Dajjal in the context of "Demons"

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⭐ Core Definition: Dajjal

Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: الْمَسِيحُ الدَّجَّالُ, romanizedAl-Masih ad-Dajjal, lit.'the deceitful Messiah'), otherwise referred to simply as the Dajjal, is an antagonistic figure in Islamic apocalyptism who will pretend to be the promised Messiah and later claim to be God, appearing before the Day of Judgment according to the Islamic eschatological narrative.The Dajjal is not mentioned in the Quran, but he is mentioned and described in the Hadith. Corresponding to the Antichrist in Christianity, the Dajjal is said to emerge out in the East, although the specific location varies among the various sources.

The Dajjal will imitate the miracles performed by Jesus, such as healing the sick and raising the dead, the latter done with the aid of demons. He will deceive many people, such as weavers, magicians, and children of fornication.

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Dajjal in the context of Islamic eschatology

Islamic eschatology includes the afterlife, apocalyptic signs of the End Times, and Last Judgment. It is fundamental to Islam, as life after death is one of the religion's Six Pillars. Resurrection is divided into Lesser Resurrection (al-qiyamah al-sughra) and Greater Resurrection (al-qiyamah al-kubra). The former deals with the time between an individual's death and the Last Judgement. Islam acknowledges bodily resurrection. Only a few philosophers are an exception.

From the 8th or 9th century onwards, Muslims increasingly believed that the day of the Greater Resurrection would be announced by several signs of an impending apocalypse. Such beliefs are recorded and elaborated upon in apocalyptic literature, which introduced new figures absent in the Quran, such as the Dajjal (Antichrist) and Mahdi (Savior). Although some themes are common across all works, there is no standardized version of apocalyptic events.

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Dajjal in the context of Al-Malhama Al-Kubra

Al-Malḥamat Al-Kubra (Arabic: الملحمة الكبرى, lit.'The Greatest Battle') is an apocalyptic war set to occur in the end times according to Islamic eschatology. The Malhama Al-Kubra is prophesied to be the most brutal battle in human history. It generally corresponds to the battle of Armageddon in Christian eschatology, and occurs soon before the emergence of the Dajjal.

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