The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 286
286. Essence of Islam-III they would make great inventions in the latter days and will try to interfere with God's creation. According to the commentators [of the Holy Qur'ān], the people mentioned here are actually the Dajjāl. This indicates that. Dajjal does not mean one single person, or else the expression Nās [people] would not have been applied to him. The word undoubtedly refers to a group of people. . The group that acts under the command of Satan is called. Dajjal. This is also indicated by the sequence of the Holy. Qur'ān which begins with the verse: and concludes with: 207 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَلَمِينَ 206 الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ 0 7. In this verse too the word Nās refers to the Dajjāl. . . . . Mentioning these people at the end also indicates that this group of people will be supreme in the latter days, and they will be accompanied by: 208 تفتت فِي الْعُقَدِ i. e. , Christian women who will go from house to house seeking to separate wives from their husbands, and to break the bond of marriage. . It should never be forgotten that the last three chapters of the Holy Qur'an contain a warning about the age of. Dajjal and we have been enjoined to seek refuge with. God against the mischief of that time. This is an indication that the mischief of those days will only be dispelled 206 *All praise belongs to Allah. '-Al-Fātiḥah, 1:2 [Publisher] 207 Who whispers into the hearts of men, from among the Jinn and mankind. Al-Nās, 114: 6-7 [Publisher] 208. Al-Falaq, 113:5 [Publisher]