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The Emergence of the Dajjal

خروج الدجال

The emergence of the Dajjal before the Hour is a major sign: he appears amid trial, one-eyed, claiming lordship, testing people with paradise and fire, traveling the earth for decades; he is killed by Jesus son of Mary at the gate of Ludd.

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Afterlife and eschatology

Summary

The emergence of the Dajjal is one of the major signs the Prophet ﷺ foretold: he comes one-eyed, claiming to be God, bearing what resemble paradise and fire to test people, traveling the earth for decades, unable to enter Mecca or Medina, and is killed by Jesus son of Mary at the gate of Ludd. Sunnis agree he appears before the Resurrection and that Jesus brings his trial to an end.

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 Emergence of the Dajjal”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/khuruj-al-dajjal/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.

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