A notice. From my household, whose name matches mine, and his father's name matches my father's, he will inherit the land and fill it with justice and equity, as it was filled with injustice and oppression. And from the Commander of the Faithful, Ali bin Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him, he said: "Three banners will differ, a banner in the West, a banner in the Jazira, and a banner in the Levant. The strife between them will last for a year." Then he mentioned the emergence of Al-Sufyani and the injustice and wickedness he will commit. Then he mentioned the emergence of Al-Mahdi, and the people's pledge of allegiance to him between the Corner and the Station. Then he will march with the armies until he reaches Wadi Al-Qura, in peace and gentleness. His cousin Al-Husayni will join him there with twelve thousand horsemen, and he will say to him: "O cousin, I am more deserving of this army than you. I am the son of Al-Husayn, and I am Al-Mahdi." Al-Mahdi will say to him: "Rather, I am Al-Mahdi." Al-Husayni will say to him: "Do you have a sign, so I may pledge allegiance to you?" Al-Mahdi will point to a bird, and it will fall on his hand. He will plant a stick in a spot of land, and it will become green and leafy. Al-Husayni will say to him: "O cousin, it is yours." And he will march at its forefront. (Wadi Al-Qura: in the northeast of Medina, six nights away from it. It is a valley between the Levant and Medina, and it is between Tayma and Khaybar. It has many villages, and it is named after them.) And Al-Husayni will fight the Turks, who are (Russia), and the Romans, who are (America and Europe), so the birds will feast on their flesh. And from Arta'ah, he said: "When the Turks and Romans gather... the Turks and Romans will be killed at Jarabulus until the beasts of the earth are sated with their flesh." (Jarabulus: a town in northern Syria, located between the Euphrates and the mouth of the Khabur River, on the outskirts of the Syrian desert. It is about a hundred kilometers from the Iraqi border and about two hundred kilometers from the Turkish border. It is located near the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor.) - 49 -