Is the correct understanding regarding the Dajjal that it is a metaphorical system rather than an actual person, as claimed by some Shia scholars? Please clarify the reasons supporting this view.
Is the correct understanding regarding the Dajjal that it is a metaphorical system rather than an actual person, as claimed by some Shia scholars? Please clarify the reasons supporting this view.
Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answer updated 2 years ago
Either a literal or a metaphorical interpretation is acceptable.
The narrations could be speaking literally about a person.
Possibly, also, the Prophet (S) and Imams (A) were attempting to explain something to people who, because they lived in a different time with different technologies, could not have understood them at all if they had tried to give a literal explanation. Therefore, they spoke metaphorically in a way that people would understand.
Allah knows best, and we will find out.