😈The One-Eyed Menace: Who (or What) is Dajjal, and Why is He the Ultimate Islamic Supervillain?...
By: Abdullah al-Satire | Chief Apocalyptic Analyst, Department of Messianic Mayhem Move over Voldemort. Sit down, Thanos. Kindly unplug, Skynet. Because when it comes to end-of-the-world bosses , Islam has its very own final boss battle — Ad-Dajjal . The Antichrist of Islam , Dajjal is the fire-breathing, one-eyed, chaos-incarnating, global gaslighter that scholars, imams, and WhatsApp forwards have been warning Muslims about for 1400 years. He’s not just a villain. He’s the villain. The OG liar. The master deceiver. The messiah impersonator. He doesn’t just troll — he declares himself God … and people believe him. Yes. People. Believe. Him. Welcome to the End Times. Part I: Who is Dajjal? In Arabic, “Dajjal” comes from the word dajl , meaning to deceive, to lie, to cover the truth . He is commonly referred to as Al-Masih ad-Dajjal — “The False Messiah.” He’s the Islamic equivalent of the Antichrist , but unlike vague western lore, Islamic sources describe him in weirdly s...