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Ad-Dajjal (Arabic: ٱلدَّجَّالُ, romanized: ad-Dajjāl, lit. 'Deceitful'), [1] otherwise referred to simply as the Dajjal, is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology 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.
According to Islamic tradition, having ascended to heaven and dwelled there for 2000+ years, Jesus will descend to earth shortly before Judgement Day, in the midst of wars fought against al-Masih ad-Dajjal ('The False Messiah") and his followers, to come to the aid of the Mahdi and his Muslim followers. [81]
The defeat of the Dajjal, was by force of reason and argument and by the warding off of its mischief through the ideologies and teachings of the Messiah, rather than by way of any physical warfare; with the Dajjal's power and influence gradually disintegrating and ultimately allowing for the recognition and worship of God along Islamic ideals ...
Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: المسيح الدجّال, romanized: Al-Masīḥ ad-Dajjāl, lit. 'Deceitful Messiah'), or in short Ad-Dajjal (الدجّال), is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology, who will appear after the coming of the Mahdi. [138]
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia (1892–1975), Emperor of Ethiopia and Messiah of the Rastafari movement. Never claimed himself to be Messiah, but was thus proclaimed by Leonard Howell, amongst others. André Matsoua (1899–1942), Congolese founder of Amicale, proponents of which subsequently adopted him as Messiah.
The primary characters in apocalyptic Islamic narratives are: the Mahdi ("Guided One"), Isa (aka Jesus) who descends from heaven in a Second Coming, the Dajjal ("Deceiving Messiah" aka False Messiah, viewed as similar to the Antichrist figure in Christianity), and the Beast.
Into this calamity the al masih al dajjal (the "False Messiah" or Anti-Christ), [61] will appear, providing food for the starving, rain for the thirsty, having been granted the ability (by Allah) to perform miracles. Presenting himself as a saviour to the world's starving masses, millions or even billions will fall at his feet in gratitude.
As in the First and Second Epistle of John [13] of the New Testament, an "Antichrist" figure appears in Islam, known (in Islam) as (Arabic: دجّال) Al-Masīḥ ad-Dajjāl, literally "Deceitful Messiah". [14] The Dajjal, like the Antichrist, performs miracles, or at least what appear to be miracles. [15]