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The Sufyani () is a figure in Islamic eschatology who is usually portrayed in hadiths as a tyrant who will spread corruption and mischief. According to Shia Hadith, the Sufyani will rise in the month of Rajab.

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The Sufyani () is a figure in Islamic eschatology who is usually portrayed in hadiths as a tyrant who will spread corruption and mischief. According to Shia Hadith, the Sufyani will rise in the month of Rajab.

Reports about the Sufyani are found also found in Sunni Hadith. The Sufyani is not to be confused with another figure of the end times, the Dajjal. It is said that he will kill children and rip out the bellies of women, murder those from the household of the Prophet and rule over Syria.

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