Question:
Assalam u alayekum!
There’s a theory that Dajjal will emerge from Florida and that he is currently in the Bermuda triangle. He’s been capturing airplanes and ships to increase his army. Is this perception right? If not then what is the explanation of supernatural mystery of Bermuda triangle?
Shukran.
Answer:
Wa `alaykum as-Salam wa rahmatullah,
The accursed Dajjal is chained on an unknown island. Islamic legend situates this island in the Indian Ocean, which at the very least accords with his expected appearance in the East.
The supposition that he is gathering technology piecemeal for his purpose fails to account for the signs of the times. In the words of Sultan al-Awliya, Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani, may Allah sanctify his secret, “The Anti Christ depends fully on technology with the aim of taking away all spirituality.” Since this is the case, it is perhaps instructive to consider a Tradition mentioned by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani in his book on Armageddon that describes the Dajjal as having the power to show images of the dead on his hand, “like a television screen.” Is not this power to be compared with the modern attachment to screens that are held in the hand; and if so, what better reason for their use than to accustom modern people to the customs of the Dajjal? The airplane itself – identified in this forum with the Ass of the Dajjal – is from its origin a mockery of the Muhammadan miracle of the Night Journey and Ascension. No doubt countless indications exist of the ubiquity of this commander of the “Saints of Shaytan.” There is no need for the Dajjal to co-opt modern technology, since the latter has already succeeded in distracting humanity from its Heavenly aspiration.
If technology fails to function properly in the Bermuda Triangle, might this not indicate the presence of an authority greater than and without dependence upon technology? It is at least worth noting that the seminal mystery in the Bermuda Triangle concerns the fate of Flight 19, since 19 relates especially to an authority greater than hellfire.
And Allah and His Messenger and His Knowers know best.
Mahmoud Shelton
