Thirty liars who claim prophethood
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The Prophet ﷺ said the Hour will not come until about thirty liars appear, each claiming to be a messenger of Allah, even though he is the last prophet and there is none after him. The hadith call them 'dajjals', small liars who lead people astray ahead of the great Dajjal.
This began in the Prophet's ﷺ own lifetime: Musaylimah and al-Aswad al-Ansi claimed prophethood then, and Tulayhah and Sajah soon after. Ibn Kathir and Ibn Hajar list many more over the centuries. Ibn Hajar explains that the hadith means those whose claim gained a following and power, not every single person who made such a claim.
Know the finality of prophethood (khatm al-nubuwwah) well; it is a shield against every such claim.
Where it sits in the sequence
Events the narrations foretold that scholars connect with the first centuries of Islam. No single narration puts them in order.
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حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَقْتَتِلَ فِئَتَانِ، فَيَكُونَ بَيْنَهُمَا مَقْتَلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ، دَعْوَاهُمَا وَاحِدَةٌ، وَلاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُبْعَثَ دَجَّالُونَ كَذَّابُونَ قَرِيبًا مِنْ ثَلاَثِينَ، كُلُّهُمْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ".
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The Hour will not be established till there is a war between two groups among whom there will be a great number of casualties, though the claims (or religion) of both of them will be one and the same. And the Hour will not be established till there appear about thirty liars, all of whom will be claiming to be the messengers of Allah
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَقْتَتِلَ فِئَتَانِ عَظِيمَتَانِ، يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمَا مَقْتَلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ، دَعْوَتُهُمَا وَاحِدَةٌ، وَحَتَّى يُبْعَثَ دَجَّالُونَ كَذَّابُونَ، قَرِيبٌ مِنْ ثَلاَثِينَ، كُلُّهُمْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، وَحَتَّى يُقْبَضَ الْعِلْمُ، وَتَكْثُرَ الزَّلاَزِلُ، وَيَتَقَارَبَ الزَّمَانُ، وَتَظْهَرَ الْفِتَنُ، وَيَكْثُرَ الْهَرْجُ وَهْوَ الْقَتْلُ، وَحَتَّى يَكْثُرَ فِيكُمُ الْمَالُ فَيَفِيضَ، حَتَّى يُهِمَّ رَبَّ الْمَالِ مَنْ يَقْبَلُ صَدَقَتَهُ، وَحَتَّى يَعْرِضَهُ فَيَقُولَ الَّذِي يَعْرِضُهُ عَلَيْهِ لاَ أَرَبَ لِي بِهِ. وَحَتَّى يَتَطَاوَلَ النَّاسُ فِي الْبُنْيَانِ، وَحَتَّى يَمُرَّ الرَّجُلُ بِقَبْرِ الرَّجُلِ فَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي مَكَانَهُ. وَحَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا، فَإِذَا طَلَعَتْ وَرَآهَا النَّاسُ ـ يَعْنِي ـ آمَنُوا أَجْمَعُونَ، فَذَلِكَ حِينَ لاَ يَنْفَعُ نَفْسًا إِيمَانُهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ آمَنَتْ مِنْ قَبْلُ، أَوْ كَسَبَتْ فِي إِيمَانِهَا خَيْرًا، وَلَتَقُومَنَّ السَّاعَةُ وَقَدْ نَشَرَ الرَّجُلاَنِ ثَوْبَهُمَا بَيْنَهُمَا، فَلاَ يَتَبَايَعَانِهِ وَلاَ يَطْوِيَانِهِ، وَلَتَقُومَنَّ السَّاعَةُ وَقَدِ انْصَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ بِلَبَنِ لِقْحَتِهِ فَلاَ يَطْعَمُهُ، وَلَتَقُومَنَّ السَّاعَةُ وَهْوَ يُلِيطُ حَوْضَهُ فَلاَ يَسْقِي فِيهِ، وَلَتَقُومَنَّ السَّاعَةُ وَقَدْ رَفَعَ أُكْلَتَهُ إِلَى فِيهِ فَلاَ يَطْعَمُهَا ".
Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Hour will not be established (1) till two big groups fight each other whereupon there will be a great number of casualties on both sides and they will be following one and the same religious doctrine, (2) till about thirty Dajjals (liars) appear, and each one of them will claim that he is Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), (3) till the religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of Religious scholars) (4) earthquakes will increase in number (5) time will pass quickly, (6) afflictions will appear, (7) Al-Harj, (i.e., killing) will increase, (8) till wealth will be in abundance ---- so abundant that a wealthy person will worry lest nobody should accept his Zakat, and whenever he will present it to someone, that person (to whom it will be offered) will say, 'I am not in need of it, (9) till the people compete with one another in constructing high buildings, (10) till a man when passing by a grave of someone will say, 'Would that I were in his place (11) and till the sun rises from the West. So when the sun will rise and the people will see it (rising from the West) they will all believe (embrace Islam) but that will be the time when: (As Allah said,) 'No good will it do to a soul to believe then, if it believed not before, nor earned good (by deeds of righteousness) through its Faith.' (6.158) And the Hour will be established while two men spreading a garment in front of them but they will not be able to sell it, nor fold it up; and the Hour will be established when a man has milked his she-camel and has taken away the milk but he will not be able to drink it; and the Hour will be established before a man repairing a tank (for his livestock) is able to water (his animals) in it; and the Hour will be established when a person has raised a morsel (of food) to his mouth but will not be able to eat it
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هَانِئٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، مُسْلِمِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " سَيَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ أُمَّتِي أُنَاسٌ يُحَدِّثُونَكُمْ مَا لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا أَنْتُمْ وَلاَ آبَاؤُكُمْ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ " .,وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ التُّجِيبِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ شَرَاحِيلَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ دَجَّالُونَ كَذَّابُونَ يَأْتُونَكُمْ مِنَ الأَحَادِيثِ بِمَا لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا أَنْتُمْ وَلاَ آبَاؤُكُمْ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ لاَ يُضِلُّونَكُمْ وَلاَ يَفْتِنُونَكُمْ " .
Muhammad bin Abd Allah bin Numayr and Zuhayr bin Harb narrated to me, they said Abd Allah bin Yazīd narrated to us, he said Sa’īd bin Abī Ayyūb narrated to me, he said Abū Hāni’ narrated to me, on authority of Uthmān Muslim bin Yasār, on authority of Abī Hurayrah, on authority of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah upon him, he said:‘There will be in the last of my nation a people narrating to you what you nor your fathers heard, so beware of them’. ,Harmalah bin Yahyā bin Abd Allah bin Harmalah bin Imrān at-Tujībī narrated to me, he said Ibn Wahb narrated to us, he said Abū Shurayh narrated to me that he heard Sharāhīl bin Yazīd saying ‘Muslim bin Yasār informed me that he heard Abā Hurayrah saying, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah upon him, said:‘There will be in the end of time charlatan liars coming to you with narrations that you nor your fathers heard, so beware of them lest they misguide you and cause you tribulations’.’
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ اللَّهَ زَوَى لِيَ الأَرْضَ " . أَوْ قَالَ " إِنَّ رَبِّي زَوَى لِيَ الأَرْضَ فَرَأَيْتُ مَشَارِقَهَا وَمَغَارِبَهَا وَإِنَّ مُلْكَ أُمَّتِي سَيَبْلُغُ مَا زُوِيَ لِي مِنْهَا وَأُعْطِيتُ الْكَنْزَيْنِ الأَحْمَرَ وَالأَبْيَضَ وَإِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي لأُمَّتِي أَنْ لاَ يُهْلِكَهَا بِسَنَةٍ بِعَامَّةٍ وَلاَ يُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ سِوَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَسْتَبِيحَ بَيْضَتَهُمْ وَإِنَّ رَبِّي قَالَ لِي يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي إِذَا قَضَيْتُ قَضَاءً فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يُرَدُّ وَلاَ أُهْلِكُهُمْ بِسَنَةٍ بِعَامَّةٍ وَلاَ أُسَلِّطُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ سِوَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَسْتَبِيحَ بَيْضَتَهُمْ وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَنْ بَيْنَ أَقْطَارِهَا أَوْ قَالَ بِأَقْطَارِهَا حَتَّى يَكُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُهْلِكُ بَعْضًا وَحَتَّى يَكُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَسْبِي بَعْضًا وَإِنَّمَا أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي الأَئِمَّةَ الْمُضِلِّينَ وَإِذَا وُضِعَ السَّيْفُ فِي أُمَّتِي لَمْ يُرْفَعْ عَنْهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَلْحَقَ قَبَائِلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَحَتَّى تَعْبُدَ قَبَائِلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الأَوْثَانَ وَإِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي كَذَّابُونَ ثَلاَثُونَ كُلُّهُمْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ وَأَنَا خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ لاَ نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي وَلاَ تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي عَلَى الْحَقِّ " . قَالَ ابْنُ عِيسَى " ظَاهِرِينَ " . ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا " لاَ يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ " .
Narrated Thawban:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Allah, the Exalted, folded for me the earth, or he said (the narrator is doubtful): My Lord folded for me the earth, so much so that I saw its easts and wests (i.e. the extremities). The kingdom of my community will reach as far as the earth was floded for me. The two treasures, the red and the white, were bestowed on me. I prayed to my Lord that He may not destroy my community by prevailing famine, and not give their control to an enemy who annihilates then en masse except from among themselves. My Lord said to me: Muhammad, If I make a decision, it is not withdrawn ; and I shall not destroy them by prevailing famine, and I shall not give their control to an enemy, except from among themselves, who exterminates them en masse, even if they are stormed from all sides of the earth ; only a section of them will destroy another section, and a section will captive another section. I am afraid about my community of those leaders who will lead astray. When the sword is used among my people, it will not be withdrawn from them till the Day of Resurrection, and the Last Hour will not come before the tribes of my people attach themselves to the polytheists and tribes of my people worship idols. There will be among my people thirty great liars each of them asserting that he is (Allah's) prophet, where as I am the seal of the Prophet s after whom (me) there will be no prophet ; and a section of my people will continue to hold to the truth - (according to the Ibn Isa's version: (will continue to dominate) - the agreed version goes: "and will not be injured by those who oppose them, till Allah's command comes
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَنْبَعِثَ دَجَّالُونَ كَذَّابُونَ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ ثَلاَثِينَ كُلُّهُمْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:"The Hour shall not be established until nearly thirty imposters, Dajjal appear, each of them claiming that he is the Messenger of Allah
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ الرَّحَبِيِّ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَلْحَقَ قَبَائِلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَحَتَّى يَعْبُدُوا الأَوْثَانَ وَإِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي ثَلاَثُونَ كَذَّابُونَ كُلُّهُمْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ وَأَنَا خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ لاَ نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Thawban narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:"The Hour shall not be established until tribes of my Ummah unite with the idolaters, and until they worship idols. And indeed there shall be thirty imposters in my Ummah,each of them claiming that he is a Prophet. And I am the last of the Prophets, there is no Prophet after me
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حدثنا أبو العباس محمد بن يعقوب، ثنا الحسن بن مكرم، ثنا أبو النضر، ثنا زهير، وثنا علي بن حمشاذ العدل، ثنا علي بن عبد العزيز، ثنا أبو نعيم، ثنا زهير، عن الأسود بن قيس، حدثني ثعلبة بن عباد العبدي، من أهل البصرة، أنه شهد خطبة يوما لسمرة بن جندب، فذكر في خطبته قال سمرة: بينما أنا يوما وغلام من الأنصار نرمي غرضا لنا على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى إذا كانت الشمس على قدر رمحين، أو ثلاثة في عين الناظر من الأفق اسودت حتى آضت كأنها تنومة، فقال: أحدنا لصاحبه انطلق بنا إلى المسجد فوالله ليحدثن شأن هذه الشمس لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في أمته حدثا، فدفعنا إلى المسجد، فإذا هو بارز، " فوافقنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حين خرج إلى الناس. قال: فتقدم وصلى بنا كأطول ما قام بنا في صلاة قط لا نسمع له صوته، ثم ركع بنا كأطول ما ركع بنا في صلاة قط لا نسمع له صوته، ثم سجد بنا كأطول ما سجد بنا في صلاة قط لا نسمع له صوته، قال: ثم فعل في الركعة الثانية مثل ذلك، قال: فوافق تجلي الشمس جلوسه في الركعة الثانية، قال: ثم سلم فحمد الله وأثنى عليه، وشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، وشهد أنه عبده ورسوله "، ثم قال: «يا أيها الناس إنما أنا بشر ورسول الله، فأذكركم الله إن كنتم تعلمون أني قصرت عن شيء من تبليغ رسالات ربي لما أخبرتموني حتى أبلغ رسالات ربي كما ينبغي لها أن تبلغ، وإن كنتم تعلمون أني قد بلغت رسالات ربي لما أخبرتموني» . قال: فقام الناس فقالوا: نشهد أنك قد بلغت رسالات ربك، ونصحت لأمتك وقضيت الذي عليك، قال: ثم سكتوا، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " أما بعد فإن رجالا يزعمون أن كسوف هذه الشمس، وكسوف هذا القمر، وزوال هذه النجوم عن مطالعها لموت رجال عظماء من أهل الأرض، وإنهم كذبوا ولكن آيات من آيات الله يفتن بها عباده لينظر من يحدث منهم توبة، والله لقد رأيت منذ قمت أصلي ما أنتم لاقون في دنياكم وآخرتكم، وإنه والله لا تقوم الساعة حتى يخرج ثلاثون كذابا آخرهم الأعور الدجال: ممسوح العين اليسرى كأنها عين أبي يحيى لشيخ من الأنصار، وإنه متى خرج، فإنه يزعم أنه الله، فمن آمن به وصدقه واتبعه فليس ينفعه صالح من عمل سلف، ومن كفر به وكذبه فليس يعاقب بشيء من عمله سلف، وإنه سيظهر على الأرض كلها إلا الحرم، وبيت المقدس، وإنه يحصر المؤمنين في بيت المقدس فيتزلزلون زلزالا شديدا، فيصبح فيهم عيسى ابن مريم فيهزمه الله وجنوده حتى إن أجدم الحائط، وأصل الشجر لينادي بالمؤمن هذا كافر يستتر بي فتعال اقتله ". قال: " فلن يكون ذلك حتى ترون أمورا يتفاقم شأنها في أنفسكم تساءلون بينكم: هل كان نبيكم صلى الله عليه وسلم ذكر لكم منها ذكرا، وحتى تزول جبال عن مراسيها، ثم على أثر ذلك القبض "، وأشار بيده، قال: ثم شهد خطبة أخرى قال: فذكر هذا الحديث ما قدمها ولا أخرها. «هذا حديث صحيح على شرط الشيخين، ولم يخرجاه»
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فحدثنا أبو العباس محمد بن يعقوب، ثنا محمد بن سنان القزاز، ثنا إسحاق بن إدريس، ثنا أبان بن يزيد، ثنا يحيى بن أبي كثير، ثنا أبو قلابة عبد الله بن زيد الجرمي، حدثني أبو أسماء الرحبي، أن ثوبان حدثه، أنه سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقول: " إن ربي زوى لي الأرض حتى رأيت مشارقها ومغاربها، وأعطاني الكنزين الأحمر والأبيض، وإن أمتي سيبلغ ملكها ما زوى لي منها، وإني سألت ربي لأمتي أن لا يهلكها بسنة عامة فأعطانيها، وسألته أن لا يسلط عليهم عدوا من غيرهم فأعطانيها، وسألته أن لا يذيق بعضهم بأس بعض فمنعنيها، وقال: يا محمد إني إذا قضيت قضاء لم يرد إني أعطيتك لأمتك أن لا أهلكها بسنة عامة، ولا أظهر عليهم عدوا من غيرهم فيستبيحهم بعامة، ولو اجتمع من بأقطارها حتى يكون بعضهم هو يهلك بعضا هو يسبي بعضا، وإني لا أخاف على أمتي إلا الأئمة المضلين، ولن تقوم الساعة حتى تلحق قبائل من أمتي بالمشركين، وحتى تعبد قبائل من أمتي الأوثان، وإذا وضع السيف في أمتي لم يرفع عنها إلى يوم القيامة "، وأنه قال: «كل ما يوجد في مائة سنة، وسيخرج في أمتي كذابون ثلاثون كلهم يزعم أنه نبي، وأنا خاتم الأنبياء، لا نبي بعدي، ولكن لا تزال في أمتي طائفة يقاتلون على الحق ظاهرين لا يضرهم من خذلهم حتى يأتي أمر الله» ، قال: وزعم «أنه لا ينزع رجل من أهل الجنة من ثمرها شيئا إلا أخلف الله مكانها مثلها» ، وأنه قال: «ليس دينار ينفقه رجل بأعظم أجرا من دينار ينفقه على عياله، ثم دينار ينفقه على فرسه في سبيل الله، ثم دينار ينفقه على أصحابه في سبيل الله» ، قال: وزعم " أن نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عظم شأن المسألة، وأنه إذا كان يوم القيامة جاء أهل الجاهلية يحملون أوثانهم على ظهورهم، فيسألهم ربهم عز وجل: ما كنتم تعبدون؟ فيقولون: ربنا لم ترسل إلينا رسولا، ولم يأتنا أمر ولو أرسلت إلينا رسولا لكنا أطوع عبادك لك، فيقول لهم ربهم: أرأيتم إن أمرتكم بأمر أتطيعوني؟ قال: فيقولون: نعم. قال: فيأخذ مواثيقهم على ذلك، فيأمرهم أن يعمدوا لجهنم فيدخلونها، قال: فينطلقون حتى إذا جاءوها رأوا لها تغيظا وزفيرا، فهابوا فرجعوا إلى ربهم، فقالوا: ربنا فرقنا منها، فيقول: ألم تعطوني مواثيقكم لتطيعوني، اعمدوا لها فادخلوا، فينطلقون حتى إذا رأوها فرقوا فرجعوا، فقالوا: ربنا لا نستطيع أن ندخلها، قال: فيقول: ادخلوها داخرين " قال: فقال نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «لو دخلوها أول مرة كانت عليهم بردا وسلاما» هذا حديث صحيح على شرط الشيخين، ولم يخرجاه بهذه السياقة، وإنما أخرج مسلم حديث معاذ بن هشام، عن قتادة، عن أبي قلابة، عن أبي أسماء الرحبي، عن ثوبان مختصرا "
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حدثنا أبو الوليد، حدثنا عبيد الله بن إياد بن لقيط، حدثنا إياد، عن عبد الرحمن بن نعم أو نعيم الأعرجي - شك أبو الوليد - قال: سأل رجل ابن عمر عن المتعة؟ وأنا عنده متعة النساء، فقال: والله ما كنا على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم زانين ولا مسافحين، ثم قال: والله لقد سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: " ليكونن قبل يوم القيامة المسيح الدجال، وكذابون ثلاثون أو أكثر " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 5695 - قال عبد الله بن أحمد، حدثنا جعفر بن حميد، حدثنا عبيد الله بن إياد بن لقيط، أخبرنا إياد، عن عبد الرحمن الأعرجي، عن ابن عمر، ولم يشك فيه، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مثله
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حدثنا عفان، حدثنا عبيد الله بن إياد قال: حدثنا إياد يعني ابن لقيط، عن عبد الرحمن بن نعيم الأعرجي قال: سأل رجل ابن عمر وأنا عنده عن المتعة؟ - متعة النساء - فغضب وقال: والله ما كنا على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم زنائين ولا مسافحين، ثم قال: والله لقد سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: " ليكونن قبل المسيح الدجال كذابون ثلاثون، أو أكثر "، [قال عبد الله بن أحمد] : قال أبي: وقال أبو الوليد يعني الطيالسي: " قبل يوم القيامة "
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Bible · New Testament
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Matthew 24:1-44 (cf. Mark 13, Luke 21)
The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End of the Age and the Temple's Destruction
Sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Jesus is asked by his disciples: 'What will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?' He details the birth pangs of the end: false messiahs, wars and rumors of wars, nation rising against nation, famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. He warns of severe persecution, love growing cold, and the gospel being preached in all the world. He points to Daniel's 'abomination of desolation' standing in the holy place, followed by unprecedented tribulation, celestial collapse, and the Son of Man descending with power and great glory on the clouds of heaven with a great trumpet sound.
μελλήσετε δὲ ἀκούειν πολέμους καὶ ἀκοὰς πολέμων· ὁρᾶτε μὴ θροεῖσθε· δεῖ γὰρ γενέσθαι, ἀλλ’ οὔπω ἐστὶν τὸ τέλος. ἐγερθήσεται γὰρ ἔθνος ἐπὶ ἔθνος καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν, καὶ ἔσονται λιμοὶ καὶ σεισμοὶ κατὰ τόπους·
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren't troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.
Ὅταν οὖν ἴδητε τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Δανιὴλ τοῦ προφήτου ἑστὸς ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ, ὁ ἀναγινώσκων νοείτω,
When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand)...
καὶ τότε φανήσεται τὸ σημεῖον τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν οὐρανῷ... καὶ ὄψονται τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐπὶ τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μετὰ δυνάμεως καὶ δόξης πολλῆς·
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven... and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
1 John 2:18-22; 4:1-3
The Last Hour and the Spirit of the Antichrist (Antichristos)
John writes to believers: 'Little children, it is the last hour! As you have heard that Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared. By this we know that it is the last hour.' He defines the Antichrist as anyone who denies the Father and the Son, or denies that Jesus has come in the flesh.
Παιδία, ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν, καὶ καθὼς ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται, καὶ νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοὶ γεγόνασιν· ὅθεν γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν.
Little children, it is the last hour! As you have heard that Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the last hour.
Comparative Traditions
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The Multiplication of False Prophets, the 'World-Deceiver' (*Kosmoplános*), and the Three Signs of Truth
The Didache (c. late 1st century CE) concludes with an urgent apocalyptic admonition: 'Watch over your life; do not let your lamps go out... for in the last days false prophets and corruptors will be multiplied, sheep will turn into wolves, and love will turn into hate. And then the World-Deceiver (ὁ κοσμοπλάνος) will appear as Son of God, and will do signs and wonders, and the earth will be delivered into his hands, and he will commit iniquities which have never been seen since the beginning of the world. Then human creation will pass through the testing of fire... and then will appear the signs of truth: first the sign of an opening in heaven, second the trumpet's sound, and third the resurrection of the dead.'
ἐν γὰρ ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις πληθυνθήσονται οἱ ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ οἱ φθορεῖς... καὶ τότε φανήσεται ὁ κοσμοπλάνος ὡς υἱὸς θεοῦ, καὶ ποιήσει σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα, καὶ ἡ γῆ παραδοθήσεται εἰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ,
For in the last days false prophets and corrupters will be multiplied... and then the World-Deceiver will appear as a son of God, and will perform signs and wonders, and the earth will be delivered into his hands,
What scholars have said
Scholars cite it in part, or differ
Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalanid. 852 AH (773-852 AH)
Explains that the thirty liars are not every mentally ill person who ever spoke, but specifically those who attained military/political power (shawka), spread deceptive doubts, and gathered large followings.
Fath al-Bari, on Sahih al-Bukhari 3609 & 7121
Imam Al-Qurtubid. 671 AH (600-671 AH)
Notes that these thirty minor Dajjals pave the psychological and theological path for the Grand Dajjal (Al-Masih ad-Dajjal), who moves from claiming prophethood to claiming divinity.
Al-Tadhkirah fi Ahwal al-Mawta wa-Umur al-Akhirah
Imam Yahya An-Nawawid. 676 AH (631-676 AH)
States that a large number of these claimants have already emerged from the Prophet's era through the Umayyad and Abbasid periods, and others will continue to appear until the Hour.
Sharh Sahih Muslim, Hadith 157 & 2923
Present-day data
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The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ explicitly foretold that before the Final Hour, approximately thirty liars and Dajjals would emerge, each falsely claiming prophethood, while affirming: 'I am the Seal of the Prophets, there is no prophet after me' (Sahih al-Bukhari 3609, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2219). Scholars such as Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, al-Qurtubi, and al-Nawawi explain that this count designates the major prominent figures who gained power, gathered significant followings, and formed lasting deviant movements.
Narrations behind this panel: Sahih al-Bukhari 3609 · Sahih al-Bukhari 7121 · Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2219
What the commentators said it means
- Era 1 (10-12 AH): The Ridda Claimants - Musaylimah, al-Aswad al-Ansi, Tulayhah (later repented), Sajah (female, later repented), and Laqit ibn Malik.
- Era 2 (66-120 AH): The Early Schismatic Claimants - Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (identified by Asma bint Abi Bakr as the liar of Thaqif), al-Harith al-Kadhdhab (Damascus), Bayyan ibn Sam'an, and al-Mughirah.
- Era 3 (127-411 AH): Medieval claimants - Salih ibn Tarif (Berber Quran), Ustadh Sis, al-Muqanna' (the veiled one), Babak, the Zanj leader, Ha-Mim of Ghomara, al-Mutanabbi (later recanted), al-Shalmaghani, and the divinity proclaimed for al-Hakim.
- Era 4 (8th century AH-present): Later claimants - Fadl Allah Astarabadi, Mahmud Pasikhani, Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri (Mahdi claim), the Bab, Baha'u'llah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Elijah Muhammad, Rashad Khalifa and Lia Eden. Each is named with the scholar or body that ruled on the claim; the label never extends to followers today.
10-11 AH · 632 CEal-Aswad al-Ansiالأسود العنسيYemen (Najran, Sana'a)Claimed prophethood in the Prophet's ﷺ last year; known as Dhu al-Khimar, 'the veiled one'.Killed in Sana'a by Fayruz al-Daylami, 11 AH
A soothsayer of the Ans tribe, he rose with a force from Najran, took Sana'a and killed its governor Shahr ibn Badhan. Within about three to four months he was killed in his palace by Fayruz al-Daylami and his companions, shortly before the Prophet's ﷺ death. In Sahih al-Bukhari the Prophet ﷺ saw two gold bracelets in a dream and interpreted them as two liars who would appear; the narrator Ubaydullah identified them as al-Ansi and Musaylimah.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Sahih al-Bukhari 4379 (the narrator's identification)
10-12 AH · 632-633 CEMusaylimah ibn Habibمسيلمة بن حبيبal-Yamamah, central ArabiaWrote to the Prophet ﷺ claiming a share of prophethood and recited rhymed imitations of the Quran.Killed at the Battle of al-Yamamah (Aqraba), 12 AH
Of Banu Hanifa. His letter began 'From Musaylimah, messenger of God'; the Prophet ﷺ replied addressing him as 'Musaylimah the liar' (al-Kadhdhab), the name that stayed with him. After the Prophet's ﷺ death he led the largest of the Ridda forces. Abu Bakr's army under Khalid ibn al-Walid met him at Aqraba, and he was killed in the walled garden later called the Garden of Death; al-Tabari names Wahshi ibn Harb among those who killed him.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Sahih al-Bukhari 4379; al-Tabari, Tarikh, events of 11-12 AH
9-11 AH · 631-632 CETulayha ibn Khuwaylid al-Asadiطليحة بن خويلد الأسديNajd (Banu Asad), BuzakhaClaimed that an angel brought him revelation, and led Banu Asad, Ghatafan and Tayy in the Ridda.Defeated at Buzakha, 11 AH; later returned to Islam
He first made the claim in the Prophet's ﷺ lifetime. Khalid ibn al-Walid broke his forces at Buzakha and he fled to Syria. He later returned to Islam, performed the pilgrimage in Umar's caliphate, and fought in the campaigns in Iraq and Persia; historians record that he fell at Nahavand in 21 AH.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Tabari, Tarikh, events of 11 AH; Ibn Hajar, al-Isaba
11 AH · 632 CESajah bint al-Harithسجاح بنت الحارث التميميةUpper Mesopotamia, then Najd (Banu Tamim)A soothsayer who claimed prophethood and marched south with followers from Taghlib and Tamim.Allied with Musaylimah, then withdrew; later accepted Islam and died in Basra
Of Banu Tamim, raised among the Christian Taghlib of al-Jazira. She came to al-Yamamah and made a pact with Musaylimah; al-Tabari reports that she married him and that he dropped two daily prayers from her people as her dowry. After he was killed she returned to her tribe; historians state she later accepted Islam and lived in Basra until the time of Mu'awiya.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Tabari, Tarikh, events of 11 AH; Ibn Kathir, al-Bidayah
11 AH · 632 CELaqit ibn Malik al-Azdiلقيط بن مالك الأزديOman (Dibba)Known as Dhu al-Taj, 'the crowned one'; claimed prophethood and drove out the Muslim rulers of Oman.Killed at the Battle of Dibba, 11 AH
He rose among the Azd of Oman after the Prophet's ﷺ death and drove out Jayfar and Abd, the Muslim rulers there. Abu Bakr sent Hudhayfa ibn Mihsan and Arfaja al-Bariqi, later joined by Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl; Laqit was killed at Dibba, per al-Tabari.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Tabari, Tarikh, events of 11 AH
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Battle of Dibba
66-67 AH · 685-687 CEal-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafiالمختار بن أبي عبيد الثقفيKufa, IraqRose to avenge al-Husayn; historians report he claimed that Gabriel came to him with revelation.Killed in Kufa by the forces of Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr, 67 AH
He ruled Kufa for about eighteen months and pursued those involved in the killing of al-Husayn. Asma bint Abi Bakr told al-Hajjaj that the Prophet ﷺ had said a liar and a destroyer would come from Thaqif (Sahih Muslim 2545); al-Nawawi explains that scholars identified the liar as al-Mukhtar, who claimed that Gabriel came to him.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Nawawi, Sharh Sahih Muslim, on 2545
c. 79 AH · 698 CEal-Harith ibn Sa'idالحارث بن سعيد الكذابDamascus, SyriaA worshipper in Damascus who claimed prophethood and showed followers apparent wonders.Arrested and executed under Caliph Abd al-Malik
Ibn Kathir reports that he was known for devotion before he made the claim, and that people in Damascus warned against him. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan had him arrested and executed. He is remembered as al-Harith al-Kadhdhab, 'the liar'.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Ibn Kathir, al-Bidayah wa'l-Nihayah, events of 79 AH
119 AH · 737 CEBayan ibn Sam'anبيان بن سمعانKufa, IraqClaimed that the verse 'This is a declaration (bayan) for mankind' (Al Imran 3:138) referred to him, and taught that the divine had passed into him.Executed by burning on the order of the governor Khalid al-Qasri, 119 AH
Founder of the Bayaniyya. Heresiographers report he wrote to Muhammad al-Baqir inviting him to accept his claim. Khalid ibn Abd Allah al-Qasri, governor of Iraq, executed him together with al-Mughira ibn Sa'id.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Abd al-Qahir al-Baghdadi, al-Farq bayn al-Firaq; al-Tabari, events of 119 AH
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Bayan ibn Sam'an al-Tamimi · al-Baghdadi, al-Farq bayn al-Firaq
119 AH · 737 CEal-Mughira ibn Sa'id al-Ijliالمغيرة بن سعيد العجليKufa, IraqTaught a bodily image of God and claimed to know the Greatest Name, by which he said he could raise the dead.Executed with Bayan by Khalid al-Qasri, 119 AH
Founder of the Mughiriyya. Al-Baghdadi and al-Shahrastani report that he claimed prophethood. He rose with a small band near Kufa and was captured and executed.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Baghdadi, al-Farq bayn al-Firaq; al-Shahrastani, al-Milal wa'l-Nihal
- Sources
- al-Baghdadi, al-Farq bayn al-Firaq · al-Shahrastani, al-Milal wa'l-Nihal
c. 120-124 AH · 738-742 CEAbu Mansur al-Ijliأبو منصور العجليKufa, IraqClaimed he had been raised to heaven and was the 'fragment from the sky' (kisf, al-Tur 52:44); taught that prophethood continues.Executed by the governor Yusuf ibn Umar al-Thaqafi
Founder of the Mansuriyya. Heresiographers report that his followers held it lawful to kill opponents by strangling. Yusuf ibn Umar, governor of Iraq from 120 to 126 AH, had him executed.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Baghdadi, al-Farq bayn al-Firaq; al-Shahrastani, al-Milal wa'l-Nihal
- Sources
- al-Baghdadi, al-Farq bayn al-Firaq · al-Shahrastani, al-Milal wa'l-Nihal
127 AH · 744 CESalih ibn Tarifصالح بن طريفTamasna, Atlantic Morocco (Barghawata)Claimed prophethood and a Quran of 80 surahs in Berber; set ten daily prayers and a fast in Rajab instead of Ramadan.Left for the East promising to return; the Barghawata state lasted until the 6th century AH
Al-Bakri describes his laws in detail. His descendants ruled the Barghawata for about four centuries. The Almoravid founder Abd Allah ibn Yasin was killed fighting them in 451 AH, and the Almohads ended the state in the mid-6th century AH.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Bakri, al-Masalik wa'l-Mamalik; Ibn Khaldun, Kitab al-Ibar
150-151 AH · 767-768 CEUstadh SisأستاذسيسBadghis and Herat, KhurasanClaimed prophethood and led a large revolt in Khurasan; al-Tabari puts his army at about 300,000.Defeated by Khazim ibn Khuzayma; captured and sent to Baghdad
His revolt came during al-Mansur's caliphate, while the heir al-Mahdi was in Khurasan. After early victories over Abbasid commanders he was besieged in the hills and surrendered to Khazim ibn Khuzayma.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Tabari, Tarikh, events of 150 AH
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Ustadh Sis
159-163 AH · 776-780 CEal-Muqanna' (Hashim ibn Hakim)المقنع الخراسانيMerv and Kish, Transoxiana'The veiled one'; claimed that the divine spirit had passed through the prophets and then into him.Besieged at his fortress of Sanam; died by fire as it fell, c. 163 AH
He wore a veil, reported as green silk or a gold mask, and was backed by the white-clad Mubayyida. Narshakhi records the 'moon of Nakhshab' he made rise from a well. When Abbasid troops took Sanam he poisoned his household and threw himself into fire, per Narshakhi.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Narshakhi, Tarikh-i Bukhara; al-Tabari, events of 161-163 AH
- Sources
- Wikipedia: al-Muqanna
201-223 AH · 816-838 CEBabak Khurramdinبابك الخرميAzerbaijan (fortress of Badhdh)Led the Khurramiyya, who taught transmigration of souls; held that the spirit of the earlier leader Jawidhan had entered him.Captured 222 AH; executed in Samarra on al-Mu'tasim's order, 223 AH
His revolt lasted about twenty years and defeated several Abbasid armies. The general al-Afshin took Badhdh in 222 AH; Babak fled, was handed over, and was executed in Samarra.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Tabari, Tarikh, events of 201-223 AH; al-Baghdadi, al-Farq bayn al-Firaq
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Babak Khorramdin
255-270 AH · 869-883 CEAli ibn Muhammad, leader of the Zanjعلي بن محمد صاحب الزنجBasra and southern IraqClaimed descent from Ali, and that verses were revealed to him and he knew the unseen.Killed by the Abbasid regent al-Muwaffaq, 270 AH
He led the revolt of the Zanj, enslaved labourers of the southern Iraqi marshes, and sacked Basra in 257 AH. Al-Tabari reports his claims to inspiration. Al-Muwaffaq took his capital al-Mukhtara and he was killed in 270 AH.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Tabari, Tarikh, events of 255-270 AH
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Zanj Rebellion
c. 313-315 AH · 925-927 CEHa-Mim ibn Mann Allahحاميم بن من اللهGhomara, northern Morocco (near Tetouan)Claimed prophethood and a revelation in Berber; shortened Ramadan, dropped the pilgrimage and permitted pork.Killed fighting the Masmuda near Tangier, c. 315 AH
Historians call him al-Muftari, 'the forger'. Ibn Khaldun quotes parts of his Berber revelation in Arabic. His son Isa held power for a time after him, but the movement faded.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Ibn Khaldun, Kitab al-Ibar; al-Bakri, al-Masalik wa'l-Mamalik
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Ha-Mim
c. 321-322 AH · 933-934 CEAbu al-Tayyib al-Mutanabbiأبو الطيب المتنبيSamawa desert, SyriaAs a young man claimed prophethood among the Banu Kalb, reciting rhymed 'revelations'; his name, 'the would-be prophet', comes from this.Imprisoned in Homs and recanted; became the most famous Arabic poet (d. 354 AH)
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi and Ibn Khallikan report the episode. Lu'lu', governor of Homs, imprisoned him and released him after he recanted. He spent the rest of his life as a court poet and was killed on the road near Baghdad in 354 AH.
- Classed as a false claim by
- al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Tarikh Baghdad; Ibn Khallikan, Wafayat al-A'yan
- Sources
- Wikipedia: al-Mutanabbi
322 AH · 934 CEMuhammad ibn Ali al-Shalmaghaniمحمد بن علي الشلمغانيBaghdad, IraqA former Imami scholar who taught that the divine had become incarnate in him.Tried and executed in Baghdad under Caliph al-Radi, 322 AH
Known as Ibn Abi al-Azaqir. He had been close to the Imami deputies, and the last of them publicly condemned him. Under al-Radi he was tried before jurists and executed on their ruling.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Ibn al-Athir, al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh, events of 322 AH
- Sources
- Ibn al-Athir, al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh
408-411 AH · 1017-1021 CEal-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (a claim made for him)الحاكم بأمر اللهCairo, EgyptPreachers at his court, al-Darazi and Hamza ibn Ali, proclaimed him a manifestation of the divine; historians differ on how far he endorsed it.Disappeared on the Muqattam hills, 411 AH
The sixth Fatimid caliph. Ibn Kathir reports that he inclined toward the claim of divinity, and riots in Cairo followed al-Darazi's preaching. He vanished on a night ride in 411 AH; his donkey and bloodstained clothes were found.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Ibn Kathir, al-Bidayah, events of 411 AH; Ibn Khallikan, Wafayat al-A'yan
c. 788-796 AH · 1386-1394 CEFadl Allah Astarabadiفضل الله أسترآباديAstarabad, Tabriz and ShirvanFounder of Hurufism; claimed that God was manifest in him and that the letters of the alphabet held the meaning of revelation.Executed by Miran Shah, son of Timur, near Nakhchivan, 796 AH
He set out his teaching in the Persian Javidan-nama. After his execution his followers carried Hurufism into Anatolia and the Balkans.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'Astarabadi, Fazlallah'
c. 800-831 AH · 1397-1428 CEMahmud Pasikhaniمحمود پسیخانیGilan, IranFounder of the Nuqtawiyya; taught that the cycle of Arab prophethood had ended and a new cycle had begun with him.Drowned in the Aras river, 831 AH
He had been a follower of Fadl Allah Astarabadi before founding his own movement. The Nuqtawis were later persecuted under Shah Abbas I, and some found refuge in Mughal India.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'Noqtawiya'
901-910 AH · 1496-1505 CESayyid Muhammad Jaunpuriسيد محمد جونپوریJaunpur and Gujarat, India; Farah, AfghanistanDeclared himself the promised Mahdi; his followers held that accepting him was binding.Expelled from several cities; died at Farah, 910 AH
Born in Jaunpur in 847 AH. He announced his claim in Mecca and repeated it in Gujarat, where scholars opposed him. In the next generation Ali al-Muttaqi al-Hindi set out the signs of the Mahdi to answer the claim.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Ali al-Muttaqi al-Hindi (d. 975 AH), al-Burhan fi Alamat Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Muhammad Jaunpuri
1260-1266 AH · 1844-1850 CESayyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi, 'the Bab'علي محمد الشيرازي (الباب)Shiraz and Tabriz, IranAnnounced himself as the Bab ('gate') in 1844, then as the Qa'im, and issued the Bayan as a new scripture replacing Quranic law.Executed by firing squad in Tabriz, 1850
He was examined by ulama in Tabriz in 1848, in the presence of the crown prince Nasir al-Din, and was then imprisoned. Uprisings by his followers followed, and he was executed in July 1850.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Ulama tribunal at Tabriz (1848); Ihsan Ilahi Zahir, al-Babiyya: Ard wa Naqd
- Sources
- Wikipedia: the Bab
1863-1892 CE · 1279-1309 AHMirza Husayn Ali Nuri, 'Baha'u'llah'ميرزا حسين علي النوري (بهاء الله)Tehran, Baghdad, Edirne and AcreDeclared in 1863 that he was the one the Bab had foretold, and wrote the Kitab-i Aqdas as a new law.Exiled by the Ottomans; died at Bahji near Acre, 1892
A follower of the Bab, he was exiled from Iran to Baghdad, then to Istanbul, Edirne and finally Acre. In 1925 the sharia court of Beba in Egypt ruled that his teaching was a separate religion from Islam.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Sharia court of Beba, Egypt (1925)
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Baha'u'llah
1891-1908 CE · 1308-1326 AHMirza Ghulam Ahmadميرزا غلام أحمد القاديانيQadian, PunjabClaimed in 1891 to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, and from 1901 described himself as a prophet without a new law.Died in Lahore, 1908
His followers divided after his death: one group holds that he was a prophet, the Lahore group calls him a reformer (mujaddid). The International Islamic Fiqh Academy of the OIC (Jeddah, December 1985) ruled that his claim to prophethood and revelation denies the finality of prophethood.
- Classed as a false claim by
- International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Resolution 4 (4/2), Jeddah 1985
1934-1975 CEElijah Muhammadإيلايجا محمدDetroit and Chicago, USATaught that the founder W. Fard Muhammad was God in person and that he himself was the Messenger of Allah.Died in Chicago, 1975
He led the Nation of Islam for 41 years. After his death his son and successor Warith Deen Mohammed rejected these teachings and led most of the members into Sunni Islam.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Warith Deen Mohammed, his son and successor (from 1975)
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Elijah Muhammad
1988-1990 CERashad Khalifaرشاد خليفةTucson, Arizona, USAProposed a numerical code of 19 in the Quran, called himself the 'Messenger of the Covenant', and rejected Quran 9:128-129 as later additions.Killed in Tucson, 1990
An Egyptian-American chemist. After he rejected the hadith and two verses of the Quran, an Islamic council meeting in Saudi Arabia declared him an apostate in February 1989. He was stabbed to death at his mosque in January 1990.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Islamic council meeting in Saudi Arabia, February 1989
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Rashad Khalifa
1997-2021 CELia Aminuddin, 'Lia Eden'ليا أمين الدينJakarta, IndonesiaClaimed that the angel Gabriel spoke to her and later that she was his messenger.Imprisoned for blasphemy (2006, 2009); died 2021
She founded the Salamullah group, later the Eden Community. The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) declared her teaching deviant on 22 December 1997, reasoning that Gabriel's task of bringing revelation ended with the Seal of the Prophets.
- Classed as a false claim by
- Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), fatwa of 22 December 1997
- Sources
- Wikipedia: Eden Community
The hadith does not name the thirty, and scholars differ on who counts among them. Each row names who classed the claim as false. The label belongs to the claimant alone, never to the followers or communities that exist today.
Background
Musaylimah al-Kadhdhab of Yamamah (12 AH)
Musaylimah wrote to the Prophet ﷺ claiming half of Arabia and divine revelation. He rhymed absurd parodies of the Quran, legalized alcohol, and abolished prayers. In 12 AH, Caliph Abu Bakr sent the Muslim army to Yamamah where Wahshi ibn Harb and Abu Dujana killed him in the 'Garden of Death'. Over 10,000 of his followers perished.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3609 & 7121 · Ibn Kathir, Al-Bidayah wa-al-Nihayah
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Sajah bint al-Harith: The Repented Female Claimant (11 AH)
An Arab Christian soothsayer from Banu Tamim who mobilized a massive military coalition claiming prophethood. Musaylimah politically married her, dropping Fajr and Isha prayers as her dowry. After Musaylimah's defeat, Sajah sincerely repented, returned to orthodox Islam, and lived as a pious Muslim in Basra until her death under Mu'awiyah.
Musnad Ahmad 23447 (Four Women Foretold) · Al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala
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Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi: Foretold in Sahih Muslim (67 AH)
The Prophet ﷺ prophesied: 'In Thaqif there will be an arch-liar and a tyrant' (Sahih Muslim 2545). Asma bint Abi Bakr identified Al-Mukhtar to Al-Hajjaj as the prophesied liar. Al-Mukhtar seized Kufa, claiming that Gabriel brought him revelation in a draped wooden chair. He was slain in 67 AH by Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr.
Sahih Muslim 2545
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Al-Muqanna' of Khurasan: The Golden-Veiled Prophet (163 AH)
Hashim ibn Hakim wore a golden veil claiming divine light emanated from his face. He manufactured optical illusions like the 'Moon of Nakhshab' in a chemical well. When besieged by Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi in 163 AH, he leaped into boiling vitriol and fire so his body would vanish, claiming he ascended to heaven.
Tarikh al-Rusul wa-al-Muluk (Al-Tabari)
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Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian: The Colonial Claim (1908 CE)
Started as a polemicist, escalated to Mujaddid, then Promised Messiah, and finally claimed direct 'zilli' and 'buroozi' prophethood, publishing fabricated revelations and excommunicating all who rejected him. Global Islamic bodies unanimously declared the Ahmadiyya movement non-Muslim at the Muslim World League Conference in Makkah (1974).
Muslim World League Resolution (Makkah, 1974) · Fatwas of the Islamic Fiqh Academy
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Rashad Khalifa: The 'Code 19' Claim (1990 CE)
An Egyptian-American biochemist in Tucson who popularized the Quranic 'Code 19' numerology. In 1988, he proclaimed himself the 'Messenger of the Covenant' (Surah 3:81), deleted the last two verses of Surah At-Tawbah (9:128-129) claiming they disrupted his 19-multiple, and rejected all Hadith. He was assassinated in his Tucson mosque in 1990.
Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee Ruling (Cairo)
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Lia Eden of Indonesia: Modern Female Claimant (2021 CE)
Lia Aminuddin of Jakarta claimed in 1997 that the angel Gabriel visited her with revelations, declaring herself the Holy Spirit and Mary. She was tried and imprisoned twice under Indonesian blasphemy laws, passing away in 2021. Her case exemplifies the prophetic foresight of female claimants in Musnad Ahmad 23447.
Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) Fatwa
as of 2026-10-28
Draft: figures and wording await a researcher's check and the scholar board.