A notice May God bless him and his family and grant them peace. To the sanctuary of God Almighty in Mecca. When this reached him, he sent an army to Medina, led by a man from Kalb. When they reached Al-Bayda, they were swallowed by the earth, and their commander escaped. They mentioned that he was from Madhhij, and some said from Kalb. And from Ali bin Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him, he said: "Three men from Quraish will go out to Mecca from the army of Sufyani, who are being watched. When the swallowing of the earth reaches them, those three men will gather in Mecca from all over the land, and one of them will be pledged allegiance to, unwillingly." And from Abdullah bin Masoud, he said: "....and they will say, 'Our sin is upon you, and our blood is on your neck if you do not extend your hand, we will pledge allegiance to you. This is the army of Sufyani, who has set out in pursuit of us, led by a man from Jurm. He will sit between the Corner and the Station, and he will extend his hand, and they will pledge allegiance to him, and God will cast his love into the hearts of people. He will march with a people who are ascetics by day, monks by night."

The Third Sufyani (Sufyani of Iraq) It appears that he is Saddam Hussein. And it is mentioned in the description of this Sufyani: "The destruction of Al-Zawra' by Sufyani." And Al-Zawra' is Baghdad. And in the book of "Al-Fitan" by Nu'aym bin Hammad: "The cavalry of Sufyani will come like the night and a flood, and they will not pass by anything except they destroy and demolish it, until they enter Kufa and kill the followers of the family of Muhammad. Then they will search for the people of Khurasan in every direction. Then the people of Khurasan will go out in search of the Mahdi, and they will pray for him and support him." And from Arta'ah, he said: "Al-Azhar bin Al-Kalbiyah will enter Kufa, and a sore will afflict him, and he will go out from it and die on the way." And in another narration: "He will go out from it fleeing." I say: Saddam fled, was captured, and executed. After his hanging, his body was displayed, and there was a sore on his neck.

The Fourth Sufyani (Sufyani of Egypt)