Title: Return of Jesus, Coming of Mehdi , Dajjal and Gog and Magog Question: It has become belief of Muslims about the descent of Jesus, emergence of Imam Mehdi, Dajjal and Yajooj Majooj (GogMagog). No doubt details are given in the sources of religion about the descent of Jesus, existence of GogMagog etc in the Quran. Recently I read books on these topics by Abdul Majeed Siddique published by Feroz Sons. Please give your point of view about these topics in detail with arguments. Dr Muhammad Asif Answer: Most of the concepts that you have referred to are based on narratives ascribed to the Prophet (pbuh) - i.e. Hadith - except for the information that at the end of the time, the world will be under the hold of Gog and Magog, which is given in the Qur'an ( Al-Anbiaa 21: 96). As for Dajjal , also mentioned in some narratives ascribed to the Prophet (pbuh), it seems to be a metaphorical allusion to the fact that before the end of time, the world shall be ruled by people, who would not only be interested only in the pleasures of the life of this world and blinded from the success of the Hereafter, but would also betray people into working only for the pleasures of this life and ignoring the success of the Hereafter. This seems to be the implication of the one-eyed Dajjal. Dajjal , it should be remembered, is an attributive noun implying 'the great betrayer'. As for my opinion regarding the return of Jesus (pbuh) and the coming of Mehdi, please refer to a few of my earlier responses to related questions: " Return of Jesus " and " Return of Jesus (pbuh) and the coming of Mehdi ". I hope this helps. Regards, Moiz Amjad November 3, 2001