Dajjal

Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: المسيح الدجّال‎ Al-Masīḥ ad-Dajjāl, "the false messiah, liar, the deceiver") is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology. He is to appear, pretending to be al-Masih (i.e. the Messiah), before Youm al-Qiyamah (the Day of Resurrection).

13 Questions

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	Will we get to live during the arrival of Imam Mahdi, Prophet Isa (as), and the Dajjal? Will we be resurrected to witness such events, or would only people who live on earth at those times get to experience them? Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi
Is the Dajjal proven to be a real figure or merely an ideology the would come at the end of time before Imam Mahdi (AS)? Amina Inloes	Can you share some Shia narrations regarding the Dajjal? Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi