Ad-Dajjal (Arabic: ٱلدَّجَّالُ, romanized: ad-Dajjāl, lit. 'Deceitful'),[1] otherwise referred to simply as the Dajjal, is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology who will pretend to be the promised Messiah and later claim to be God, appearing before the Day of Judgment according to the Islamic eschatological narrative.[1][2] The word Dajjal is not mentioned in the Quran, but he is mentioned and described in the Hadith.[1] Corresponding to the Antichrist in Christianity, the Dajjal is said to emerge out in the East, although the specific location varies among the various sources.[3]
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The Dajjal will imitate the miracles performed by Jesus, such as healing the sick and raising the dead, the latter done with the aid of demons. He will deceive many people such as weavers, magicians and children of fornication.[3]
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