THE APPEARANCE OF DAJJAL

THE APPEARANCE OF DAJJAL T he root of dajjal is ‘dajl’, which means to deceive. When a metal is given a gold polish to simulate gold, this process of polishing is called Dajl. Dajjal means deceiver. Dajjal is the superlative degree, that is, a great deceiver. In later times dajjal has been called the deceiver, because he will act deceitfully. He will indulge in gross misrepresentation of the truth to the people to mislead them. Another name for Dajl in ideological matters is a misinterpretation, i.e., an incorrect or false explanation. Dajjal will not wield the sword for this purpose, for people cannot be misled by the sword—only false reasoning can mislead them. Such acts of Dajl have repeatedly occurred in the world. However, the invention of the printing press and the media has enormously increased the scope of Dajl, which is now unparalleled in human history. Dajjal is no mysterious personality. The earlier dajjal who could carry out deception on a very small scale has been replaced by a dajjal who can do so on a very great scale. It is another name for the harmful use of