What is Dabbah? Animals Often Associated with Doomsday

JAKARTA – Dabbah , Animals that are often associated with the Day of Judgment are interesting to know. For some people, especially Muslims, this animal is usually recognized as a sign of the destruction of the universe or the end of the world.

In various religions or beliefs in the world, they believe in the existence of the last day or doomsday. This also includes followers of Islam in the world.

Like other religions, Muslims also believe in a number of signs that the end of the world is approaching. One of them is about the appearance of a terrible creature like an animal called Dabbah.

So, what exactly is Dabbah? Check out the following review to know more about it.

Dabbah, an animal associated with the Day of Judgment

Dabbah is often mentioned as a type of reptile that comes from the earth. One opinion once said that it would come from Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

According to Muslim belief, this Dabbah will one day be able to speak to humans. As for its appearance before the end of the world, various authentic hadiths have been conveyed.

Generally, reptiles may refer to a group of reptiles such as snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and others. However, according to the explanations of scholars and commentators, the animals that are believed to appear before the end of the world are different from the types of reptiles that are currently known.

Regarding its characteristics, there are a number of popular sources that Muslims usually listen to. According to Ibn Abbas, for example, Dabbah is a hairy reptile, has four legs and runs fast like a racing horse.

Meanwhile, Abu Maryam once heard Abu Hurairah say that Dabbah had various feathers. All the colors are in its fur and the distance from one end of the horn to the other is equal to the distance of one farsakh (so big).

Furthermore, Ibn Abbas added that this Dabbah is shaped like a very large spear. It was so big that for three days a third of its body still had not emerged (from the earth).

Not yet finished, Ibnu Juraij who narrated from Ibnuz Zubair described Dabbah as having a head like a bull, eyes like a pig, ears like an elephant, horns like a male deer, neck like an ostrich (long), chest like a lion’s chest, color like a leopard, waist similar with the waist of a wild cat, his tail like a sheep’s tail, and his legs like the legs of a camel. In addition, he later brought the staff of Prophet Moses and the ring of Prophet Solomon.

Such is the description of Dabbah, an animal associated with the Day of Judgment for Muslims.

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