The White Palace and Coming of Dajjal (AntiChrist)

This is an aerial view of Madinah.

The bright white spot you see in the center is Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) masjid. Subhan Allah.

The White Palace

About 1400 years ago The Prophet (pbuh) narrated, when Dajjal (aka AntiChrist) appears he will wreck havoc is all corners of the world except Mecca and Madinah. He will not be allowed to enter there by the Angels guarding these two holy cities. The Prophet (pbuh) also added, when Dajjal is not allowed to enter Madinah, frustrated, he will camp on a salty terrain. When he is at the mount he will say to his companions,

Do you see this white palace? This is the mosque of Ahmad (i.e. Prophet Muhammad).

The white palace foretold is actually Prophet's masjid. At night it radiates white lights all across, as seen in the image above. More details on this hadith is available here.

Dajjal brings the biggest tribulation of all times

The Prophet (pbuh) also warned that when Dajjal appears the world will undergo a major turmoil and the period will be the biggest and the harshest in the history of mankind. This would be a test from Allah to see who is upright, pious and sincere in Islamic faith.

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

Between time of the creation of Adam and the Resurrection Day, there is nothing greater (fitna) than the mischief of Dajjal. ~ Riyad as-Salihin 19/1814

The attributes of Dajjal. How he will look.

The AntiChrist will be a young man with a ruddy complexion, short, with thick curly hair, a wide forehead, and broad upper chest, blind or defective in the right eye. This eye will be neither prominent nor sunken, and will look like a floating grape.

His left eye will be covered with a thick piece of flesh growing at the edge of his eye. Written between his eyes will be “Kaaf faa’ raa’ (K-F-R)”, in separate (Arabic) letters, or “kaafir”, with the letters joined. This will be read by every Muslim, literate or illiterate.

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

Dajjal is blind of the right eye and his eye would be like a floating grape. ~ Muslim 54/125
There would be written three letters k. f. r. (i. e. Kafir) between the eyes of the Dajjal. ~ Muslim 54/128

Dajjal will emerge from Khorasan

The Dajjal will emerge from the direction of the east, from Khurasan, from among the Jews of Isfahan (Iran/Persia). The land of Khurasan today is believed to be region around Afghanistan. From there he will travel around the world and will leave no city without entering into it, apart from Mecca and Madinah. He will not be able to enter these two holy cities because the angels will be guarding them.

When will Dajjal appear? Look at the spade of events here.

The Prophet (pbuh) said

The Dajjal will emerge from a land in the east called Khurasaan (northeast of Persia) ~ Tirmidhi 2163

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

The Dajjal will emerge from among the Jews of Isfahaan, and with him will be seventy thousand Jews, wearing crowns. ~ Ahmad 12865

Miracles of Dajjal

Following is the summarised version of a long Hadith. The Prophet (pbuh) said,

Dajjal will stay on the earth for 40 days: one day like a year, one day like a month, one day like a week, and the rest of the days like your days.
He will travel across the earth like the clouds when they are driven by the wind.
He will command the sky to rain, and the earth to bring forth vegetation, and their cattle will come back to them in the evening, with their humps very high, and their udders full of milk, and their flanks stretched.
Then he will come to another people and will call them, but they will reject him. So he will leave them and they will be stricken with famine, with none of their wealth in their hands.
He will pass by ruins and will say, ‘Bring forth your treasure!’ – and the treasure will follow him like a swarm of bees.
Then he will call a man who is brimming with youth, and will strike him with a sword and cut him in two, then (he will put the pieces apart from one another) the distance of an archer from his target. Then he will call him, and the young man will come forward smiling, with his face shining.”

This is recorded in Muslim 54/136. See here.

The Prophet (pbuh) also narrated that when Dajjal would appear and there would be along with him water and fire and what the people would see as water that would be fire and that would burn and what would appear as fire that would be water and any one of you who would see that should plunge in that which he sees as fire for it would be sweet, pure water. ~ Muslim 54/133

The Antidote of Dajjal

Two ways how one can save themselves from the tyranny of Dajjal. Supplicating after every prayer as outlined below. And memorizing the first 10 verses of Surah Kahf as advised by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

The Prophet (pbuh) said:

When any one of you says Tashahhud, let him seek refuge with Allah from four things, and say: O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the torment of Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the fitnah of the Dajjal. ~ Muslim 924

Reciting the first 10 verses of Surah Kahf (Quran, Chapter 18), will protect one from the tribulation of the AntiChrist. There are some who believe it is the last 10 verses of this Surah. Every Muslim should strive to read this chapter, and to memorize it and read it repeatedly, especially on the best day on which the sun rises, namely Friday.

Death of AntiChrist (Dajjal)

The Second Coming of Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is mentioned in several hadith. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) prophecised that Jesus (pbuh) will descend at the eastern minaret in Damascus. Dajjal at time will be heading towards Masjid-al-Aqsa (Jerusalem). After the morning prayer Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will lead Imam Mahdi and his army towards the Jerusalem. On the way Jesus (pbuh) will catch up with Dajjal at the gate of Ludd (Lod), which is a place close to Jerusalem.

When the Dajjal sees him, he will start to melt like salt melting in water, but Jesus (pbuh) will say to him, “I have some business with you, you will not get away from me.” Then he will catch him and will kill him with his spear. Thus Dajjal will die at the hands of Prophet Jesus (pbuh), son of Mary, as indicated by The Prophet (pbuh). ~ Muslim 54/136 | Abu Dawd 39/31

The Prophet (pbuh) said

"... then Jesus son of Mary will descend at the white minaret to the east of Damascus. He will then (search for Dajjal) and catch him at the gate of Ludd (in Palestine) and kill him." ~ Abu Dawud 39/31

We have the white palace now, which is in the form of Prophet Muhammad's mosque, in Madinah. Also take a look at the short video here (~ 2 min) and a slightly longer one here (~ 7 min). The end is clearly near.

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