The Complexity of the Subject—Dajjal is One-Eyed

 

 Dajjal (Anti-Christ), the Qur’an and the Beginning of History

The Complexity of the Subject—Dajjal is One-Eyed

 

While it is true that Prophet Muhammad ṣallā -llāhu taʿālā ʿalayhī wa-sallam did declare that there would be many Dajjal’s who would appear in the world as liars (he said they would number close to thirty) before the appearance of al-Masih al-Dajjal himself (Ref. Sunan Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim, etc.), it remains true that he did deliver a basic Prophetic description of al-Masih al-Dajjal as a Jew, a young man who would be powerfully built and who would have the curls required by the law of the Torah, etc. This book has already argued that the above description has to be understood literally. The complexity of this subject becomes apparent when we now proceed to argue that a further part of the description of the Anti-Christ or Dajjal, given by the Prophet, cannot be understood literally but, rather, must be interpreted in order to be understood. Indeed, the Christian or Jewish reader would readily show understanding when told that a significant amount of information in the religion of Islam concerning the Anti-Christ or false Messiah, is presented in language that is allegorical and symbolic. Indeed this is true for the most important Hadith of all, concerning Dajjal. Prophet Muhammad ṣallā -llāhu taʿālā ʿalayhī wa-sallam said:

 

Abdullah ibn 'Umar said: .  .  .  .  The Messenger of Allah then stood up in front of the people, praised Allah with words worthy of Him and then he mentioned Dajjal and said: I warn you about him, and there is no Prophet who has not warned his people about him. Noah warned his people about him. But I will say to you something about him that no Prophet has ever said to his people. You should know that he is one-eyed, and Allah is not one-eyed. (Sahih Bukhari) 

 

(The Prophet warned) Oh people, be firm! I describe him, i.e., Dajjal, to you as no Prophet before me ever did. He will commence by declaring: “I am a Prophet”, but there will be no Prophet after me (hence he will lie). Then he will praise himself and declare “I am your Lord-God”, but you will not see your Lord-God until you die. And (in addition) he is one-eyed, and your Lord-God is not one-eyed. And between his eyes is written (the word) KAFIR, i.e., disbeliever, which every believer (who has faith in his heart) will be able to read—whether he be literate or illiterate. (Sunan Ibn Majah)

 

In another Hadith recorded in Sahih Bukhari, the Prophet declared that Dajjal sees with one eye—the left eye, and that he is so blind in the right eye; that it looks like a bulging grape.

 

In yet another Hadith, also recorded in Sahih Bukhari, the Prophet again made mention of Dajjal’s blind right eye:

While sleeping near the Ka’aba last night, I saw in my dream a  man of brown color, the best one can see amongst brown color and his hair was long that it fell between his shoulders. His hair was lank and water was dribbling from his head and he was placing his hands on the shoulders of two men while circumambulating the Ka`aba. I asked, Who is this? They replied: This is Jesus, son of Mary. Behind him I saw a man who had very curly hair and was blind in the right eye, resembling Ibn Qatan, i.e. an infidel, in appearance. He was placing his hands on the shoulders of a person while performing Tawaf around the Ka`aba. I asked: Who is this? They replied, al-Masih al-Dajjal.

 

How can it be possible for someone who has ‘faith’, but is ‘illiterate’, to be able to read what is written between the eyes— on the forehead of the Anti-Christ? Our response is that such would be impossible if we were to understand the act of reading literally. As soon as we dismiss a literal understanding, and we turn consequently to search for an interpretation, it becomes readily apparent that the illiterate believer would have the capacity to read because he would be reading with ‘eyes’ other than those located on the face. The epistemology of the Qur’an, like that of all other divinely-revealed scriptures, recognizes that the heart can see. In other words, human beings have a capacity for internal sight, i.e., in addition to external sight. It is with internal sight therefore, that the illiterate believer would be able to read what is written on the forehead of the Anti-Christ.

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Hadith linking Gog and Magog to Jerusalem

 

An Islamic View of Gog Magog in the Modern World

 

 

Hadith linking Gog and Magog to Jerusalem

Finally the Qur’an makes mention of Gog and Magog for a second and last time in two verses of Surah al-Anbiyah’ which refer to a certain ‘town’. Allah Most High had destroyed that town and expelled the people of the town banning them from ever returning to reclaim that town as their own. However the verse went on to declare that the ban would remain in force only until Gog and Magog were released and they spread out in all directions to occupy every position of advantage:

 

“And there is a ban on (the people of) a town which We destroyed: that they (the people of the town) shall not return (to reclaim their town) until Gog and Magog are released and (eventually) they spread out in every direction (or descend from every height to occupy every position of advantage).”  (Qur’an, al-Anbiyah’, 21:95-96)

 

If we can identify the town and if there is evidence the people of the town have already returned to reclaim it as their own (after having been expelled from it by divine decree), it would constitute further evidence of both the release of Gog and Magog as well as their identity.   

 

In addition to analysis based on the system of meaning of the subject, our method by which we identify the town is to also search our Qur’an and Hadith database to locate any such town which is connected to Gog and Magog. And sure enough ‘Jerusalem’ emerges as the only such town. Firstly, we quoted above a Hadith which informed us that Gog and Magog would pass by the Sea of Galilee. That Sea is located only 50 miles north of Jerusalem. In addition, the only town mentioned by name that is linked to Gog and Magog is Bait al-Maqdis (i.e. Jerusalem):

 

“Gog and Magog would walk until they reach the mountain of al-Khamr, and it is a mountain of Bait al-Maqdis (i.e. Jerusalem)...” (Sahih Muslim)

 

Secondly, we recognize a similarity between the above two verses of Surah al-Anbiyah’ and the verse in Surah Ale ‘Imran referring to Makkah by its old name, ‘Bakkah’. In neither instance can we penetrate the verses of the Qur’an without referring to events and other such data located outside of the Holy Book.

 

The Qur’an has informed us that Allah Most High gave the Holy Land to the Israelite people (Qur’an, al-Maidah, 5:24). Jerusalem is the capital city of that Holy Land. The historical record is that they were expelled from that town some 2000 years ago. However they have now returned to the ‘town’ to reclaim it as their own. Jerusalem lies at the very heart of events connected to the true Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary. It is from Jerusalem that he will rule the world. It is also from Jerusalem that Dajjal the false Messiah must attempt to rule the world. As history progresses to its end, Jerusalem must replace Washington, London and other such cities as the center of the world.

 

It was certainly not by accident that neither the Qur’an, nor the blessed Prophet to whom the Qur’an was revealed and who was declared to be the teacher of the Qur’an, ever identified the ‘town’ linked to Gog and Magog. It is certain that the reason for this was to provoke scholars of the Qur’an to critically observe unfolding events in the historical process in order to recognize the Signs of Allah Most High and to thus eventually identify the ‘town’. The Qur’an had directed specific attention to precisely this aspect of its miraculous text when it declared:

 

“In time We shall make them fully understand Our messages (through what they perceive) in the utmost horizons (of the universe) and within themselves (which includes the unfolding historical process), so that it will become clear unto them that this [revelation] is indeed the truth. (Still) is it not enough (for them to know) that thy Lord-God is witness unto everything?”  (Qur’an, Fussilat, 41:53)

 

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to be continued . . . .

 

Water in the world and in the Sea of Galilee

 

An Islamic View of Gog Magog in the Modern World

 

 

Water in the world and in the Sea of Galilee

There is additional evidence supporting our conclusion derived from the above Ahadith, for example, Gog and Magog have a profile already described, of such great consumption of water that rivers and lakes would run dry. The world is already experiencing precisely such a phenomenon of diminishing sweet water resources and evidence of such continues to increase as nations and tribes threaten to wage wars over increasingly scarce water resources. 

 

Dramatic evidence related to water confirming the release of Gog and Magog is also located in the Hadith describing them passing by the Sea of Galilee on their way to Jerusalem and drinking the water in that sea to such an extent that it would eventually dry up:

 

“.  .  .  It will be under such conditions that Allah will reveal to Jesus these words: I have brought forth from among My servants such people against whom none will be able to fight; you take these people safely to Tur, and then Allah will send Gog and Magog and they will swarm down from every slope. The first of them will pass by Lake Tiberias (i.e. the Sea of Galilee) and drink out of it, and when the last of them passes, he will say: ‘There was once water here .  .  .  .’” (Sahih Muslim)

 

The water level in the Sea of Galilee is now so low that it is considered essentially dead, i.e. it is only a matter of time before it dries up. As we write this book, the water-level in the Sea is fast approaching the “black line” level of -214.4 meters below sea level. When it reaches that level, removing water from the lake, which is one of Israel's major water resource, will no longer be possible because the pumps will be above the water level. This is almost certain to occur before this book is published and reaches our readers. Readers are advised to keep abrest of the situation through Google search using ‘Lake Kinneret Black Line’.   

            

Additional dramatic proof of the release of Gog and Magog can be found in the growing evidence of the world’s great lakes now drying up. Canada’s Lake Superior for example, the greatest Great Lake and the world's largest freshwater reservoir, is now at its lowest water level ever.

 

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to be continued . . . .