I know that a lot of my friends and Muslims (ie Umer Salahuddin) are really obsessed by the Dajjal Prophecy and tend to believe it refers to a literal being or the Illuminati (I was guilty of this) But Leopold Weiss (Muhammad Asad) had a different and frankly brilliant idea of Dajjal. Read this: “Hast thou ever heard of our Holy Prophet’s prediction that in later times most of the world’s people would follow the Dajjal, believing him to be God? And as he looks at me with a question in his eyes, I recount, to the visible approval of Shaykh Ibn Bulayhid, the prophecy about the appearance of that apocalyptic being, the Dajjal, who would be blind in one eye but endowed with mysterious powers conferred upon him by God. He would hear with his ears what is spoken in the farthest corners of the earth, and would see with his one eye things that are happening in infinite distances; he would fly around the earth in days, would make treasures of gold and silver suddenly appear from underground, would cause rain to fall and plants to grow at his command, would kill and bring to life again: so that all whose faith is weak would believe him to be God Himself and would prostrate themselves before him in adoration. But those whose faith is strong would read what is written in letters of flame on his forehead: Denier of God—and thus they would know that he is but a deception to test man’s faith… ‘Is not this parable, O Shaykh, a fitting description of modern technical civilization? It is ‘one-eyed’: that is, it looks upon only one side of life—material progress—and is unaware of its spiritual side. With the help of its mechanical marvels it enables man to see and hear far beyond his natural ability, and to cover endless distances at an inconceivable speed. Its scientific knowledge cause ‘rain to fall and plants to grow’ and uncovers unsuspected treasures from beneath the ground. Its medicine brings life to those who seem to have been doomed to death, while its wars and scientific horrors destroy life. And its material advancement is so powerful and so glittering that the weak in faith are coming to believe that it is a godhead in its own right; but those who have remained conscious of their Creator clearly recognize that to worship the Dajjal means to deny God…’ ‘Thou are right, O Muhammad, thou art right!’ cries out Ibn Bulayhid, excitedly striking my knee. ‘It never occurred to me to look upon the Dajjal prophecy in this light; but thou are right! Instead of realizing that man’s advancement and the progress of science is a bounty from our Lord, more and more people in their folly are beginning to think that it is an end in itself and fit to be worshipped.’” (Road to Mecca, Muhammad Asad)
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 05:31:32 +0000
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