Al-Masseeh Ad-Dajjal Research Paper

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Al-Masseeh Ad-Dajjal
Have you ever wondered who is capable of taking over the world? It is the Al-Masseeh Ad-Dajjal or the Anti-Christ. At least, according to the holy scripture of the Muslims, the Quran. The Dajjal is a cunning and evil being that has the power to lead everyone astray and literally take over the world. Luckily the Quran has given many tips on how to recognize Ad-Dajjal when he descends into this world.
Throughout the Muslim culture, a big topic that is often discussed is the end of the world. In the holy book of the Muslims, the Quran, it gives clues to when the end of the world will occur by telling the Muslims of events that will occur before the end. One of those events is the coming of Al-Masseeh Ad-Dajjal. According to …show more content…

He will be able to heal the sick by wiping his hand on them like Jesus did, but with this deceit, the Dajjal will lead people down the path to hell. Thus the Dajjal is the false Messiah, or Anti-Christ (Masseeh ad-Dajjal)...and deceive people by showing them amazing powers…
But how will the Dajjal be identified? According to Joel Richardson in his book, Will Islam Be Our Future?A Study of Biblical and Islamic Eschatology, it …show more content…

As cited by Joel Richardson in his book, Will Islam Be Our Future?A Study of Biblical and Islamic Eschatology, it states that Dajjal will travel the lands on his mule at lightning speeds, spreading his blanket of deception that he is man’s savior. He will convince the people by showing them their dead relatives and bringing them back to life, but in actuality, they are just his devils. Another of his tricks is that he will show the people heaven and hell, and ask them where they want to go but the two will be switched in reality. The bulk of his followers will consist of Jews and women (no disregard to either one) but the only cities that the Dajjal won’t be able to enter are, Makkah, Madinah, and Damascus. Allah (the Muslim God) states that the way we can protect ourselves from this creature is by reciting the first ten ayat of Surat Kahf (the first ten lines of a certain section in the Quran). In the end, Dajjal will be killed by Isa, the Muslim

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