The Trial of the Dajjal

فتنة الدجال

The Dajjal's trial is the greatest trial of the last days: he tests people in faith, disbelief and provision, passing over them for decades; each day is like a thousand years except one like seventy years. Whoever believes in him and disbelieves God enters paradise, and whoever disbelieves him and believes God enters hell.

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Afterlife and eschatology

Summary

The Dajjal's trial is among the severest that will pass over believers in the last days: he emerges one-eyed, claiming lordship, attended by those who believe him among soothsayers and liars. He passes over people for decades, each day like a thousand years except one like seventy years, during which people suffer intensely. Reports say he comes bearing what resemble paradise and fire, attended by treasuries of every kind, and that many believe him. Sunnis agree that whoever believes him and disbelieves God enters hell, whoever disbelieves him and believes God enters paradise, and that Jesus kills him.

People and things also explored

The Gates of Paradise· The terrors of the Day· Islamic eschatology· The display and standing before God· Al-barzakh· The Beast of the Earth· The Smoke· The Greatest Terror

Sources

  • Sahih Muslim
  • Sunan Abi Dawud
  • Jami' al-Tirmidhi
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islam.museum contributors. “The Trial of the Dajjal”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/fitnat-al-dajjal/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.

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