´Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said:` "The Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) narrated to us, saying: 'The Dajjal shall emerge from a land in the east called Khurasan. He is followed by a people whom appear as if their f aces are shields coated with leather. '"
Hadith ReferenceSunan at-Tirmidhi / Chapters On Al-Fitan / Hadith: 2237