From: janice@mailinator.com   
      
   In article , laura@nospam.me says...   
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   >"Janice"  wrote in message   
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   >> In case it helps narrow things down, Mohammed was very clear on the point   
   >> of Dajjal being a one-eyed man. :-)   
   >   
   >Still, there may be some etymological relationship...   
      
   I'm sorry, I wasn't actually addressing your etymololgical comment there,   
   just remarking on how to spot the Anti-Christ. :-)   
      
   Yes, there's definitely a parallel between "Isa" and "Jesus."  I would   
   assume that "Isa" is the Arabic equivalent of "Yeshu" or "Yeshua,"   
   Jesus' Hebrew name.   
      
   >Of course, one would have to look at the roots of the word "Devil"... and   
   >that would be the greek "Diabolos", which doesn't really resemble "Dajjal" a   
   >lot...   
      
   Right.  There may be a connection but I don't know what.   
      
   >I dug up these quotes:   
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   [snip descriptions]   
      
   Yes, he would be hard to miss. :-)   
      
   I've also heard that he's supposed to be of a ruddy complexion.   
      
   >So, even if Dajjal isn't related etymologically to Devil, Jahannam is   
   >certainly related to Gehenna :-)   
      
   And to Gehinnom or Ge Hinnom (in Hebrew).   
      
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