kahf (the 18^th chapter of Quran). He advised to learn specifically either the first ten verses or the last ten verses. Surah Kahf is to be recited every Friday.

 Having watched all these sci-fi horror movies, or the fairy tales with dragons and demons, you may not quite absorb the severity of the situation. However, the concern should always be “in which state am I going to die and meet my Creator?”. This period in which we live is already a time of mass deception and that will only get worse with his appearance. People will lose their eemaan (faith) and die in that condition. You may have studied for examinations and immerse yourself in it to understand the material and get a good pass mark. This is the time, if you have not already immersed yourself in your worship of Allah so that He say love you which will be the best protection against dajjal. In gaining Allah’s love, you have to follow Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and of his teachings is that of seeking protection against dajjal.

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