The Alarm of Doomsday

All the attributes of dajjal in the hadith are expressed in symbolic language. For instance, this is the wording of one long narration about Dajjal in which he will speak with a voice that will be heard in the east and the west. Dajjal will say, ‘O my companions, come to me, O my companions, come to me. O my friends, come to me, O my friends, come to me.’ (Kanz alUmmal, Hadith No. 39709) This is indeed the language of symbolism. This does not mean that dajjal’s voice will be of such a high pitch or velocity that it could be heard worldwide. It was, in fact, a prediction that the appearance of dajjal would be in the age of telecommunications. He would be like an ordinary man, but it would become possible for him to make his voice travel from one end of the world to the other, thanks to mechanical communications. These words of the narration tell us, in fact, of the opportunities of this age rather than of the unusual personality of dajjal. Why the Traditions of the Predictions of Doomsday Are Worded in Symbolic Language? The absolute clarity of the statements in the Quran leaves no doubt about the approach of Doomsday. For example, chapter 7, verse 187, says: “The hour