{"id":99909,"date":"2026-03-03T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=99909"},"modified":"2026-03-03T06:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:37:50","slug":"ms-claims-many-muslims-believe-that-donald-trump-is-the-islamic-version-of-the-antichrist-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/religious-news\/ms-claims-many-muslims-believe-that-donald-trump-is-the-islamic-version-of-the-antichrist-but\/","title":{"rendered":"MS writes, ‘Many Muslims Believe That Donald Trump Is The Islamic Version Of The Antichrist,’ but . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fox reported the following:<\/p>\n

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For many, the\u00a0war with Iran<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 and the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei \u2014 might seem like the climactic end to a long, brutal reign of terror by the theological clerics who have run the country since 1979.<\/p>\n

But a Fox News Digital investigation reveals that, for certain hardline Shiite ideologues, including in the U.S., this is not an ending but a prophetic showdown that will usher in the arrival of the “Mahdi,” a messiah, according to Islamic eschatology, or the theology of end times.<\/p>\n

In this prophecy, Mahdi will emerge to battle Dajjal, the Islamic equivalent of the Antichrist, in a final battle of Armageddon. For many of these ideologues, President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a> is Dajjal. …<\/p>\n

“The Ayatollahs\u2019 Influence Network in the United States,” reviewed by Fox News Digital, the group’s researchers conclude the Islamic Republic of Iran spreads “Tehran’s messaging” in a network of institutions it supports in the U.S., for example,\u00a0pitting\u00a0<\/a>Trump as the Dajjal fighting defenders of the Mahdi, like Khamenei and now his successors. https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/chasing-apocalypse-radical-shiite-clerics-american-soil-preach-prophetic-showdown-us<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Michael Snyder posted the following:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Many Muslims Believe That Donald Trump Is The Islamic Version Of The Antichrist (\u201cThe Dajjal\u201d) And Will Be Defeated When \u201cThe Mahdi\u201d Arrives<\/span><\/h2>\n

March 2, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

For large numbers of Muslims all over the world, the fact that Donald Trump is leading an attack on Iran is evidence that the Islamic apocalypse is upon us. I realize that this may sound crazy to many of you, but this is what they actually believe. In Islamic theology, there is a shadowy figure known as \u201cthe Dajjal\u201d that rises during the end times. According\u00a0to Wikipedia<\/a>, \u201cthe Dajjal\u201d roughly corresponds to the figure of the Antichrist in the Christian faith\u2026<\/p>\n

There is nobody in the world that Shiite Muslims hate more than Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

And so it shouldn\u2019t be any surprise that many of them have started to believe\u00a0that Trump is \u201cthe Dajjal\u201d<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

But a Fox News Digital investigation reveals that, for certain hardline Shiite ideologues, including in the U.S., this is not an ending but a prophetic showdown that will usher in the arrival of the \u201cMahdi,\u201d a messiah, according to Islamic eschatology, or the theology of end times.<\/p>\n

In this prophecy, Mahdi will emerge to battle Dajjal, the Islamic equivalent of the Antichrist, in a final battle of Armageddon. For many of these ideologues, President Donald Trump is Dajjal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, a lot of them really do believe this.<\/p>\n

And this is not a recent phenomenon.<\/p>\n

More than a year ago, a senior cleric in Iran\u00a0preached a sermon<\/a>\u00a0in which he boldly declared that \u201cthe Dajjal\u201d is Trump\u2026<\/p>\n

To many Shiites, the rise of the Dajjal is a sign\u00a0that the Mahdi is about to reappear<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0Twelver denomination<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Sh\u012b\u02bfa Islam<\/a>, one of the signs of the reappearance of the Mahdi whom Twelvers consider to be\u00a0their 12th Imam<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Ahl al-Bayt<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(\u201cPeople of the Household\u201d), is the advent of the Dajjal.[<\/span>39]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever denies al-Mahdi has denied God, and whoever accepts al-Dajjal has denied God (turned an infidel).\u201d This Sh\u012b\u02bf\u012bte\u00a0\u1e25ad\u012bth<\/i>\u00a0attributed to Muhammad strongly emphasizes the return of Dajjal and the event of the reappearance of the Mahdi.[<\/span>40]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is why many of those that are currently running Iran do not fear this war. https:\/\/endoftheamericandream.com\/many-muslims-believe-that-donald-trump-is-the-islamic-version-of-the-antichrist-the-dajjal-and-will-be-defeated-when-the-mahdi-arrives\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Donald Trump is getting many in Iran to wonder about him.<\/p>\n

Yet, while many Shi’ites have a variety of beliefs, the basic Islamic view of the Dajjal\/Antichrist would NOT include Donald Trump as an option.<\/p>\n

Here is information related to Islam and the Dajjal\/Antichrist from me free eBook Islamic and Biblical Prophecies for the 21st Century<\/a>:<\/p>\n

the Beast that rises from the sea in Revelation 13:1-10 as well as the Beast from the earth of Revelation 13:11-17. That first Beast, which many Protestants (and some Roman Catholics) tend to call the Antichrist, is often called the Dajjal in Islamic writings.[i]<\/a><\/p>\n

The Arabic word Dajjal, itself, literally means deceiver. But generally, the use of Dajjal in Islam is considered to be a reference to al-Mas\u012b\u1e25 ad-Dajj\u0101l essentially meaning \u201cthe Messiah of Mixed Deception.\u201d The Dajj\u0101l is expected to mix truth with error. Because, historically, most people seem to be quite comfortable with that, as they have insufficient love of the truth (cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:12), that will be one of the reasons Islam believes the Dajj\u0101l will be successful for a time.[ii]<\/a><\/p>\n

The one called al-Mas\u012b\u1e25 ad-Dajj\u0101l shares some traits with the biblical Beast who will exalt himself as God (cf. Daniel 11:36-37; 2 Thessalonians 2:4) as the Dajjal is expected by Muslims to claim to be God. [iii]<\/a><\/p>\n

Muslims also claim the Dajjal will be a Jew.[iv]<\/a> The 3rd<\/sup> century Roman Catholic bishop Hippolytus pointed to the Beast (who he said is not the False Prophet of Revelation 16:13) as being from the Israelite tribe of Dan.[v]<\/a> …<\/p>\n

Sunni Islam does teach that the Mahdi will be defeated by the Dajjal and that the Dajjal is the European King of the North (Daniel 11:40), also called the Beast (e.g. Revelation 13:4).<\/span><\/p>\n

[i]<\/a> Zayed, p. 98, citing Sura 3:49 as an example<\/p>\n

[ii]<\/a> Yasseen M. The Signs of the Judgment Day (Qiyamah). 2021, p. 110<\/p>\n

[iii]<\/a> Yasseen, The Signs, p. 110<\/p>\n

[iv]<\/a> Yasseen, The Signs, p. 144<\/p>\n

[v]<\/a> Hippolytus on Christ and Antichrist, verses 14 and 49. Translated by J.H. MacMahon. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 5. Edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886<\/p>\n

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  1. The Dajjal, an Antichrist?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Muslims tend to consider that the al-Mas\u012b\u1e25 ad-Dajj\u0101l (commonly called the Dajjal) is the one called the Beast that arises out of the sea in Revelation 13:1, whereas they tend to use the term Dabbatul-Ard for the Beast that comes out of the earth in Revelation 13:11.<\/p>\n

    Both of them can be considered to be \u201cantichrists\u201d consistent with 1 John 2:18, with the Beast that comes from the earth specifically being the final Antichrist. Both of those biblically-prophesied beasts are connected to European Babylon (Revelation 17).<\/p>\n

    Perhaps it should be pointed out that Muslims say that Protestants who claim that the final Antichrist will be Muslim are wrong, and Muslims are right about that.<\/p>\n

    Like many Protestants and some Roman Catholics, Muslims tend to equate the Beast that arises out the sea as the final Antichrist. We (except when quoting sources with different understandings) in the CCOG teach the Beast that arises out of the sea as \u201can\u201d antichrist. He is also the final King of the North or European Babylonian Beast power. We consider that the Beast of the earth is the one who is the final Antichrist (though both of them are anti-Christ), and he is the one Muslims call the Dabbatul-Ard (which some say could be 60 cubits, about 30 yards\/meters tall[i]<\/a>, other Muslims do not consider that to be literal).<\/p>\n

    Now, according to a hadith (Sunan Abi Dawud 4311, Book 39, Hadith 21), the Dajjal (the Beast of the sea) will arise after the Dabbatul-Ard (two-horned Beast of the earth) arises. That looks to be consistent with Greco-Roman private prophecies that a particular pontiff that does miracles[ii]<\/a> (who looks to be an antipope[iii]<\/a>) will be around before the rise of the Great Monarch,[iv]<\/a> who sounds a lot like the Beast of the sea.<\/p>\n

    Notice the following hadith:<\/p>\n

    The Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) addressed us, and most of his speech had to do with telling us about Dajjal. He warned about him, and among the things he said was: ‘There will not be any tribulation on earth, since the time Allah created the offspring of Adam, that will be greater than the tribulation of Dajjal. \u2026 He will start by saying \u201cI am a Prophet,\u201d\u2019 (Sunan Ibn Majah 4077: Book 36, Hadith 152)<\/p>\n

    The final Antichrist is called the \u201cfalse prophet\u201d in the Bible (Revelation 16:16, 19:20, 20:10; cf. 1 John 4:1-3). The Beast and False Prophet will be in place just before the most terrible time Jesus warned about:<\/p>\n

    21<\/sup> For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. (Matthew 24:21)<\/p>\n

    So, there is a convergence here. Roman Catholic writings also teach the coming of this time of \u201cgreat tribulation.\u201d[v]<\/a><\/p>\n

    Speaking of prophetic convergences, consider the following:<\/p>\n

    The Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) said: \u201cWhoever commits to memory the first ten Ayat of the Surat Al-Kahf, will be protected from (the trial of) Ad-Dajjal (Antichrist). (Riyad as-Salihin 1021: Book 8, Hadith 31)<\/p>\n

    7<\/sup> \u201cAnd to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, \u2026 8<\/sup> you have \u2026 kept My word \u2026 10<\/sup> Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. (Revelation 3:7,8,10)<\/p>\n

    Islam basically is teaching that those who memorize the first ten verses of the Quran will be protected during the reign of the Beast, whereas the Bible points to the faithful Philadelphia who keep Jesus\u2019 word being protected for 3 \u00bd years (cf. Revelation 12:14-17). That said, some Roman Catholic writings point to their cardinals being protected for 42 months in Revelation 12:14-17. [vi]<\/a><\/p>\n

    Much of the Islamic beliefs about the one Muslims call the Dajjal is in the hadiths as quoted from Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawaw.<\/p>\n

    Here is information from 18 The Book of Miscellaneous ahadith of Significant Values (370) Chapter: Ahadith about Dajjal and Portents of the Hour<\/em>:<\/p>\n

    Dajjal will be a young man with very curly hair with one eye protruding (with which he cannot see). I compare (his appearance) to that of Al-`Uzza bin Qatan. \u2026<\/p>\n

    We asked: \u201cO Messenger of Allah! How long will he stay on the earth?” He said, \u201cFor forty days. One day will be like a year, one day like a month, one day like a week and the rest of the days will be like your days.” We said: \u201cO Messenger of Allah! Will one day’s Salat (prayer) suffice for the Salat of that day which will be equal to one year?” Thereupon he said, \u201cNo, but you must make an estimate of time and then offer Salat.” \u2026<\/p>\n

    He will come to the people and call them to his obedience and they will affirm their faith in him and respond to him. He will then give command to the sky and it will send its rain upon the earth and he will then send his command to the earth and it will grow vegetation. \u2026<\/p>\n

    He will then call a person brimming with youth and strike him with the sword and cut him into two pieces and make these pieces lie at a distance, which is generally between the archer and his target. He will then call that young man and he will come forward, laughing, with his face gleaming out of joy; and it will be at this very time that Allah will send `Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) who will descend at the white minaret in the eastern side of Damascus, wearing two garments lightly dyed and placing his hands on the wings of two angels. When he will lower his head, there would fall drops of water from his head, and when he will raise it up, drops like pearls would scatter from it. Every disbeliever who will find his (i.e., `Isa’s) smell will die and his smell will reach as far as he will be able to see. He will then search for Dajjal until he will catch hold of him at the gate of Ludd (village near Jerusalem), and will kill him. Then the people, whom Allah will have protected, will come to `Isa son of Maryam, and he will wipe their faces and will inform them of their ranks in Jannah, and it will be under such conditions that Allah will reveal to `Isa these words: `I have brought forth from amongst my slaves such people against whom none will be able to fight, so take these people safely to the mountain.’ [vii]<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Mark of the anti-Christ<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Every Prophet warned his nation against the one-eyed liar. Listen! He is one-eyed and your Lord is not one-eyed. Between the eyes of the anti-Christ will be written KFR35 \u2026 [viii]<\/a><\/p>\n

    The false-messiah will have one eye, and upon his forehead will be written the word \u201cKafir\u201d meaning unbeliever. Every believer will be able to read it even if they are illiterate.[ix]<\/a><\/p>\n

    That is an Islamic view.<\/p>\n

    But what if the Antichrist or the Beast is not one-eyed or with an obvious name all can see? While something like that is remotely possible, the Bible certainly does not say that either will be.<\/p>\n

    That said, one devout Muslim that this author discussed this with said that the one-eyed description, etc. could be symbolic and was not needed to be accepted literally. This aligns with certain Islamic scholars which have suggested being one-eyed is a parable perhaps meaning he only sees one-side of life, like the physical only, but not the spiritual.[x]<\/a><\/p>\n

    Other hadiths say the Dajjal\/Antichrist will be Jewish, be short, be between 20-30 years of age, have crooked legs, and walk abnormally.[xi]<\/a><\/p>\n

    Notice also the following hadith:<\/p>\n

    The Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) said, \u201cLet me tell you something about Dajjal (the Antichrist) which no Prophet had told his people. He is blind (in one eye) (Riyad as-Salihin 1818, Book 18, Hadith 11)<\/p>\n

    Thus, several of the hadiths basically claim that the Dajjal will be easy to identify from physical characteristics.<\/p>\n

    However, none of those physical properties are listed in the Bible. And some Muslims believe that the physical characteristics can be interpreted symbolically and not to be understood literally.<\/p>\n

    The Final Antichrist<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Bible teaches that the Antichrist will be a false prophet who denies that Jesus truly came in the flesh (1 John 4:1-3). That man will also assist the Beast that rises from the sea which the 13th<\/sup> chapter of the Book of Revelation discusses. He will also perform \u201cgreat signs\u201d which will deceive most of \u201cthose who dwell on the earth by those signs\u201d per Revelation 13:13-14.<\/p>\n

    Now according to various prophecies, including various Greco-Roman Catholic ones,[xii]<\/a> the final Antichrist is apparently going to be a kind of anti-pope. If that is the case, it is not likely that he will be less than 30 years of age or that he will necessarily only have one eye or crooked legs.<\/p>\n

    Therefore, if Muslims are strictly looking towards outward appearance, they may well not understand who the final Antichrist is, for a time at least.<\/p>\n

    Now, certain hadiths also teach that the Dajjal will appear to perform miracles, [xiii]<\/a> and that is consistent with what the Bible specifically teaches about the Beast of the earth (Revelation 13:11-15) though the Beast of the sea likely will as well (cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:9).<\/p>\n

    The Dajjal also will reportedly distribute food, which will make him popular. [xiv]<\/a><\/p>\n

    The biblical Antichrist is likely to distribute food as well as use wealth to assist in getting close cooperation with many nations in the world per Revelation 17:1-2 & 18:3.<\/p>\n

    Greco-Roman Catholic prophecy, from three of their saints, seemingly concurs with that:<\/p>\n

    Saint Mechtilda<\/em> (died 1299): Antichrist will, through base and false strategem, and with presents of gold and gems, attain influence over the worldly princes. They will look up to him as their Lord and God.[xv]<\/a><\/p>\n

    Saint Ephrem<\/em> (died 375): Antichrist will use worldly goods as bait. He will entice many Christians with money and goods to apostatize \u2026 The devil will help him find all the hidden treasures of the world, even those at the bottom of the ocean. With those treasures he will attain greater success for the reign of Satan than at any other time in past centuries .[xvi]<\/a><\/p>\n

    Saint Jerome<\/em> (died 420): Antichrist\u2026will gain support with many gifts and money. He will sell himself to the devil \u2026 [xvii]<\/a><\/p>\n

    The Bible, by the way, does mention that the King of the North will end up with a lot of gold, silver, and precious stones (Daniel 11:38,43) and that a seven-hilled\/mountain-based power will have \u201cgold and precious stones and pearls\u201d (Revelation 17:4).<\/p>\n

    So, we seem to be seeing a convergence here as the above would be consistent with \u201cthe treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt\u201d that the Beast power will end up with (Daniel 11:43).<\/p>\n

    While the following Islamic writer inserted the term \u201canti-Christ\u201d(referring to the Dajjal), it could instead mean the Beast who is aligned with him:<\/p>\n

    He (anti-Christ) will pass through deserted places and call on them to bring forth their treasures and their treasures will follow him like wasps. \u2026<\/p>\n

    \u201cPeople will flee to the mountains seeking refuge from the anti-Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Reported by Umm Sharik in the reference of Nawawi, \u201cGardens of Righteousness.\u201d[xviii]<\/a><\/p>\n

    Treasures, above, would seemingly include things like gold.<\/p>\n

    The Bible has several prophecies suggesting that people will flee to the mountains to try to hide from the coming Beast of the sea (Ezekiel 6:1-10, 7:16-17; Lamentations 4:19; Amos 3:9-14; Luke 21:20-21). So, this looks like another prophetic convergence with Islam.<\/p>\n

    Islam teaches that invisible spirits are expected to do the Dajjal\u2019s bidding. [xix]<\/a> The Bible, in Revelation 16:13, teaches that demons will come out of the mouths of the Beast and False Prophet (Antichrist) to essentially do their bidding. So, that is another similarity.<\/p>\n

    More on Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Bible tells of gold being valuable after the start of the Great Tribulation (Zechariah 14:14; Revelation 18:12, 16; cf. 17:4) as well as there being noticeable amounts of gold in Egypt that supporters of the European Beast (a\/the Dajjal) will acquire (Daniel 11:40,43).<\/p>\n

    A hadith teaches:<\/p>\n

    The Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) said, \u201cThe Hour will not come to pass before the River Euphrates dries up to unveil the mountain of gold, for which people will fight.\u201d (Riyad as-Salihin 1822, Book 18, Hadith 15)<\/p>\n

    We will see if such gold is revealed and where it may end up. It very well could end up in Egypt.<\/p>\n

    Islam also teaches in a hadith:<\/p>\n

    The Earth will throw up the best it has inside it; of gold and silver, which no one will benefit from after that day. So a man will pass by them (rocks of gold and silver) kicking them with his foot and saying, \u201cBecause of this, people used to kill each other and today (they are worthless), and no one will benefit from them.\u201d (Hadith from Abu Hurayrah[xx]<\/a>).<\/p>\n

    So, we see Islam essentially is rightly disparaging people who killed each other for gold as well as teaching that gold will be of no value for at time.<\/p>\n

    The Bible, itself, also teaches that gold and silver will, for a while, be less than worthless. Notice:<\/p>\n

    14 <\/sup>The great day of the Lord is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out. 15<\/sup> That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress, A day of devastation and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, 16<\/sup> A day of trumpet and alarm Against the fortified cities And against the high towers. 17<\/sup> \u201cI will bring distress upon men, And they shall walk like blind men, Because they have sinned against the Lord; Their blood shall be poured out like dust, And their flesh like refuse.\u201d 18 <\/sup>Neither their silver nor their gold Shall be able to deliver them In the day of the Lord’s wrath; But the whole land shall be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, For He will make speedy riddance Of all those who dwell in the land. (Zephaniah 1:14-18)<\/p>\n

    19 <\/sup>They will throw their silver into the streets, And their gold will be like refuse; Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them In the day of the wrath of the Lord; They will not satisfy their souls, Nor fill their stomachs, Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity. (Ezekiel 7:19).<\/p>\n

    This is probably because gold and silver cannot be eaten (in times of massive and severe food shortages many people will not be interested in it). Plus, also because of the fact that if nuclear weapons are exploded, and people are ill or dying from radiation sickness, that they will not want to have gold near them as gold retains radiation. [xxi]<\/a><\/p>\n

    That said, both a hadith and scripture point to changes in attitudes towards precious metals.<\/p>\n

    Battle Losses<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Islamic Dajjal is seemingly supposed to be around during the time of the biblical Beast and Antichrist. This is also the time of the reign of the King of the South (perhaps called the Imam Mahdi by many in Islam).<\/p>\n

    Now let\u2019s look at a battle-related hadith:<\/p>\n

    The Last Hour would not come until the Romans would land at al-A’maq or in Dabiq. An army consisting of the best (soldiers) of the people of the earth at that time will come from Medina (to counteract them). When they will arrange themselves in ranks, the Romans would say: Do not stand between us and those (Muslims) who took prisoners from amongst us. Let us fight with them; and the Muslims would say: Nay, by Allah, we would never get aside from you and from our brethren that you may fight them. They will then fight and a third (part) of the army would run away, whom Allah will never forgive. A third (part of the army) which would be constituted of excellent martyrs in Allah’s eye, would be killed and the third who would never be put to trial would win and they would be conquerors of Constantinople. \u2026 The Dajjal has taken your place \u2026 (Sahih Muslim 2897, Book 54, Hadith 44)<\/p>\n

    The comment about Constantinople is interesting because biblically, as well as from a Roman Catholic writing, the Turks will betray the coming King of the South, and make a deal with the Europeans (Romans)\u2014which will be led by the Beast with the support of the final Antichrist. Hence, since Constantinople is in Turkey, though called Istanbul, this Islamic writing may tie in.<\/p>\n

    The hadith above sounds a lot like a battle between the European King of the North and the Arabic King of the South. Notice something that the late Raymond McNair mentions first below and then what the Bible prophesies in Daniel 11:<\/p>\n

    Daniel 11 \u2026 mentions some of the Mideast peoples who will be involved in that struggle among the nations at the close of this age. The belligerents will include the \u201cKing of the North,\u201d the leader of the European Union (or its final outgrowth, called the \u201cBeast\u201d). The \u201cKing of the South\u201d (an Islamic leader\u2014apparently from Egypt {or} some other Muslim state) is also referred to. The following lands\/peoples are specifically mentioned: Egypt, the Holy Land (Israel\/Palestine), the Ethiopians (modern Cushites, south of Egypt {like the Sudanese}), Libya {would also include Algeria, Tunisia}, Edom, Moab and Ammon. Many descendants of the ancient peoples known as Edomites or Idumeans now live in the West Bank, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Arabia, Yemen, the Persian Gulf states, etc.[xxii]<\/a><\/p>\n

    25<\/sup> \u201cHe shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand, for they shall devise plans against him. 26<\/sup> Yes, those who eat of the portion of his delicacies shall destroy him<\/strong>; his army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain<\/strong>. (Daniel 11:25-26)<\/p>\n

    40 <\/sup>\u201cAt the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through. 41<\/sup> He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon. 42<\/sup> He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43<\/sup> He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopians shall follow at his heels. (Daniel 11:40-43)<\/p>\n

    This defeat also comes before the gathering at Armageddon, probably 1-3 years prior to it (neither the Bible nor the hadiths clearly specify how much before).<\/p>\n

    There is a biblical passage that would seem to support massive deaths that, because of its description and timing (Ezekiel 30:2-9), seems to be related to the defeat of the troops of the King of the South:<\/p>\n

    4<\/sup> A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down. 5<\/sup> Cush, and Put, and Lud, and all Arabia, and Libya, and the people of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.<\/p>\n

    6<\/sup> \u201cThus says the LORD: Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, declares the Lord GOD. 7<\/sup> And they shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries, and their cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste. (Ezekiel 30:4-7, ESV)<\/p>\n

    Cush is a reference to the Sudanese and perhaps other Africans. Libya is a reference to lands west of Egypt, and not just the modern nation called Libya. The old Radio Church of God tied some of Lud in with north Africa and Put with west Africa. [xxiii]<\/a><\/p>\n

    Anyway, that type of devastation seems to be consistent with the hadith. And the biblical prophecy will be fulfilled before Jesus returns.<\/p>\n

    A Losing Battle<\/strong><\/p>\n

    That said, since Islam teaches that their Mahdi will lose a battle to the European \u201cCatholics,\u201d Muslims should consider that the final Antichrist will be in league with that European Beast leader before the time of that defeat. Yet, many Muslims will doubt that the one defeated is the actual Imam Mahdi. If he is the one who the Bible calls the final King of the South, he will not likely have reigned for seven years as Muslims believe the Imam Mahdi will.<\/p>\n

    Various Muslim scholars consider the hadiths about the Mahdi to be intended to be understood figuratively and not literally.[xxiv]<\/a> Therefore not taking hadiths literally is what many Muslims will likely do when the biblical King of the South arises, but also when he is defeated.<\/p>\n

    Be that as it will be, the fact is that the next pan-Islamic leader who has a major battle with the Europeans (Daniel 11:40) after the destruction of the USA (Daniel 11:39), will be around after the final Antichrist (a Dajjal) is on the world scene.<\/p>\n

    Jesus will Return and the Death of the Dajjal<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Let it be noted that the basic head of the Shi\u2019ites, Ayatollah Khamenei, has claimed that the Imam Mahdi will kill the Dajjal,[xxv]<\/a> but that differs from Sunni Islam.<\/p>\n

    The Quran points to Jesus returning:<\/p>\n

    \u2026 the son of Mary \u2026 Jesus \u2026 And his \u02f9second\u02fa coming is truly a sign for the Hour. (Sura 43:57,58,61)<\/p>\n

    Here is what a hadith teaches about what Jesus will do to the Dajjal upon His return:<\/p>\n

    \u201cI heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saying: ‘Eisa bin Maryam will kill the Dajjal at the gate of Ludd.’\u201c (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2244, Book 33, Hadith 87)<\/p>\n

    The above asserts that Jesus (called Eisa bin Maryam above) will kill the Dajjal (False Messiah) at Ludd, which is southeast of Tel Aviv and northwest of Jerusalem. But, biblically, that is not quite his fate\u2014Jesus will have him tossed alive into the \u201cLake of Fire\u201d (Revelation 19:20).<\/p>\n

    [i]<\/a> Hughes TP. A Dictionary of Islam: Being a Cyclopaedia of the Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies, and Customs, Together with the Technical and Theological Terms, of the Muhammadan Religion. W.H. Allen & Company, 1885, p. 539<\/p>\n

    [ii]<\/a> Birch, DA. Trial, Tribulation & Triumph: Before During and After Antichrist. Queenship Publishing Company, Goleta (CA), 1996, p. 362-363<\/p>\n

    [iii]<\/a> Berry ES.\u00a0 The Apocalypse of St. John, 1920.\u00a0 Quoted in Culleton RG.\u00a0 The Reign of Antichrist.\u00a0 Reprint 1974, TAN Books, Rockford (IL), pp. 199-200<\/p>\n

    [iv]<\/a> Birch, p. 555<\/p>\n

    [v]<\/a> Kurz, pp. 96-97<\/p>\n

    [vi]<\/a> Kramer HB. The Book of Destiny.\u00a0 Nihil Obstat: J.S. Considine, O.P., Censor Deputatus.\u00a0 Imprimatur: +Joseph M. Mueller, Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, January 26, 1956.\u00a0 Reprint TAN Books, Rockford (IL),pp. 295-299<\/p>\n

    [vii]<\/a> 18 The Book of Miscellaneous ahadith of Significant Values (370) Chapter: Ahadith about Dajjal and Portents of the Hour as shown at Sunnah.com<\/p>\n

    [viii]<\/a> Reported in the reference of Nawawi, “Gardens of Righteousness” and Bukhari and Muslim by Anas. Accessed 11\/06\/23 https:\/\/www.muhammadanreality.com\/ImamMahdiSignsfortheSavoir.htm#Top<\/p>\n

    [ix]<\/a> The Muhammadan Reality. Accessed 11\/06\/23<\/p>\n

    https:\/\/www.muhammadanreality.com\/ImamMahdiSignsfortheSavoir.htm#Top<\/p>\n

    [x]<\/a> Asad M. The Road to Mecca, 8th<\/sup> edition. Fons Vitae, 2010, pp. 282-311<\/p>\n

    [xi]<\/a> Yaseen, The Signs, pp. 144, 156<\/p>\n

    [xii]<\/a> Culleton R. Gerald. The Reign of Antichrist, Reprint TAN Books, Rockford, IL, 1974, pp. 199-200; Tzima Otto, H. The Great Monarch and WWIII in Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Scriptural Prophecies. The Verenika Press, Rock Hill (SC), 2000, p. 138; Dupont, pp. 34, 60-61, 72-73, 116; Culleton, R. Gerald. The Prophets and Our Times, p. 132; Kramer P. The Imminent Chastisement for Not Fulfilling Our Lady\u2019s Request. An edited transcript of a speech given at the Ambassadors of Jesus and Mary Seminar in Glendale, California, September 24, 2004. THE FATIMA CRUSADER Issue 80, Summer 2005, pp. 32-45<\/p>\n

    [xiii]<\/a> Yaseen, The Signs, pp. 146, 151<\/p>\n

    [xiv]<\/a> Yaseen, The Signs, pp. 146<\/p>\n

    [xv]<\/a> Culleton, The Reign of Antichrist, pp. 133-134<\/p>\n

    [xvi]<\/a> Connor, pp. 73,74<\/p>\n

    [xvii]<\/a> Connor, p. 74<\/p>\n

    [xviii]<\/a> Accessed 03\/20\/24 The preceding Hadith is found in Nawawi’s reference: “Gardens of Righteousness” https:\/\/www.muhammadanreality.com\/ImamMahdiSignsfortheSavoir.htm#Top<\/p>\n

    [xix]<\/a> Yaseen, The Signs, pp. 148<\/p>\n

    [xx]<\/a> Zayed, 222<\/p>\n

    [xxi]<\/a> Karam, Andrew. Radiation Safety Officer, Area of science: Physics ID: 1046906605.Ph. If exposed to radiation, does gold become radioactive? Date: Thu Mar 6 10:56:43 2003 http:\/\/www.madsci.org\/posts\/archives\/2003-03\/1046983737.Ph.r.html viewed 05\/20\/10<\/p>\n

    [xxii]<\/a> McNair R. Solving the Arab-Israeli Impasse! Copyright Raymond F. McNair 2005, Church of God\u201421st Century<\/p>\n

    [xxiii]<\/a> Hoeh H. The Origin of Nations. Ambassador College, 1957<\/p>\n

    [xxiv]<\/a> Saritoprak, pp. 651-653<\/p>\n

    [xxv]<\/a> Nowruz is the day when Dajjal will be killed by Imam Mahdi: Ayatollah Khamenei. Khomeini,ir March 23, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    While many in Iran hate Donald Trump, and many support him, Muslim writings simply do not support that he is the Dajjal of Islamic prophecies.<\/p>\n

    Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n

    Islamic and Biblical Prophecies for the 21st Century<\/a>\u00a0This is a free online book which helps show where biblical and Islamic prophecies converge and diverge. Here are links to related sermons:\u00a0Seeing Christianity Through Islamic Eyes<\/a>,\u00a0Imam Mahdi, women, and prophecy<\/a>, and\u00a0Terrorism, Iran, and Fatima<\/a>,\u00a0Dajjal, Antichrist, Gold, & Mark of the Beast?<\/a>, and\u00a0Jesus and God\u2019s Plan for Muslims<\/a>. Here is a link to a sermon in the Spanish language:\u00a0El Im\u00e1m Mahdi las mujeres y la profec\u00eda b\u00edblica<\/a>. Here is a link to the book in Spanish:\u00a0Profec\u00edas isl\u00e1micas y b\u00edblicas para el Siglo 21\u00b0<\/a>.
    \n    Some Doctrines of Antichrist<\/a>\u00a0Are there any doctrines taught outside the Churches of God which can be considered as doctrines of antichrist? This article suggests at least three. It also provides information on 666 and the identity of “the false prophet.” Plus it shows that several Roman Catholic writers seem to warn about an ecumenical antipope that will support heresy. You can also watch a video titled\u00a0What Does the Bible teach about the Antichrist?<\/a>
    \n    Can the Final Antichrist be Islamic?<\/a>\u00a0Is Joel Richardson correct that the final Antichrist will be Islamic and not European? Find out. A related sermon is titled:\u00a0Is the Final Antichrist Islamic or European?<\/a>\u00a0Another video is\u00a0Mystery Babylon USA, Mecca, or Rome?<\/a>
    \n    Christ or Antichrist?<\/a>\u00a01961 article by David Jon Hill, originally published in the old Good News magazine. Here is a related video in Spanish:\u00a0\u00bf<\/span><\/span>Cristo o Anticristo?<\/a>
    \n    Will You Be Deceived by Antichrist?<\/a>\u00a01964 article by David Jon Hill, originally published in the old Good News magazine.
    \n    Satan’s Plan<\/a>\u00a0Does Satan have a plan? What is it? Has it already been successful? Will it be successful in the future? Here are links to a two-part sermon series:\u00a0What are Some of the Parts of Satan’s Plan?<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Satan’s Plan is More Dramatic than Many Realize<\/a>.
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