Major Signs and Protection From Dajjal
Al-Jumuah vol. 11 issue 9


MAJOR SIGNS LEADING TO THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

  1. Muslims reach the peak of their military power.

  2. AL-MAHDI will appear just before the time of the Dajjaal. He will call to the true Islam, and will be a military leader.

  3. The DAJJAAL will come claiming to be God holding Heaven and Hell. His purpose is to deceive, and unbelievers will follow him.

  4. EESA (Alayhis salaam), will descend at the time of Fajr Salaat on a Masjid in Damascus, Syria. He will call people back to Islam, but he will also be a military leader. The People of the Book will revert to Islam, and wealth will be super-abundant. He will break the cross, kill the swine, and slay the Dajjaal. He will stay on Earth for a long time thereafter, and then die.

  5. The DAABBAH (an animal) will come and call people back to Islam. The description of the animal is unknown.

  6. JAJOOJ and MAJOOJ (two hidden tribes of people) will break free of the dam that holds them back, and ravage the earth. They will drink all the water, and kill people until Allah sends against them a worm which will wipe them out. This is roughly before / during the time of Eesa (Alayhis salaam), although it is not entirely clear.

  7. SMOKE will appear all over the earth which will cause believers to catch something similar to a slight cold, whereas the unbelievers will be hit harder by it. Finally, a cold wind will come and kill all believers, leaving only unbelievers on the earth who will then witness the LAST HOUR. The angel Israfil will blow a trumpet, and the resurrection of all human beings will begin. At this point, the Day of Resurrection commences in which the skies and earth are destroyed by Allah, the Mighty.


HOW TO PROTECT ONESELF FROM THE DAJJAAL

The Dajjaal will come at a time when the Muslims emerge victorious from the al-Malhamah. His purpose will be to destroy the Islamic military power which will have defeated, the Christians. However, the Muslims will not put down their arms but will prepare themselves to fight the Dajjaal. It is the duty of every Muslim to fight the Dajjaal if he lives to witness him, by joining the Muslim forces under the banner of Jihaad the sake of preserving the Deen.

Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) warned us, "Whoever hears about the coming of the Dajjaal should stay away from him because by Allah, a man could come to him believing he is a strong believer but then he follow him because of the doubts he will spread" (Abu Dawud). He (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) has shown us how to protect ourselves from the Dajjaal.


SEEK REFUGE WITH ALLAH

Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) commanded the Muslims to seek refuge with Allah from the Dajjaal in every Salaat. He himself used to say a supplication at the end of each prayer after the last tashahhud which means, "O Allah! I seek refuge with you from the punishment of Hell and from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the tribulations of the Dajjaal" (Muslim).


THE CAVE (Surah al-Kahf)

Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) told us as reported in the Sahih of Muslim, that whoever lives to witness the Dajjaal, let him memorise and recite the last ten verses of Surah al-Kahf (Chapter 18) and he will be protected from the Dajjaal.


TAKING REFUGE IN MAKKAH AND MADINAH

Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, "There will be no town the Dajjaal will not visit, except Makkah and Madinah, for all of their gates will be guarded by angels that will be surrounding them" (Bukhari and Muslim). So, it is there that Muslims will be safe from the Dajjaal.