The Dajjaal will emerge in the east, from the land of the Persians called Khuraasaan. According to the hadith of AbuBakr as-Sideeq (RA) in which he said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) told us, "the Dajjaal will emerge from a land in the east called Khuraasaan, and his followers will be people with faces like flattened shields" (Tirmidhi) But who he really is will become apparent to the Muslims when he reaches a place between Iraq and Syria. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "He will emerge from between Syria and Iraq and will spread mischief right and left. O slaves of Allaah, stand firm" (Muslim)
How long he will remain on earth. The companions (peace be upon them) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) how long the Dajjaal would remain on earth. They said, "What will be the length of his stay on earth?" He said, "Forty days, one day like a year, one day, like a month, one day like a week. and the rest of his days like your days.ﾕ We asked, a Messenger of Allaah, on that day which will be like a year, will the prayers of one day be sufficient?" He said, "No, work it out." (Muslim)
The Followers Of the Dajjaal. The Dajjaal will be the king for whom the Jews are waiting so that they may rule the world during his era. The Messenger of Allaah said, "Most of the followers of the Dajjaal will be Jews and women" (Musnad Ahmad) In another narration, he said, "The Dajjaal will be followed by seventy thousand Jews of Isbahaan, wearing cloaks" (Muslim).
The name by which the Dajjaal is known to the Jews is AI Maseeh ibn Dawood (The Messiah son of David). They claim that he will emerge at the end of time and that his dominion will extend over land and sea, and the rivers will flow with him. They claim that he is one of the signs of God, who will restore dominion to them. (Lawaami al- Anwaar al-Bahiyyah)
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