Dajjal (Anti-Christ), the Qur’an and the Beginning of History
David and Solomon—the Miraculous Profile
David, i.e., Nabi Daud ʿalayhi as-salām, was more than just a King who ruled over a kingdom. Both he, and his son Solomon, i.e., Nabi Sulaiman ʿalayhi as-salām, were unique in Allah’s creation since the Qur’an disclosed that Allah Most High caused the mountains and the birds to sing with David in His divine praise, and that Solomon was taught the language of the birds:
(Qur’an, al-Anbiyah, 21:79)
… And Allah Most High, caused the mountains to join David in extolling His limitless glory, and likewise the birds: for Allah is able to do all things.
(Qur’an, al-Naml, 27:16)
And in respect of this miraculous profile, Solomon was truly David’s heir; and he would say: Oh people! We have been taught the speech of birds, and have been given in abundance of all good things: this, behold, is indeed a manifest favor from Allah!
Not only were these two Prophet-Kings blessed as described above but, in addition, Solomon could control the weather:
(Qur’an, al-Anbiyah, 21:81)
And Allah made the stormy wind subservient unto Solomon, so that it sped at his behest towards the land which Allah had blessed, i.e., the Holy Land: for it is Allah Who has knowledge of all things.
When the ants spoke, Solomon, i.e., Nabi Sulaiman ʿalayhi as-salām could understand what they said:
(Qur’an, al-Naml, 27:18)
Solomon and his forces travelled until they came upon a valley full of ants. An ant then exclaimed: Oh ants! Go quickly into your dwellings, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you without even being aware of you!
The Qur’an disclosed that even the Jinn were divinely bonded, at the pain of great punishment for deviation from Allah’s command, to work for Solomon, i.e., Nabi Sulaiman ʿalayhi as-salām in the manufacture of numerous items of copper that were of use to Holy Israel in the Temple, i.e., Masjid, which he had built. They obtained that metal from a fountain of copper which Allah Most High bestowed on him. As a consequence, the Jews will expect their Messiah to do the same:
(Qur’an, Saba, 34:12)
Allah caused a fountain of molten copper to flow at Solomon’s behest; and among the Jinn there were some that had been constrained to labour for him by his Lord-God’s leave and whichever of them deviated from Allah’s command, him would Allah let taste suffering through a blazing flame.
(Qur’an, Saba, 34:13)
The Jinn made for Solomon whatever he wished of sanctuaries, and statues, and basins as large as great watering-troughs, and cauldrons firmly anchored. Allah said: Labour, Oh David’s people, in gratitude towards Me, and remember that few are the truly grateful—even among My servants!
(Qur’an, Sad, 38:17)
Allah Most High advised Prophet Muhammad to bear patiently with whatever those opposed to him may say, and to remember His servant David who was endowed with so much inner strength! He, verily, would always turn unto Allah.
Perhaps one of the events in the life of Nabi Sulaiman ʿalayhi as-salām that was revealed in the Qur’an allows us to anticipate the kind of assistance that the Jinn can provide to Dajjal in Akhir al-Zaman. The event concerns the wondrous throne of the Queen of Saba’, i.e., Sheba. Nabi Sulaiman ʿalayhi as-salām wanted the throne to be brought to his court prior to the Queen’s arrival at his court. A Jinn offered to bring it in the twinkling of an eye. Here is what the Qur’an has to say concerning the assistance provided by the Jinn in this matter:
(Qur’an, al-Naml, 27:38–41)
When Solomon learned that the Queen of Sheba was coming to visit him, he said to his council: Oh you nobles! Which of you can bring me her throne ere she and her followers come unto me in willing surrender to Allah? An ‘Ifreet of the Jinn said: I shall bring it to you before you rise from your council-seat—for, behold, I am powerful enough to do it, and worthy of trust! Thereupon one of the Jinn who had knowledge of the Book said: I will bring it to thee within the twinkling of an eye! Then when Solomon saw it placed firmly before him, he said: This is by the Grace of my Lord, to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! And if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is a gain for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honor! Solomon then requested that the throne be so altered or disguised that she may not know it as hers: let us see whether she allows herself to be guided [to the truth] or remains one of those who will not be guided.
The assistance provided to Solomon by the Jinn who, according to the Qur’an, had ‘knowledge of the book’, anticipates modern television, and the holographic casting of three-dimensional objects in mid-air without using any kind of screen, and other such seemingly miraculous things beside.
While the Qur’an does not identify the ‘book’ which provided the knowledge which, in turn, made it possible for a Jinn to relocate an object instantaneously to a new location thousands of miles away, it does confirm the existence of such a book. But we must consider the possibility that the word ‘book’ may have been used to represent a branch of knowledge. If so, then the possibility exists that Dajjal may have access to that branch of knowledge and hence, that the modern scientific and technological revolution is assisted by the Jinn, and that there are scientific and technological miracles waiting to occur in history which will attempt to replicate this event described above.
We conclude by observing that the profile of the Messiah whom the Jews await, must compare favorably with what has been described above of the profiles of both David and of Solomon, i.e., Nabi Daud and Nabi Sulaiman ʿalayhi as-salām. There is an abundance of evidence which convincingly demonstrate that Dajjal has already made substantial progress in establishing for himself precisely such a profile.
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