According to Islamic tradition, Jesuss descent will be in the midst of wars fought by the Mahdi (lit. the rightly guided one), known in Islamic eschatology as the redeemer of Islam, against the al-Masīh ad-Dajjāl (literally false messiah, synonymous with the Antichrist) and his followers.[40] Jesus will descend at the point of a white arcade, east of Damascus, dressed in yellow robes—his head anointed. He will then join the Mahdi in his war against the Dajjal. Jesus, considered in Islam as a Muslim (one who submits to God) and one of Gods messengers, will abide by the Islamic teachings. Eventually, Jesus will slay the Antichrist Dajjal, and then everyone from thePeople of the Book (ahl al-kitāb, referring to Jews and Christians) will believe in him. Thus, there will be one community, that of Islam. Sahih Muslim, 41:7023 This is a time associated in Islamic narrative with universal peace and justice. Islamic texts also allude to the appearance of Yajuj and Majuj (known also as Gog and Magog), ancient tribes which will disperse and cause disturbance on earth. God, in response to Jesuss prayers, will kill them by sending a type of worm in the napes of their necks.[40] Jesuss rule is said to be around forty years, after which he will die, (according to Islam Jesus did not die on the cross but was taken up to heaven and continues to live until his return in the second coming). Muslims will then perform the Salat al-Janazah (funeral prayer) for him and bury him in the city of Medina in a grave left vacant beside Muhammad.[41]
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