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companions begin to wonder if Ibn Sayyad was the Dajaal prophesied by the Holy Prophet of Islam. peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?. Was Ibn Sayyad a person of sparkling white complexion whose one eye shone like a brilliant shinning star? Was he blind of the other eye and did it appear like a swollen juicy grape? Did he have the words kafir inscribed on his forehead? Did he own a donkey of inordinate size whose two ears stood 30 yards apart and between whose legs there was a distance of a day and a night's journey? Did he carry mountains of bread and streams of water with him? Did the treasures of the world follow him like bees follow their queen? Was he accompanied by the devils in the shape of the dead from amongst the people or an army of 70,000 or any other kind of people? Had the women in Ibn Sayyad's party assumed the appearance of men or else had the men in his party assumed the appearance of women? Did he miraculously cure the lepers and the blind or did he raise the dead? If the bigoted mullahs choose to insist that all these peculiarities of the Dajaal were evident, then would they care to substantiate their insistence with at least some conclusive evidence?. No amount of bigotry or hypocrisy could ever suffice to argue that Ibn. Sayyad displayed any of these physical peculiartities mentioned in the. Traditions of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, nor could it ever be established that he was either surrounded by any of the distinctive signs mentioned in the Traditions or that he ever accomplished any of the tasks the Dajaal was expected to accomplish. And yet, our beloved. Prophet's blessed companions voiced such concern which necessitated our lord and master's visit to Ibn Sayyad, to determine whether he was or was not the Dajaal seen by him in one of his visions. Could the adversaries of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community explain all this?. Could they explain what prompted the companions, peace be upon them all, to voice their concern? Could they explain what made Hazrat. Umar Farooq, Allah be pleased with him, think that Ibn Sayyad was infact the Dajaal and hence he sought permission to rid the world of him with the words: 10 Apostle of God. Peace be on you. Allow me to slay him. 17. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 53 '17 244