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THE PROPHET JESUS (AS) WILL RETURN
Last Day, as contained in authentic traditions, are established reali-
ties. (Abu Hanifa, Nu'man ibn Sabit (150/767), al-Fiqh al-Akbar)

The hadiths of our Prophet (saas) contain detailed informa-
tion also about the characteristics of the dajjal. According to this,
the dajjal will turn people away from the true path; depict good
as bad and bad as good; deceive those who follow him with sup-
posed blessings and oppress and use force against those who do
not; bring forth confusion in the world and incite conflict;
oppose religious moral values and act to turn people away from
those values. The dajjal's time on Earth will be one when sincere
believers face many troubles and difficulties and when the great
majority of people turn their backs on religious moral values.
The dajjal's emergence will have a profound effect on the
whole world, and will be the source of developments that will
inflict many catastrophes and troubles upon humanity. Since his
main target will be religious moral values and true believers, the
period in question may be a particularly difficult one for the
believers. In addition, many people will believe in his deceptions
and follow him. Such an environment will have to be opposed
by all people of good conscience and believers. In addition, they
will have to wage a powerful intellectual struggle against this

environment, one in which, by Allah's will, they will be victori-
ous. However, the Prophet (saas) revealed that this individual's
wickedness will be on a scale never before seen in history, and
warned believers to avoid it. This warning is most important:
I tell you these things so that you may understand the situation and
not fall into his snare, and so that you may tell those who come after,
because his wickedness is the worst wickedness of all. (Nu‘aym ibn

Mas‘ud; Ismail Mutlu, Kiyamet Alametleri (Signs of the Last Day),