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However, the next day he left the house in anger and fled to Saudi Arabia. His previous state of enchantment returned, and he disappeared in Mecca in Jarwal. He also disappeared behind Al-Safa Palace, in the Ajyad Al-Sud area. During that period, he felt that his father and his righteous friends were the ones who had enchanted him, and he was in a state of fear. However, the relief in this enchantment was that it was lighter than before, as Abu Abdullah was of sound mind and consciousness, except for those whispers, obsessions, suspicions, and doubts. As for the complete loss of reason, that was not the case. On the other hand, Abu Abdullah's family, who were in Mecca, were searching for him diligently. When the search was prolonged, they thought he had met his end and died. So they searched for him in the morgues of hospitals. One of his relatives even described Abu Abdullah's features to the administration of one of the hospitals, and they said: "Yes, these features belong to a man who died, and we do not know his identity." The poor man placed his hand on his heart, which was about to break from grief. When they led him to the morgue and uncovered the face of that man, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It is not him." After nine months, the enchantment lessened and weakened. Abu Abdullah saw in a dream that his elder sister, named Amina, was pregnant, and his mother was screaming. He was calming her and telling her that things would be fine, and that she would give birth easily and smoothly. Abu Abdullah said: "I also saw that there was a morgue in our house, and I was opening it, and there was a coldness inside, and that we were in Mecca." He said: "So I interpreted it as the period of absence from my family, nine months, which is the period of a full-term pregnancy. I must return to my family and there is no need for absence and hiding, which was due to delusions and corrupt imaginations resulting from demonic enchantment." He said: "So I called my family, and they were very happy. Of course, they were in great sorrow, especially my father - may God have mercy on him - who would cry just by seeing anyone, due to my absence." This was around the year 1993 AD, and Abu Abdullah was 32 years old at the time. (which is an area formerly called Dhi Tuwa). From this incident narrated in the story, Abu Abdullah was absent in Mecca from his family in Dhi Tuwa, until his family thought he had died, then he returned after nine months, at the age of thirty-two years. Here, we draw the kind reader's attention to some narrations mentioned in some Shiite books. Abu Abdullah "Ja'far al-Sadiq" said: "The owner of this matter has two absences. In one of them, he returns to his family, and in the other, it is said: 'He perished in whatever valley he took.'" (From Ghaybah al-Nu'mani, No. 112). And a second narration: Muhammad ibn Ali said: "The owner of this matter will have an absence in some valleys - and he gestured with his hand towards Dhi Tuwa." (From Ghaybah al-Nu'mani, No. 217). And a third narration: Ja'far ibn Muhammad said: "The Qa'im from my offspring will live the age of Abraham, one hundred and twenty years. He will be known, then he will be absent for a period of time and appear in the form of a successful young man, thirty-two years old, until a group of people turn away from him." (From Ghaybah al-Nu'mani, No. 215). And in his saying (one hundred and twenty years), it is perhaps a mistake by the narrator, so it is possible that the narration is as follows: "He will be absent for one hundred and twenty days, he will be known, then he will be absent for a period of time and appear in the form of a successful young man, thirty-two years old." There is a clear agreement with what happened in the story of Abu Abdullah, where he was absent for one hundred and twenty days, i.e., four months, and he knew where he was, as he was in the custody of the Saudi authorities. Then he will be absent for a period of time, and no one will know where he is. The first absence, he was absent and his whereabouts were known. The second absence, he was absent and his whereabouts were unknown. Perhaps the text is in this form, but a mistake occurred by the narrator, because it is not appropriate to mention his age as one hundred and twenty years and then mention his absence, and that he is known at the age of thirty-two years?! Then he is unknown in his absence, and the discrepancy is clear in the narrated context.