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explains that it will be written "Kaaf, Faa, Raa," from which we can
understand that
it will be written perceptibly, not abstractly, as some
people say.
One of his eyes will be blind, protruding and repulsive; this is the
meaning of the Hadeeth: "...as if it were a grape floating on the surface of
the water." Other reports say that it is "dull, with no light in it," or "like
white spittle on a wall," i.e. it will look ugly.
Some reports say that it is his right eye which will be blind; others say
that it is his left eye.
He could be partly blind in both eyes, or there could be a fault in both
eyes. This interpretation could be supported by the Hadeeth narrated by
at-Tabaraanee, in which he reports that Ibn 'Abbaas said,
"The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Dajjaal is curly-
haired and white-skinned. His head is like the branch of a tree; his left
eye is blind, and the other eye looks like a floating grape.' "
One may ask: if the Dajjaal is going to cause such widespread evil and
his claim to be a "lord" will be so widely believed - even though he is
obviously a liar, and all the Prophet's have warned against him - why
does the Qur'aan not mention him by name and warn us against his lies
and stubbornness?
The answer is:-
The Dajjaal was referred to in the Ayah:
"...The day that some of the Signs of your Lord do come, no good will it
do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good
(by performing deeds of righteousness) through his Faith..." [al-An'aam
(6):158]
Abu Hurairah said,
"The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'There are three
things which, when they appear, no good will it do a soul to believe in
them then, if it believed not before nor earned righteousness through its
Faith. They are: The Dajjaal, the Beast, and the rising of the sun from the
west.' "
Jesus son of Mary will descend from Heaven and kill the Dajjaal, as we
have already mentioned. The descent of Jesus is mentioned in the Ayaat:
"And because of their saying (in boast), "We killed Messiah 'Eesaa
(Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allaah," - but they
killed him not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of 'Eesaa (Jesus)
was put over another man (and they killed that man), and those who
differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they
follow nothing but conjecture. For surely; they killed him not [i.e. 'Eesaa
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(Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) alayhi-salam]:
But Allaah raised him ['Eesaa (Jesus)] up (with his body and soul) unto
Himself (and he alayhi-salam is in the heavens). And Allaah is Ever All
Powerful, All Wise.
And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians),
but must believe in him ['Eesaa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), as only a
Messenger of Allaah and a human being], before his ['Eesaa (Jesus)
alayhi-salam or a Jew's or a Christian's] death (at the time of the
appearance of the angel of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he
['Eesaa (Jesus)] will be a witness against them." [an-Nisaa' (4):157-9]
We think that the Tafseer (interpretation) of this Aayah is that the
pronoun in "before his death" (qabla mawtihi) refers to Jesus; i.e, he will
descend and the People of the Book who differed concerning him will
believe in him. The Christians claimed that he was divine, while the Jews
made a slanderous accusation, i.e. that he was born from adultery. When
Jesus descends before the Day of Judgment, he will correct all these
differences and lies.
On this basis, the reference to the descent of the Messiah Jesus son of
Mary also includes a reference to the Dajjaal (false Mesor Antichrist),
who is the opposite of the true Messiah, because sometimes the Arabs
refer to one of two opposites and not the other, but mean both.
The Dajjaal is not mentioned by name in the Qur'aan because he is so
insignificant: he claims to be divine, but he is merely a human being. His
affairs are too contemptible to be mentioned in the Qur'aan. But the
Prophet's, out of loyalty to Allaah, warned their people about the Dajjaal
and the tribulations and misguiding miracles he would bring. It is enough
for us to know the reports of the Prophet's and the many reports from the
Prophet Muhammad (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam).
One could argue that Allaah has mentioned Pharaoh and his false
claims, such as:
"I am your lord, most high" [an-Nazi'aat (79):24] and "O chiefs! I know not
that you have an ilaah (a god) other than me..." [al-Qasas (28):38]
This can be explained by the fact that Pharaoh and his deeds are in the
past, and his lies are clear to every believer. But the Dajjaal is yet to
come, in the future; it will be a Fitnah and a test for all people. So the
Dajjaal is not mentioned in the Qur'aan because he is contemptible; and
the fact that he is not mentioned means that it will be a great test.
The facts about the Dajjaal and his lies are obvious and do not need
further emphasis. This is often the case when something is very clear.
For example, when the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) was