what is dajjal?

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what is dajjal?

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what is dajjal?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dajj%C4%81l

al-Masih ad-Dajjal is Arabic for "the false messiah". is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology. He is to appear pretending to be Masih (i.e. the Messiah) at a time in the future, before Yawm al-Qiyamah (Judgment Day), directly comparable to the figures of the Antichrist and Armilus in Christian and Jewish eschatology, respectively.


http://irshad.org/glossary.php
Dajjal
A great liar or deceiver. (Anti-Christ)



http://www.khuddam.org.uk/departments/t ... cglossary/
Dajjal: Arabic term literally means ‘Deceiving’ or ‘Deceiver’. It is commonly used in reference to those falsely claiming to be prophets as found in some sayings of the Holy Prophet (saw). It is a comparable to the figure of the anti-Christ in Christianity.
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