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

THE PLACE OF THE DAJJAL'S
EMERGENCE
THE DAJJAL WILL EMERGE from the direction of the
East, from Khurasan 1 , from (the city of) al-Yahud!Jah of
Asbahan 2 . Then he will travel throughout the earth, not
leave any town or city, except that he will enter it, apart from
Makkah and Madinah. For, he will be unable to enter them, because
(at their entrances will be) angels are constantly guarding
1
Khurasiin: are vast lands in the direction of the East, incorporating many
lands, from them, Naysabur, Hurah, Marw and other cities situated beneath the
river ofJeehoon. See 'Mu;am 11!-Buldtin', [2/ 350].
TN: Khurasan, also spelled Khorasan, is a historical region and realm
comprising a vast territory now lying in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan,
and northern Afghanistan. The historical region extended, along the north,
from the Amu Darya (Oxus River) westward to the Caspian Sea and, along the
south, from the fringes of the central Iranian deserts eastward to the mountains
of central Afghanistan. [Enclyclopedia Britannia 1999]
2
Asbahan: Yaqut says, 'the city of Asbahan is at the well-known place of (Jee),
which is now known as Sharastan and al-Madinah.
When Buqtansar traveled to and seized Jerusalem, he captured its inhabitants,
transported the Jews with him and lodged them in Asbahan. There he built for
them quartes and camps on the outskirts of the city of Jee, which (since then) is
called al-Yahiid[yah. The city of Asbahan today, is al-Yahiidiyah.' See 'Mu;am ul­
Bufdan', [1/208].
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