পৃষ্ঠা 293: তৃতীয় অধ্যায়: কিয়ামতের মহা আলামতসমূহ (মাহদী, দাজ্জাল, ঈসা (আ.), ইয়াজুজ-মাজুজ, পশ্চিমাকাশে সূর্যোদয়)

Mention of the remaining narrations concerning the conduct and appearance of the Beast

Account of the Beast's conduct and description

Cautionary Note: Regarding the grammatical inflection of the word 'nuktah' (a spot)

He says: 'Indeed, the Beast of the earth eats with its mouth and speaks from its posterior.'

And on the authority of al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him): Musa asked his Lord to show him the Beast. So it emerged for three days and their nights, extending into the sky, such that neither of its two extremities could be seen.

He said: 'He saw a terrifying sight, so he said: "My Lord, return it!" So He returned it.'

As for its conduct: with it will be the staff of Musa and the ring of Sulayman ibn Dawud. It will call out at the top of its voice: 'Indeed, mankind had no certainty in Our signs' [al-Naml: 82]. It will brand the people, both believer and disbeliever. As for the believer, his face will appear radiant as if it were a glittering star, and between his eyes will be inscribed 'Believer' (Mu'min). As for the disbeliever, a black spot will be inscribed between his eyes: 'Disbeliever' (Kafir).

Cautionary Note

It is grammatically permissible here that 'nuktah' (spot) is nominative (marfu') as the deputy agent (na'ib fa'il) of 'yuktabu' (is inscribed), with 'sawda'' (black) as its qualifying adjective, and 'kafir' as its appositive (badal); or that 'kafir' is the deputy agent, while 'nuktah' is accusative (mansub) as a circumstantial condition (hal) preceding it, and 'sawda'' as its adjective.

In another narration: 'It will meet the believer to brand him on his face, but instead his face will turn radiant white; and it will brand the disbeliever, but his face will turn black.'

In another narration: 'The people will scatter away from it, both individually and collectively, while a group of believers will stand firm, realizing that they can never escape Allah. So it will begin with them, illuminating their faces until it renders them like glittering stars. Then it will turn across the earth, where no pursuer can overtake it and no fleeer can escape it. A man may seek refuge from it through prayer, but it will approach him from behind and say: "O so-and-so, are you praying now?" He will turn toward it, and it will brand him on his face, then depart. People will share wealth and associate in the cities, with the believer transacting with the disbeliever and vice versa, until the believer says: "O disbeliever, pay me my due!" and the disbeliever says: "O believer, pay me my due!"'

In another narration: 'It will emerge and utter three loud cries, which will be heard by everyone between the two horizons (the east and the west).'

And in another wording: 'It will face the east and utter a piercing cry, then face the Levant (al-Sham) and utter a cry.'