The Age of Dajjal, Are You ready? (Part-1)
Author: Shaykh Imran Hosein
(This series will aim to explore the importance regarding the Greatest Trial Mankind will face. The age which has begun already.)
Dajjal: is a common Arabic word, used in the sense of “false prophet”, but al-Masih ad-Dajjal, with the definite article, refers to “the imposter”, a specific end-of-times deceiver. The Imposter: is one who engages in deception under an assumed name or identity. So we can understand Dajjal means an imposter and an imposter means one who engages in deception under an assumed name or identity.
Dajjal - The Anti-Christ
What will this identity be? And who will provide this identity?
This identity will be a claim to be GOD (Almighty ALLAH) Himself. To achieve this he will first claim to be a Leader then Jesus (Prophet Isa) then GOD (Almighty ALLAH)! The Dajjal will have a Large following consisting of all races and Religions but mainly Jews.
How can a Man of Evil achieve such a following? He will perform Miracles. While his army works in the shadows on a plan which aims to End all Religions and Faith in GOD. In the society of today in which people class themselves atheist, a person who does not believe in GOD he may feel he cannot see GOD which means he does not exist. If people with such thinking saw someone perform miracles before their eyes they will be deceived with its trickery struck in awe wondering at its Greatness, such an act can open a door inside them making one accept and be overwhelmed with what they see.
In traditional Ayurvedic and Asian medicine, turmeric is purportedly useful for the treatment of many ailments and skin problems such as acne. To make a turmeric mask, you can combine 2 tbsp of oatmeal flour, 11/2 tsp. of turmeric powder and enough water to form a yogurt-like paste in a bowl. Apply the mask to your face and wait at least 15 minutes before removing it with cool water. Applying turmeric to the skin may help with pimples that cause skin inflammations. Based on limited research findings, turmeric and its active compound curcumin may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, according to the website MedlinePlus. However, more research is necessary to determine turmeric’s true efficacy as a treatment for this or other conditions.
Social etiquette and cultural ethos require adults to maintain their decorum in public and not show their emotions, except only to those to whom they are close. Gone are the childhood days when we could bawl at the drop of a hat just because some kid pushed us too hard or yanked away our toy. We “grow up” and “grow out” of that unbelievably nonchalant, innocent, ‘crybaby’ phase of our lives. However, do we stop crying?
Recently you must have received sms messages or emails saying: Sign a Petition to stop the recent burning of the Quran. Or join this page or that website that is condemning this act. And let’s hold a rally to stop this. Maybe all of this made you stop and think about the recent incident that caused a commotion universally as well as in the Muslim world. This was the incident of Pastor Terry Jones announcing the desecration of the Quran in Gainsville, Florida as retaliation to the Islamic Mosque being built on the site of 9/11.
Recently my 8 year old has been reading the newspaper and talking amongst her friend about the recent flood catastrophe so one day she asks: “Why has Allah made so many poor people die in the flood? They didn’t do anything wrong.” Honestly, I am at a loss of words to this question but this is a question that is perhaps being pondered over globally whether any creed or cast? God is Omnipotent. Then how come Pakistanis are undergoing a series of misfortune? Mid 2010 has witnessed several tribulations for Pakistanis: The powerful Cyclone Phet that hit in June, then the Air Blue Crash taking innocent lives of 152 passengers, then the recent calamity of the flood that is spreading. These disasters seem endless as we head towards the end of the year.
It has been about a year and a half since we moved back from the US to Pakistan. A family of 5, 3 young children (5, 3 & 6 months), the immediate fear of moving to Pakistan with American born children and the thought of the dry summer heat was what if my 5 year old says: Ammi there are too many mosquitos (machar) in this country or how come we never have any light. I was pleasantly surprised and a little relieved when my 5 year old’s reaction when summer came was: Man, these mangoes are great. And every year after that she kept waiting for the “aam” season to arrive again and every few months we would hear a holler of: is it aam season yet! The heat and problems of the summer in Pakistan on one side and mango season on the other, the latter enveloping the prior.
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