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The Dajjal And The Return of Jesus_ Yusuf Ibn Abdullah Ibn Yusuf Al Wabil

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THE MEANING OF THE WORD<br />

DAJJAL<br />

AFOR THE WORD DAJJAL, then itis taken from their<br />

aying: '<strong>Dajjal</strong>a al-ba'ir (he tarred the camel)', that is, he<br />

smeared and coated it in tar. Hence its original meaning<br />

is mixing, so one would say: 'dqjala' he coated and mixed. 1 Consequently,<br />

the <strong>Dajjal</strong> is one who mixes and confuses (truth with<br />

falsehood), who lies habitually and also who comes with miraculous<br />

feats.<br />

Moreover, the word is on the measure <strong>of</strong> (ja'dla) which is one<br />

<strong>of</strong> the forms (in Arabic) which conveys doing the action <strong>of</strong> the<br />

original verb intensely. <strong>The</strong>refore the <strong>Dajjal</strong>'s deception and lies<br />

will be severe and in abundance. 2<br />

Its plural is Dqjjdltin and according to Imam Malik Dqjdjila, which<br />

is a broken plural. 3<br />

1<br />

See: '!isdn u!-'Arab' [11 / 236-237] and 'Tartib ul-Qam,;s' [2/ 152].<br />

2<br />

See: 'an-Ni(Jqyahji-gharibi-(Jadith' [2/ 152].<br />

3<br />

See: 'lisdn t1f-'Arab' [11 / 236].<br />

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