Abstract
This article is an attempt to discuss the figure of al-Masīh al-Dajjāl,
‘the deceiving Messiah’, as one of the ten major ‘signs of the Hour’.
According to Islamic sources, his arrival will announce the approach
of the Hour, or the End Times, the eschatological event which the
Qur’an portrays with powerful imagery. While the Qur’an does
not explicitly mention the name ‘Dajjāl’ or allude to his function
before the coming of the Day of Judgement, his role as an
important sign of the Hour is widely assumed and references to it
are scattered throughout Islamic texts. Who is the Dajjāl? How is
he presented in the Islamic tradition? This article explores both
the space given to these eschatological themes in qur’anic
passages and Prophetic traditions (Hadiths), and the
interpretations of such events in the most influential mainstream
commentaries of the Sunni tradition and in present-day
scholarship.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 125-143 |
Numero di pagine | 19 |
Rivista | Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations |
Volume | 33 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2022 |
Keywords
- Dajjāl
- End Times
- Jesus
- Signs of the hour
- prophetology