Masih ad-Dajjal (literally "The Impostor Messiah") is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology. He is to appear pretending to be Masih (or the Messiah) at a time in the future, before Yawm al-Qiyamah (Judgment Day). Dajjal is One-Eyed (Compare to Armilus) Usage Dajjal is a common Arabic word, with the meaning "to deceive", used in the sense of "false prophet", but al-Masih ad-Dajjal, with the definite article, refers to "the impostor", a specific end-of times deceiver. The term ' (Arabic for "th… (More on Dajjal) |