In the name of Allah, and may His peace and blessings be upon His Final Messenger, Muhammad, the Truthful and trustworthy son of Abdullah, Al-Mustafa, who warned his Ummah about the tribulation of the one-eyed Dajjal and its connection to the lands of Persia (Iran).
The Virtues of Islamic (Sunni) Persia
Over 1,400 years, the truthful Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) foretold that from the heartland of Persia, which is today Shia Iran, a large number of followers of none other than the Dajjal (‘Antichrist’) will emerge.
Undeniably, the lands of Persia have given birth to numerous luminaries, excelling not only in Islamic sciences but also in broader scientific domains. Post-Islamic Persia has surpassed pre-Islamic Iran in producing scholars across various fields. The Islamic Ummah owes a debt to Muslim Persian scholarship, and Muslims worldwide, from Morocco to Arabia, extending all the way to Indonesia, value the contributions of their Persian Muslim brethren and sisters to Islam.
It is vital to acknowledge the continued presence of millions of Persian Sunnis in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. Many renowned scholars of the early Salaf and Ahl al-Hadith originated from Persia, making remarkable contributions to the realm of knowledge. However, the Islamic history of Persia echoes that of Iraq—a land from which luminaries of Salaf emerged—while also serving as a hotbed for tribulations (fitan) that gave rise to groups like the Rafidah, Khawarij, and other Ahl al-Bid’ah.
The Dajjal in Sunni and Shia hadith
Both Sunni and Shia hadith mention the Dajjal and his followers from Iran. Disturbingly, unlike Sunni laypeople, who are often well-informed about hadith regarding the Dajjal, many Shia laymen are kept in the dark. It could be argued that a significant number of them may not even be aware that their own hadith explicitly states that the Dajjal himself, not just a specific group of his followers, will emerge from the heartland of Shia Iran, specifically Isfahan. The Shia clergy must surely have the most ‘valid’ reasons for keeping the Shia masses in the dark about the Dajjal emerging from Iran. It’s probably just a minor oversight in their educational agenda.
Green Persian shawls in Shia hadith
قال علي بن أبي طالب عليه السلام
ألا إن الدجال صائد بن الصيد ، فالشقي من صدقه والسعيد من كذبه ، يخرج من بلدة يقال لها إصفهان ، من قرية تعرف باليهودية … ألا وإن أكثر أتباعه يومئذ أولاد الزنا ، وأصحاب الطيالسة الخضر
(كمال الدين وتمام النعمة، لابن بابوية القمي، جلد 2، صفحة 476)
Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) said:
“Verily, the Dajjal is Sa`id ibn Sayd, and wretched is the one who believes in him. The fortunate is the one who denies him. He will emerge from a town called Isfahan, from a village known for its Jewish population (Al-Yahudiyyah)… verily, most of his followers on that day are the offspring of adultery (Awlad al-Zina, Haramzadeh) and those who wear green Tayalisah (shawls). (Ibn Babawayh, Kamal al-Din, Vol. 2, p. 476)
Green Persian shawls in Sunni hadith
حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَاحِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ، بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ، أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ : يَتْبَعُ الدَّجَّالَ مِنْ يَهُودِ أَصْبَهَانَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا عَلَيْهِمُ الطَّيَالِسَةُ – رواه مسلم
“The Dajjal will be followed by seventy thousand Jews of Isfahan (in Iran) wearing Tayalisah (green Persian shawls).” (Sahih Muslim)
In another version of the hadith, even a specific location in Isfahan is mentioned.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصْعَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَخْرُجُ الدَّجَّالُ مِنْ يَهُودِيَّةِ أَصْبَهَانَ مَعَهُ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا مِنْ الْيَهُودِ عَلَيْهِمْ التِّيجَانُ – رواه أحمد
“The Dajjal will emerge from a Jewish town (Yahudiyyah) in Isfahan, accompanied by seventy thousand Jews, each wearing Al-Tijan (crowns or turbans).” (Musnad Ahmad)
In another narration, Isfahan and its Jewish village are once again mentioned:
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبُ بْنُ شَدَّادٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْحَضْرَمِيُّ بْنُ لَاحِقٍ أَنَّ ذَكْوَانَ أَبَا صَالِحٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ قَالَتْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا أَبْكِي فَقَالَ لِي مَا يُبْكِيكِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَكَرْتُ الدَّجَّالَ فَبَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنْ يَخْرُجْ الدَّجَّالُ وَأَنَا حَيٌّ كَفَيْتُكُمُوهُ وَإِنْ يَخْرُجْ الدَّجَّالُ بَعْدِي فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ وَإِنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ فِي يَهُودِيَّةِ أَصْبَهَانَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَيَنْزِلَ نَاحِيَتَهَا وَلَهَا يَوْمَئِذٍ سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَابٍ عَلَى كُلِّ نَقْبٍ مِنْهَا مَلَكَانِ فَيَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِ شِرَارُ أَهْلِهَا حَتَّى الشَّامِ مَدِينَةٍ بِفِلَسْطِينَ بِبَابِ لُدٍّ وَقَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ مَرَّةً حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ فِلَسْطِينَ بَابَ لُدٍّ فَيَنْزِلَ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَيَقْتُلَهُ ثُمَّ يَمْكُثَ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فِي الْأَرْضِ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً إِمَامًا عَدْلًا وَحَكَمًا مُقْسِطًا – رواه أحمد
Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrates on the authority of Sulayman ibn Dawud who said that Harb ibn Shaddad narrated from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir who said that Al-Hadrami ibn Lahiq narrated from Dhakwan, the son of Abu Salih, who said that Aishah told him: “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) entered upon me whilst I was crying. He asked, ‘What is making you cry?’ I replied, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I remembered the Dajjal, so I cried.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘If the Dajjal emerges whilst I am amongst you, I will take care of him for you. But if he comes out after me, then your Lord, the Mighty and Glorious, is not one-eyed. He (i.e., Dajjal) will emerge from the Yahudiyyah [village] of Isfahan and will travel the land until he comes to Madinah. Madinah will have seven gates, and on each gate, there will be angels guarding. The wicked from its inhabitants will come out towards him until he reaches the city of Sham in Palestine, at the gate of Ludd. It is there that Jesus, the son of Mary, peace be upon him, will descend, and he will kill him. Jesus, peace be upon him, will then remain on Earth for forty years as an Imam, a just ruler, and a fair judge.” (Musnad Ahmad)
Benefits from the hadith: "If the Dajjal comes out whilst I am alive" proves that the Prophet (ﷺ) knew only portions of the Unseen that were bestowed upon him through revelation. He did not know when exactly the Dajjal would emerge. Yet, the extremist heretic grave worshippers want Muslims to believe that he knows all of the unseen, is aware, and can respond to all our madad (help) calls when invoked. And yes, the Prophet (ﷺ) literally referred to what is known today as 'Israel' as Palestine.
وروى الحافظ ابن عساكر من طريق شبابة عن حفص بن مورق الباهلي، عن حجاج بن أبي عمار الصواف عن زيد بن وهب عن حذيفة. قال: أول الفتن قتل عثمان، وآخر الفتن خروج الدجال، والذي نفسي بيده لا يموت رجل وفي قلبه مثقال حبة من حب قتل عثمان إلا تبع الدجال إن أدركه، وإن لم يدركه، آن به في قبره
البداية والنهاية – ابن كثير – ج ٧ – الصفحة ٢١٤
Al-Hafiz Ibn Asakir also narrated from Shu’bah, from Hafs ibn Murra al-Bahili, from Hujjaj ibn Abi Amir al-Suwafi, from Zayd ibn Wahb, from Hudhayfah. He said, “The first of the tribulations was the killing of Uthman, and the last of the tribulations is the emergence of the Dajjal. I swear by the One in Whose hand is my soul, no man dies with even a mustard seed’s weight of love for the killing of Uthman in his heart, except that he will follow the Dajjal if he reaches him. And if he does not reach him, he will meet him at his grave.” (Al-Bidaya wal-Nihaya, Ibn Kathir, Vol. 7, p. 214)
Al-Hafidh Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy upon him) also mentions in his Al-Bidayah wa Al-Nihayah:
البداية والنهاية – كتاب (الفتن والملاحم)
“So, the beginning of his (i.e., Dajjal’s) emergence will be from Isfahan, from a district known as Al-Yahudiyyah, and he will be supported by seventy thousand Jews from that region, armed with weapons and crowns, which are the green Tayalisah. Additionally, seventy thousand Tatars and a group from the people of Khurasan will support him. Initially, he will manifest in the guise of a pious man, then as a king amongst the oppressive kings. Subsequently, he will claim prophethood and then assert divinity. The ignorant amongst the descendants of Adam, the riffraff amongst the masses, and the common people will follow him. However, those guided by Allah amongst the worshippers of the righteous and the party of Allah, the God-fearing, will oppose and refute him. He will seize territories, city by city, fortress by fortress, region by region, and land by land. No land will remain untouched by him, except for Makkah and Madinah.” (Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah)
Points to Ponder: Iran (Persia) at the end of times, particularly its Shia heartland (Isfahan near Qom), is predicted to be a significant gathering place for the followers of Dajjal. In contrast, the true lands of Islam, Makkah and Madinah, the fortresses of Ahl al-Sunnah, are divinely protected and remain safe havens. They are secure to the extent that Dajjal will never have any authority over them. Also, note that the prophetic hadith about 70,000 Jews being from the followers of Dajjal in the heartland of Shia Iran stands as one of the signs of the prophethood of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). He resided over a thousand miles away from Isfahan, foretold his Ummah about the existence and presence of Jews in Isfahan at the end of times, 1400 years ago, in an era devoid of global communication. Today, these Iranian Jews constitute the largest Jewish community in the Middle East after Israel. The term 'Jews of Isfahan' in the hadith could also allude to the Shia (Rafidah), whose religion was founded by a Jew (Ibn Saba), and they subsequently resemble Jews by disobeying God and striving to alter God's religion. Indeed, they fulfill the prophecy about the Tayalisah (green Persian shawls) more than the actual Jews of Iran!
The significance of the Tayalisah (green Persian shawls)
‘Tayalisah’ (الطيالسة) is a piece (or pieces) of cloth worn on the head or the shoulders (or both), resembling a shawl, cloak, robe, or garment.
Ibn al-Mundhir mentions in his al-Lisan that the word ‘Tayalisah’ is a loanword of Persian origin, a mu’arrab:
وقال ابن منظور في اللسان: والطيلس والطيلسان: ضرب من الأكسية،….، وجمع الطيلس والطيلسان طيالس وطيالسة، دخلت فيه الهاء في الجمع للعجمة لأنه فارسي معرب.
“Al-Taylas and Al-Taylasan: a type of cloak or garment made of coarse wool… The plural of Al-Taylas and Al-Taylasan is Tayalis and Tayalisah, and the ‘ha’ (هاء) was added in the plural form due to Persianinfluence.”
Almaany.com says:
طَيلَسان: (اسم) الجمع : طَيالِسُ ، و طَيَالِسَة الطَّيْلسانُ : شالٌ، وشاح، كساء أخضر يضعه بعض العلماء والمشايخ على الكتف ومن شتْم العَرَب: يابْنَ الطيلَسَانِ: يريدون: يا عجميّ
“Taylasan: (Noun) Plural: Tayalis and Tayalisah. Taylasan: A shawl, scarf, or green cloak worn by some scholars and elders on the shoulders. Amongst the insults used by (jahili) Arabs is the phrase ‘You son of Taylasan!’, when addressing someone, implying ‘You non-Arab!'”
There is no conclusive evidence for the prohibition of wearing the Tayalisah (or anything similar to it), as stated by scholars such as Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (may Allah have mercy upon him). However, there is evidence that amongst the Sahabah were those who disliked it:
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْخُزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ، قَالَ نَظَرَ أَنَسٌ إِلَى النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، فَرَأَى طَيَالِسَةً فَقَالَ كَأَنَّهُمُ السَّاعَةَ يَهُودُ خَيْبَرَ. رواه البخاري
“Anas (Ibn Malik) observed people wearing Talayisah on the day of Jumu’ah and remarked, ‘At this moment, they (i.e., those people) resemble the Jews of Khaybar.'” (Bukhari)
Ibn Hajar explains the narration in his Fath al-Bari:
قوله : ( فرأى طيالسة ) أي عليهم ، وفي رواية محمد بن بزيع عن زياد بن الربيع عند ابن خزيمة وأبي نعيم أن أنسا قال : ما شبهت الناس اليوم في المسجد وكثرة الطيالسة إلا بيهود خيبر والذي يظهر أن يهود خيبر كانوا يكثرون من لبس الطيالسة ، وكان غيرهم من الناس الذين شاهدهم أنس لا يكثرون منها فلما قدم البصرة رآهم يكثرون من لبس الطيالسة فشبههم بيهود خيبر ، ولا يلزم من هذا كراهية لبس الطيالسة . وقيل : المراد بالطيالسة الأكسية ، وإنما أنكر ألوانها لأنها كانت صفراء
Ibn Hajar mentions that the Jews of Khaybar, unlike the rest of the people, began to increasingly wear the Tayalisah. When he, referring to Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), arrived in Basra (southern Iraq, known for the emergence of Kharijism and Rafidism and currently having a predominantly Rafidi population with loyalty to Iran), and noticed that the people (Muslims) were increasingly wearing the Tayalisah, he rebuked them by drawing a comparison to the appearance of the Jews of Khaybar. Ibn Hajar explains that this does not necessarily indicate a dislike ( كراهة ) for wearing the Tayalisah. He suggests that ‘it was said’ ( قيل ) that Anas was specifically referring to a type of Tayalisah ( الطيالسة الأكسية ) and that his rebuke was directed at those wearing yellow ones.
However, Ibn Hajar does not provide any conclusive evidence for the claim that Anas’ (may Allah be pleased with him) condemnation was solely due to the type or colour of the Talayisah that people wore. It is therefore not far-fetched to believe that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) simply disliked the wearing of the Talayisah altogether. However, the viewpoint of an individual sahabi is not, in itself, definitive proof in Islamic jurisprudence, at least not in an absolute sense.
Note: Some might argue that the Tayalisah is not similar to modern-day Arab headgear like the Shimagh, irrespective of its colour. They invoke Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy upon him) as evidence, who said that the Tayalisah is a garment and can be a type of clothing.
وفي فتح الباري لابن حجر : وَالطَّيَالِسَة جَمْع طَيْلَسَان وَهُوَ الثَّوْب الَّذِي لَهُ عَلَم وَقَدْ يَكُون كِسَاء وَوَقَعَ فِي حَدِيث أَسْمَاء بِنْت أَبِي بَكْر عِنْد مُسْلِم أَنَّهَا أَخْرَجَتْ جُبَّة طَيَالِسَة كِسْرِوَانِيَّة فَقَالَتْ : هَذِهِ جُبَّة رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
However, Ibn Hajar never denied that the Tayalisah can also be worn as a shawl or cloak, as this meaning is also encompassed in the Arabic language. Therefore, in the general sense, one could indeed argue that headgear such as the Kefiyyeh/Kufiya (Chafiyeh in Persian), the Ghutrah or Shemagh, etc., are similar to the Tayalisah worn at the time of the Sahabah.
Today, Muslims (of all denominations), Christians, Jews, and many Middle Easterners in general, don Tayalisah-like headgear.
So, yes, there is no religious prohibition against wearing the Tayalisah or similar headgear, even if it is in green. Indeed, green turbans (not Tayalisah) are traced back to the Prophet (ﷺ) and his Sahabah.
However, the widespread appearance of green Tayalisah headgear and cloaks has evolved into a prevalent symbol amongst the Rafidah and similar Batini Quburis, who have been notably influenced by Shiism in various aspects. In light of the aforementioned ahadith, this is, to say the least, quite telling.
The Dajjal and his Shia shall emerge from the east
إنَّ الأعورَ الدَّجَّالَ مَسيحَ الضَّلالةِ يخرُجُ مِن قِبَلِ المَشرِقِ في زمانِ اختلافٍ مِن النَّاسِ وفُرْقةٍ فيبلُغُ ما شاء اللهُ مِن الأرضِ في أربعينَ يومًا اللهُ أعلَمُ ما مِقدارُها اللهُ أعلَمُ ما مِقدارُها – مرَّتَيْنِ – ويُنزِلُ اللهُ عيسى ابنَ مَريمَ فيؤُمُّهم فإذا رفَع رأسَه مِن الرَّكعةِ قال : سمِع اللهُ لِمَن حمِده قتَل اللهُ الدَّجَّالَ وأظهَر المُؤمِنينَ – صحيح ابن حبان
“Indeed, the one-eyed Dajjal, the Messiah of misguidance, will emerge from the East during a time of division amongst people and discord. He will travel throughout the earth, reaching whatever Allah wills in forty days—Allah knows its extent best, Allah knows its extent best—twice. Then Allah will send down Jesus, the son of Mary, and he will lead them in prayer. When he raises his head from the bowing position, he will say, ‘Allah has heard the one who praised Him. Allah has killed the Dajjal (i.e., at the hands of Jesus, son of Mary) and made the believers triumphant.'” (Sahih ibn Hibban)
قال رسول الله صل الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم يَأْتِي الْمَسِيحُ (الدجال) مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ هِمَّتُهُ الْمَدِينَةُ حَتَّى يَنْزِلَ دُبُرَ أُحُدٍ ثُمَّ تَصْرِفُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَجْهَهُ قِبَلَ الشَّامِ وَهُنَالِكَ يَهْلِكُ
“The Dajjal will come from the direction of the east with the intention of attacking Madinah until he camps behind Uhud (near Madinah). Then, the angels (protecting Madina) will turn his face towards Al-Sham (Greater Syria) and there, he (the Dajjal) will perish.” (Sahih Muslim)
There are some narrations that suggest the followers of the Mahdi will emerge from Khurasan. This should make us more cautious about accepting the story that links the Mahdi to Khurasan because it seems like both the Mahdi and the Dajjal are linked to Khorasan.
Shaykh Mashhur ibn Hassan Aal Salman said:
يقول الشيخ مشهور حسن سلمان : دلت أحاديث وآثار كثيرة صحيحة على خروج الدجال من خُراسان و أصبهان، وهبوطه خوز و كرمان – وهي جميعاً الآن في إيران
“There are many authentic narrations and reports indicating the emergence of the Dajjal from Khurasan and Isfahan, and his descent to Khuzestan and Kerman)- all of which are currently in Iran.”
Indeed, we find that most ahadith mention that Dajjal and his followers will come from regions either totally within Iran or partly associated with today’s Iran.
Note: Iranian Khurasan, despite having a Sunni minority, is predominantly Shia. Isfahan, Kerman, and Khuzestan are all located in Iran and are provinces with a large Shia majority. Modern-day Afghanistan, which encompasses the largest part of historical Khurasan, is not just home to a Shia (Rafidah) minority, but in fact, it is one located in the centre of the country. The centre of Afghanistan (Khurasan) is inhabited by a small but very pro-Iran Shia minority, the Hazara, who are Turkic people—descendants of the Mongols—with predominantly round/broad faces. The Shia, followers of Dajjal, are described exactly like that in sahih ahadith!
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ سُبَيْعٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ الدَّجَّالَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَرْضٍ بِالْمَشْرِقِ يُقَالُ لَهَا خُرَاسَانُ يَتْبَعُهُ أَقْوَامٌ كَأَنَّ وُجُوهَهُمْ الْمَجَانُّ الْمُطْرَقَةُ . – رواه ابن ماجه
“On the authority of Abu Bakr who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) narrated to us, saying: ‘The Dajjal shall emerge from a land in the east called Khurasan. He is followed by a people who appear as if their faces are shields coated with leather.'” (Ibn Majah)
Ibn Hajr: The Dajjal shall definitely emerge from the east…
Ibn Kathir: The commencement of the Dajjal’s emergence shall be from Isfahan…
Disclaimer: The following hadith addresses the end of times. It has never been used by Islamic scholars, nor do I use it in any shape or form, to justify violence or genocide against Jews or Shiites. The end of times is a period marked by significant conflicts, akin to the biblical Armageddon.
حدثنا أحمد بن عبد الملك حدثنا محمد بن سلمة عن محمد بن إسحاق عن محمد بن طلحة عن سالم عن ابن عمر قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ينزل الدجال في هذه السبخة بمرقناة فيكون أكثر من يخرج إليه النساء حتى إن الرجل ليرجع إلى حميمه وإلى أمه وابنته وأخته وعمته فيوثقها رباطا مخافة أن تخرج إليه ثم يسلط الله المسلمين عليه فيقتلونه ويقتلون شيعته حتى إن اليهودي ليختبئ تحت الشجرة أو الحجر فيقول الحجر أو الشجرة للمسلم هذا يهودي تحتي فاقتله
أحمد شاكر، تخريج المسند لشاكر (٧/١٩٠) • إسناده صحيح • أخرجه حنبل في ((الفتن)) (٣٦)، والطبراني (١٢/٣٠٧) (١٣١٩٧) باختلاف يسير
“We were informed by Ahmad ibn Abdul-Malik, who narrated to us from Muhammad bin Salamah, from Muhammad bin Ishaq, from Muhammad ibn Talhah, from Salim, from Ibn Umar, who said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The Dajjal will settle down in this salty swamp by the valley of Qanah. Those that come out to [frequent] him the most will be the women; so much so that a man will return to tie up his relatives, his mother, daughter, sister, and [even paternal] aunt out of fear of her [i.e. them] going out to [visit] him [i.e. the Dajjal]. Then, Allah shall empower the Muslims over him, and they shall kill him and his Shia (followers, partisans, etc.). Even a Jew will hide behind a rock or a tree, and the rock or tree will say to the Muslim, ‘O servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, so kill him.'” (Musnad Ahmad)
Notice: The term 'Shia' is a neutral term in the noble Quran, used both negatively and positively. The Rafidah have a habit of superimposing their theological views on parts where it is used positively. It simply means partisans, followers, supporters, adherents, devotees, and, in the negative sense, sectarians. However, the Prophet's (ﷺ) choice of wording is intriguing. He used the term 'Shia' for the followers of none other than the Dajjal. In Islamic history, the term 'Shia' is associated with sectarian heretics who exaggerate about their Dajjalic hidden 'Mahdi', whose description resembles more that of the Dajjal than the Muslim Mahdi.
وقال النبي صل الله عليه وسلم
يَتْبَعُ الدَّجَّالَ مِنْ يَهُودِ أَصْبَهَانَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا عَلَيْهِمُ الطَّيَالِسَةُ
“The Dajjal will be followed by seventy thousand Jews of Isfahan (in Iran) wearing Tayalisah (green Persian shawls).” (Sahih Muslim)
Food for thought:
So in the hadith about the 70,000 supporters of the Dajjal emerging from what is known today as Iran, the Prophet (ﷺ) prophecised that this will occur in Isfahan specifically. Isfahan is both a city and a region in modern-day Iran, but it’s an ancient city with an intriguing history. Isfahan used to be a stronghold of Ahl al-Sunnah before the heretical Rafidi Shia Safavids, in the 10th century AH (16th century CE), committed genocides against its Persian population and imposed Shiism upon them. This led to the migration of many Persian Sunnis to southern Iran, Iraq, and even the Indian subcontinent. However, it’s essential to note that this transformation occurred in the 16th century CE, approximately nine hundred years after the passing of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
It is important to note that contrary to Iranian Shia propaganda – which portrays Iran and Iranians as a Shia nation from the dawn of Islam -Iran was for over 900 years a predominantly Sunni country, including its Persian heartland in which Isfahan is located. In fact, Isfahan used to be one of the strongholds of Islam and Ahl al-Sunnah in the Islamic world. The names of eminent Shafi’i scholars alone that emerged from Isfahan (known as Asbahan in classical Arabic) could fill entire books! It’s only in the past 400+ years that most of Iran, including nearly all of Isfahan, has become predominantly Shia after the Safavid onslaught on its Persian Sunni population. The anti-Sunni Safavids eventually chose Isfahan as their capital, the city with its notorious Jewish population! The Khomeinists are the intellectual and spiritual heirs of the anti-Sunni Safavids.
Picture the scholars reading the prophecy of the Dajjal emerging one day from Isfahan, the heartland of Persia during the time of the Salaf or even in the medieval period. It’s likely that some of them were quite perplexed. After all, Isfahan, in their time, was a Sunni city, and not just any Sunni city but one with a significant Islamic scholarship heritage. How could an army of Dajjal emerge from one of the fortresses of Ahl al-Sunnah? How could an army of Dajjal emerge from a city that produced the likes of Abu Dawud al-Zahiri? How could an army of Dajjal emerge from a city from which the likes of Layth ibn Sa’d hailed? How could an army of Dajjal emerge from a city about whom al-Hafidh Abd al-Qadir al-Rahaweyh said: “I didn’t see a place after Baghdad with more Hadiths than Isbahan (i.e. Isfahan)”? How could an army of Dajjal emerge from a city about whom none other than one of the Imams of the Salaf, Sa’id Ibn al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy upon him) said, “If I were not a man from Quraysh then I would have loved to be from Persia, then I would have loved if I was from Isfahan“?Could they ever have imagined in their wildest dreams that a major Sunni city like Isfahan would one day degenerate into a hotbed of the zanadiqah, the Rafidah, and Iranian-Persian ultranationalists, with a significant Jewish population—one of the first followers and supporters (Shia) of the Dajjal?
Indeed, nobody could have ever predicted such a downfall except a truthful Prophet like Muhammad (ﷺ). The same noble Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) who praised the Persians (a hadith the Shia often misuse) also rebuked the evil that would come from their lands, just as he praised some of the Arabs and their evil.
History bears witness to the downfall of Sunni Persia, which never recovered after the Rafidi takeover and failed to produce the luminaries it once did during its Sunni era. Today, where noble monotheists of Ahl al-Sunnah once taught, the batini Rafidi vultures have seized their pulpits and driven Iran into spiritual ruin—a cocktail of all falsehood masquerading as the ‘school of Ahl al-Bayt.’
With the emergence of the Safavids, the truthful prophecy of the final Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the followers of Dajjal from Isfahan in Iran has been clearer than ever. It never contradicted the intellect anyway, however, praise be to Allah who has unfolded this matter further and once more cemented the truthfulness of His final Apostle Muhammad (ﷺ).
Today, Isfahan is nearly devoid of Sunnis. There are around ten synagogues in Isfahan, but not a single purpose-built mosque for its Sunni community, most of whom are southern Persians from the Fars and Hormozgan provinces who have to pray congregational prayers in their homes or converted prayer houses (Musalla or Namazkhaneh in Persian). These non-purpose-built places are then presented to the gullible as ‘Sunni mosques’. The truth is that the hypocritical Shia Rafidi regime of Iran, which claims ‘Sunni-Shia unity,’ has allowed Zoroastrians (Majoos), Jews, and even Sikhs to establish numerous purpose-built places of worship in Shia cities like Isfahan and Tehran. However, it continues to deny this right to the Sunni community, despite their outnumbering these groups, to this very day.
Isfahan, as mentioned earlier, is now a predominantly Shia city. Religiosity in Isfahan has declined like never before seen in the history of Shia Iran, and widespread resentment towards the Shia clergy is prevalent. Nonetheless, it remains nominally a Shia-majority city with a growing semi-agnostic population and a strong presence of Iranian Persian ultranationalism, which is vehemently anti-Islam, anti-Arab, and anti-Turk. Moreover, it houses a thriving Jewish community that is centred in the heart of Isfahan.
The tenth-century Persian historian and geographer, Ibn al-Faqih al-Hamadani, writes: “When the Jews emigrated from Jerusalem, fleeing from Nebuchadnezzar, they carried with them a sample of the water and soil of Jerusalem. They did not settle down anywhere or in any city without examining the water and the soil of each place. This they did all along until they reached the city of Isfahan. There they rested, examined the water and soil, and found that both resembled Jerusalem. Upon that, they settled there, cultivated the soil, raised children and grandchildren, and today the name of this settlement is Al-Yahudiyyah.” (Kitab al-Buldan by Ibn al-Faqih)
In fact, Isfahan was formed from two parts – Shahrestan and the Jewish settlement Al-Yahudiyyah (Yahudiyeh in Persian) in the northeast of the city. At one period in history, the entire Isfahan was known as the Jewish town! Today, Al-Yahudiyyah constitutes the Jubareh district (formerly a village) of Isfahan and remains the residential centre of the local Jewish community. They operate numerous businesses, centres, and synagogues in the heart of Isfahan, not far from the temples of the Ibn Saba-influenced Rafidah, who eradicated every trace of Sunnism (just like they did in Shiraz and other Persian Sunni cities), including all the graves of Sunni scholars and ancient Sunni mosques that were transformed into Shia temples, where calligraphy in praise of the Sahabah was removed and replaced with shirk (invocation of the Imams).
It is also interesting to note that almost all synagogues in Isfahan were constructed during the period of Shia rule in Iran. There is no doubt that Jews and even Zoroastrians faced oppression during the height of Safavid rule in the 16th century; however, all these minorities eventually gained more freedoms than the Sunnis in Iran.
“But there is not anything close to 70,000 Jews in Iran.”
The Iranian regime doesn’t release any reliably conducted data on the number of its minorities. Like all despotic regimes, it downplays its religious minorities. The Sunni population has seen significant growth, with Sunni Iranians being much more conservative and religious (Islamic) than their Shia counterparts. In fact, the Shia regime itself has confessed that the birth rate among Shia Iranians, on average, is as low as that of secular Western nations. In comparison, and this is what the Khomeinist regime, Rafidi clergy, and ultranationalist Iranians alike fear the most, the Sunni Iranian birth rates are triple that of Iranian Shia. Numerous Shia clerics and government officials in Iran have expressed their worries about the rapid growth of Sunnism and Sunnis in Iran, which exposed their hatred for Ahl al-Sunnah (Sunnis). Yet, the same regime still provides outdated data about the number of Sunnis in Iran—comical figures that aim to make Iran appear like a 95-98% devout Shia nation. In reality, it is a factory of apostasy (and pro-Zionists), as most apostates in Iran are Shia Iranians, and you will hardly find Sunni Iranian apostates.
So, why should the Iranian regime not lie about the true number of Jews in Iran? While the overall number of Jews in Iran may not be 70,000 (yet), the number mentioned in the hadith could be a hyperbole, similar to the hadith about the 73 sects. Jewish community leaders in Iran estimate their number to be around 10,000-25,000, with some claiming the number is under 10,000. In either case, it is a fact that Iran still has the most prominent Jewish communities in the Middle East, second in size only to the illegal settler colony (‘Israel’).
At the beginning of the 20th century, estimates suggest that there were around 100,000 Jews living in Iran. Just before the Iranian Revolution, there were approximately 70,000-80,000 Jews in Iran. Most of them left for Israel and the United States, respectively (they rushed, thinking the Rafidah are the enemies of the Jews) and are known to be amongst the most extreme Islamophobes and Zionists on earth.
However, the situation of Jews has steadily improved since the initial chaotic and extreme first period of the Revolution. Iranian Jews have realised that the Iranian regime treats them better than Sunni Iranians (Rafidi Ayatullats claim that ‘Israel’ was created by Sunnis/Sahabah!), whose numbers are 100 times higher than that of Jews. Iranian Jews are also much more conservative and religious than the average Persian Shia, and they are known to have many more children than Persian Shia. Additionally, any change in the future can bring hundreds of thousands of Iranian Jews back to Iran, as they view it only second to ‘Israel,’ and there are more Jewish sites and shrines than in ‘Israel’!
Considering all the mentioned factors, who can deny the possibility that there may already be around (and perhaps even more than) 70,000 Jews in Iran? The Iranian regime is certainly not a reliable source, and those who choose to place their trust in the statements of the Jews of Iran (who usually report their numbers quite low) over the words of the Prophet (ﷺ) are free to do so. As Muslims, we know in whom to place our trust.
Also, who said that the Rafidah, the ideological heirs of Ibn Saba, do not fall into the category of being Jews? Aside from the spiritual father of extremist Shiism (Rafidism) being a Jew, the Rafidah have made green shawls, cloaks, etc., literally a symbol of their religiosity. They claim that it is a colour reserved for ‘Sayyids’ (descendants of the Prophet), resembling a Hindu-esque caste system in which a certain class is supposed to wear specific clothes with certain colours—an evil bid’ah (heresy) which the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) never taught.
Therefore, the Rafidah seem to fulfill the prophecy in the hadith even more than the actual Jews of Iran.
Conclusion
There is no doubt that the largest Jewish population in the Middle East, after Israel, is in Iran. There is no doubt that Shiism was created by a Jew called Ibn Saba. There is no doubt about the authenticity of the hadith of hordes of followers i.e. Shia of Dajjal (and in some narrations, Dajjal himself) emerging from Isfahan, a centre for the Shia world. There is no doubt that the Khomeinists are the intellectual and spiritual heirs of the anti-Sunni Safavids, and Isfahan was the capital of the Safavids.
Today, Jews in Iran enjoy more freedom than Sunni Iranians.
Not only the Jews of Iran were the Tayalisah, but the Rafidah too; in fact, they, i.e., the Rafidah, fulfilled the prophecy more, as they literally made green a sign of their religiosity and religious attire.
So, there is no wonder that Dajjal’s army will emerge from the heartland of Iran, and the signs are clear for those with intellect. No conspiracy theories are needed, just an open heart and a sound intellect.
Don’t be fooled by the drama the Khomeinist regime indulges in. Its anti-Zionism stances are nothing but a smokescreen, for in reality, it is the epicentre of Dajjalism and thus will never truly support the Muslim cause, neither in Palestine nor anywhere else. It is a dajjalic entity.
May Allah have mercy upon the Muslims in Iran and the entire Ummah from the army of Dajjal, the Shia of Dajjal with green shawls.
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