Sateeh the soothsayer lived in Shaam, and was renowned for fortune-telling. Abdul Maseeh Ghasqaani arrived there and had not yet entered his house, when Sateeh called out, and through his soothsaying, he informed him of everything which he had not even mentioned to him yet. Sateeh the soothsayer said, ‘O Abdul Maseeh! You came to me while riding on a camel and no doubt, you have travelled a long distance. The Sasanian king, Kisra, has sent you to me, so that you can ask me regarding the shaking of the palace, the extinguishing of the fire and the dream in which he saw a powerful camel that is at the head of fast riding Arabian horses and they have crossed the Tigris river and spread across his empire.’

He then said, ‘O Abdul Maseeh! When recitation (Tilawat) increases, the possessor of the staff (i.e. Sayyiduna Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم) emerges, the valley of Samawah flows, Lake Saawa dries up, and the Persian fire goes out, then Shaam will no longer remain Shaam for Sateeh. The number of pillars that have fallen from the palace of Kisra represents the number of kings that will come and rule one after the other, then their rule will come to an end. The dream of Kisra is an indication of his rule coming to an end, and it becoming the empire of Islam and the people of Islam, and it is a sign that Arabs will enter his lands.’ (Mawlid-e-Rasoolullah, p. 22 Summarised)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Various eras before the arrival of Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

Dear Islamic brothers! Before The Sun rises, the stars disappear, the whiteness of the morning begins to spread and a faint red glow can be seen in the east and immediately after this, The Sun rises and spreads its light across the entire world. In reality, the disappearing of the stars, the whiteness of the morning appearing and the emergence of the red glow are all signs that the sun has started to rise. Similarly, when the time for the